On November 3, 2020, Florida voters approved Amendment 2, which
will amend Florida's constitution to gradually increase the
state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by the year 2026.
In Florida, a constitutional amendment must be passed by a
“super-majority” (equal to or greater than 60%).
Amendment 2 passed with 60.8% of the vote. Florida joins
California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New
Jersey, and New York to become the eighth state in the country to
raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next several
years. Currently, Florida's minimum wage is $8.56 an
hour, $1.31 higher than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an
hour.
What does this mean for Florida employers?
