Date Revised: 4/2/2024
Governing Body:Florida Department of Children and Families
Florida Local County Health Departments
Florida Department of Health
License Required for Day Camps : License Required for Resident Camps: License Information:Day and Residential Camps:
Criminal Background Checks Required: Criminal Background Checks Information: State Allows FBI Checks: State FBI Checks Text:Approved organizations may conduct FBI checks on their employees and volunteers through the Volunteer & Employee Criminal History System (VECHS) and the FDLE. Cost is $37.25 for each employee and $29.25 for each volunteer.
Driving Record Checks: State Sex Offender Registry: Minimum Wage: Minimum Wage Coverage and Exemptions:Covers all employees covered by the federal minimum wage.
2023 - 2024 Minimum Wage Poster (English/Espanol/Kreyol)
Subminimum Wage:No specified state-level Subminimum Wage. Federal FLSA Subminimum Wage rules applies for those covered by Act.
Minimum Wage Source: Overtime Pay Requirements:No general provision. Extra pay for manual day laborers after 10 hours of work, unless written contract provides otherwise.
Overtime Pay Exemptions:No specified state-level overtime page requirement exemptions. Federal FLSA overtime pay exemptions apply for those covered by Act.
Meal/Rest Period Requirements:Meal period: 30 minutes for minors (age 17 or younger) after 4 hours of work.
Exceptions: minors age 16 and 17 who are high school graduates; minors within the compulsory school attendance age limit who hold a valid certificate of exemption issued by the school superintendent; minors enrolled in a public school who qualify for a hardship exemption (such as for economic necessity or family emergency); and children in domestic service in private homes, and those employed by their parents
Student Exemption from Unemployment Tax: Student Exemption Information:Services for a school, college, or university by a student enrolled and attending classes there; and students working for credit in a school program such as CBE or DCT are exempt.
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