• Florida labor laws do not require double-time payfistful of dollars. image by Greg Carpenter from Fotolia.com
  
  Florida has no formal law on paying double-time wages for overtime. Being one of 22 right-to-work states, Florida lessens the power of organized labor (unions), the source of most double-time wage agreements. Double-time wages are usually part of a collective bargaining agreement between unions and the employer. Florida's law on overtime follows the federal government's standards.
  
  

Federal Law

• The federal government's Fair Labor Standards Act governs overtime pay in FloridaUS Kapitol - Washington D.C. - USA image by Clemens Birkert from Fotolia.com
  
  Federal law concerning payment of overtime and double time wages enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which issues the standards on minimum wage and overtime pay rates. The FLSA states, "Overtime pay at a rate of not less than 1 1/2 times their regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a work week." The FLSA does not mandate any difference in overtime rates for holidays.
  
  

Florida Law

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  Florida has no specific law of its own concerning overtime and double time wages. A visit to the Florida state website will eventually lead you the Federal Department of Labor website's section on overtime wage laws, set forth in the FLSA.
  
  

Right to Work

• Right-to-work essentially prohibits a contract between a union and a company which requires employees to become union members. This lowers the power of a union in contract negotiations. Federal law does not prohibit this, but allows the state's rights to adopt this policy under Section 14B of the Taft-Hurley Act.