M E M O R A N D U M
To: Mayor and Town Council Members
From: Council Member Peggy Bell
Date: April 16, 2014
Re: Wage Theft Legislation
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, URGING THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE TO PASS DURING THE 2014 SESSION A STATEWIDE WAGE THEFT LAW MODELED AFTER THE MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD, AND ALACHUA COUNTY WAGE THEFT ORDINANCES; PROVIDING FOR TRANSMITTAL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Wage theft is when workers are paid below the minimum wage, not paid for overtime, forced to work off the clock, have their time cards altered, are misclassified as independent contractors, or are simply not paid a wage for work performed. A 2012 report by the Research Institute on Social and Economic Policy as part of a series of reports monitoring the growing problem of wage theft in Florida analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and estimated that nearly 60-90 million dollars are stolen from Florida’s workforce, impacting communities, law abiding employers, and state and local economies.
Miami-Dade, Broward and Alachua Counties have enacted wage theft ordinances.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the attached resolution be adopted by the Town Council.