Ogletree Deakins: Florida's Pinellas County Wage Ordinance Goes Into Effect January 1 | Practical Law

Ogletree Deakins: Florida's Pinellas County Wage Ordinance Goes Into Effect January 1 | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. discusses a recent wage theft ordinance adopted in Pinellas County, Florida. The ordinance provides that an employer's failure to pay an employee earned wages within 14 days of the wages being earned is considered "wage theft." The ordinance applies to wages of at least $60 and permits employees to file wage theft complaints with the county. The ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2016 and does not supersede other similar ordinances enacted by municalities like St. Petersburg that are located within Pinellas County.

Ogletree Deakins: Florida's Pinellas County Wage Ordinance Goes Into Effect January 1

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C.
Published on 10 Dec 2015 • Florida, United States
This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. discusses a recent wage theft ordinance adopted in Pinellas County, Florida. The ordinance provides that an employer's failure to pay an employee earned wages within 14 days of the wages being earned is considered "wage theft." The ordinance applies to wages of at least $60 and permits employees to file wage theft complaints with the county. The ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2016 and does not supersede other similar ordinances enacted by municalities like St. Petersburg that are located within Pinellas County.
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