Florida Minimum Wage Remains at $8.05 for 2016

Under the Florida Minimum Wage Act, the Department of Economic Opportunity is required to calculate an adjusted state minimum wage rate by increasing the state’s minimum wage, when applicable, by the rate of inflation for the 12 months prior to September 1. In calculating the adjusted state minimum wage, the Department of Economic Opportunity uses…

U.S. Supreme Court Validates Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements

The United States Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision favoring DirecTV over its customers, has once again affirmed its long standing support for the enforcement of arbitration agreements. In the latest case, decided on December 14, the Supreme Court reversed California state courts’ interpretation of its own state laws, finding that the Federal Arbitration Act…