Florida Lawmakers advance proposal that allows employees to waive their Constitutional right to a $13 minimum wage

Some workers in Florida would be allowed to be paid well below the state’s current $13 minimum wage if a bill that cleared its first Senate committee Monday becomes law.

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Florida voters agreed to gradually raise that state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 when they approved Amendment 2 back in 2020, but under the new legislation some workers could opt out of that constitutional right and make far less in exchange for work experience…

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