Your Guide to Overtime in Florida
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Florida does not have its own set of laws to govern overtime. It follows the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the FLSA, employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek are entitled to receive overtime pay at 1.5 times their regular hourly wage. Hourly and salaried employees in Florida, if classified as non-exempt, are eligible to receive overtime.
As Florida law closely adheres to federal regulations, employees are only exempt from overtime pay if they meet the salary threshold and job duties criteria set by the FLSA. To ensure fair compensation for overtime hours, states law mandates overtime pay for unauthorized overtime, on-call duty, travel time and training periods (if required). It is also important for employers to maintain accurate records of employee work hours, as it is illegal to alter these records to avoid paying overtime.
To help you understand Florida overtime law, we have curated this list of FAQs, covering topics such as minimum overtime wage, overtime eligibility, fluctuating workweek overtime as well as penalties employers can face for not paying overtime.
