Florida’s voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state Constitution establishing a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act.

As part of the constitutional amendment, each year, Florida’s minimum wage will increase based upon changes in the consumer price index. The Agency for Workforce Innovation (AWI) performs a calculation on Sept. 30 of each year using the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers, the CPI-W. The revised minimum wage goes into effect the following Jan. 1. The AWI has performed its calculation, and effective Jan. 1, 2007, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $6.67 per hour. In their weekly Boca Raton News column, Hodgson Russ partners Larry Corman and Glenn Rissman discuss issues related to Florida's minimum wage.

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