New Year, New Laws, Minimum Wage Increase
A pay raise for minimum-wage workers, an insurance break for businesses, and a few new laws went into effect Tuesday as 2019 got underway in Florida.
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A pay raise for minimum-wage workers, an insurance break for businesses, and a few new laws went into effect Tuesday as 2019 got underway in Florida.
Minimum-wage workers in Florida will get a little more in their paychecks in 2019.
Minimum wage in Florida is set to increase by 21 cents per hour starting on January 1st, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments March 6 in a closely watched case about whether the city of Miami Beach can have a local minimum wage.
Thousands of Walt Disney World workers are voting Thursday on whether to approve a new contract that increases the starting minimum wage to $15 an hour.
If a new contract proposal is approved, the starting minimum wage at Walt Disney World would increase to $15 an hour by 2021.
Miami Beach wants the Florida Supreme Court to take up a battle about whether the city can move forward with a local minimum wage.
Target is raising its minimum wage to $11 per hour and by 2020 plans to pay employees way more than that.
Three major Florida business groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging a plan to gradually raise the minimum wage in Miami Beach.
A large group of airport workers striking for an increased minimum wage struck a pose in protest Tuesday afternoon.
Florida's minimum wage is going up next year. The nickel increase to $8.10 an hour will go into effect on January 1st, 2017.
Commissioners in Miami Beach unanimously approved an ordinance to raise the minimum living wage.
Workers in Miami Beach may be getting a bump in their paychecks over the next couple of years.
Florida has started running a radio ad in Los Angeles and San Francisco attacking a deal that will increase the minimum wage there from $10 an hour to $15 an hour.
The fight for higher wages has hit the University of Miami ahead of the Republican debate for president.
A Senate Democrat has proposed a bill that would require employers to allow six weeks of paid family leave for workers after children are born or adopted.
More than a dozen lawmakers from around the state plan to live on a minimum wage this week to draw attention to efforts to increase the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
A House Democrat has filed a bill Friday that calls for increasing the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Employees of JM Family Enterprises are getting a nice bump in their pay checks beginning this month.
The owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores said Wednesday that it will boost pay for its U.S. workers to at least $9 per hour.
People were working for minimum wage in Florida will get a bump in the new year.
People were working for minimum wage in the state will get a bump in the new year.
Florida's lowest-paid workers will get a raise Jan. 1, but a higher minimum wage sought by state and national Democrats doesn't appear on the immediate legislative horizon.
Election Day less than a week away, so CBS4 News has teamed up with PolitiFact Florida to fact-check the statements made by both major gubernatorial candidates.
After the idea died during the 2014 legislative session, a state legislator from Miami has said he'll try again to have the state's minimum wage raised to $10.10 an hour.
The Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up FPL's request during a Dec. 3 meeting.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
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The Public Service Commission is scheduled to take up FPL's request during a Dec. 3 meeting.
President-elect Donald Trump made the announcement Thursday evening after Matt Gaetz withdrew himself from consideration.
A first-grade student at Comstock Elementary School in Allapattah was left with severe bruises after an after-school game of tug of war went awry.
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Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
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Rep. Susan Wild said there was "no consensus" on the issue and the committee agreed to reconvene on Dec. 5.
As the nation prepares for a Trump presidency in which Republicans control both the House and the Senate, Jim interviews leaders on both sides of the political landscape.
Jim interviews Rosanna "Rosie" Cordero-Stutz who was elected this week as the sheriff of Miami-Dade; and Jim talks to the executive director of the Florida Women's Freedom Coalition about what's next for abortion in Florida.
Jim and his guests focus on the early voting numbers we are seeing locally and statewide, specifically the impact the huge Republican turnout thus far might have once all the votes are counted.
Jim sits down with key stakeholders in some of Florida's most contentious ballot initiatives.
Jim DeFede speaks to two individuals on both sides of legalizing recreation marijuana with Amendment 3.
Lattes and other espresso-based drinks may not be available at some McDonald's restaurants due to a glitch with coffee machines.
There is currently no cure for Parkinson's Disease. But some with Parkinson's are finding that an unusual therapy – rock climbing – is helping them improve their balance, mobility, strength and cognition.
The FDA's Dr. Peter Marks says he hopes to keep his job under a second Trump term, and urges Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to "keep an open mind."
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.
Overdose deaths have slowed 18% since a peak last year, the CDC estimates.
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Miami-Dade is considering four possible sites, including two that are 2 miles or less from the city of Miramar.
A viral TikTok recipe that includes melting Jolly Ranchers landed a 9-year-old in the hospital with severe burns.
The American Automobile Association said this is a dangerous time of year for young drivers.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
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Brittany Brave knows one thing for certain: When she takes the stage, a Miami joke is inevitable.
Family and friends of One Direction star Liam Payne, who died after falling from a Buenos Aires hotel room, have gathered for his funeral in England.
For years, actor and comedian Katt Williams has claimed he lied about his age as a teenager to join the Marines and passed boot camp before being drummed out. The Marines have no record of him ever serving.
Harry Potter fans anticipating the third attraction based on the popular book and movie franchise at Universal Orlando Resort learned that the fictional setting for the ride will be the British Ministry of Magic.
The leader of a New York City church where pop star Sabrina Carpenter filmed scenes for a music video has been stripped of his duties.