We all work hard to get money so that we can full fill our daily needs. Not only needs but we also work hard in order to complete our dreams and there are many fields which are providing a decent amount of money and if you are in sports then your amount is quite high. However, many times several people face the issues of salaries and sometimes they even lose their job. We often hear such cases where employees go on strike and demand get high salary. Many bills related to wages usually came into the news. One such bill is presently pulling the headlines of the news and forcing us to find out.
Florida Baseball Players’ Minimum Wage
As per the latest report, Ron DeSantis, Florida Governor has signed a bill into law that will permit minor league baseball players to be paid less than the minimum wage of the state after the measure passed the legislature. On Monday, 12th June 2023, The Governor signed the bill which is known as SB 892 following the unanimous approval of the legislation in the state’s Republican-controlled senate, while all but one Democrat in the Florida House opposed the measure. The governor of Florida has officially taken entry for the nomination of Republican president that will be held in 2024 and his approach to governing the state is likely to come under increased scrutiny.
What Is SB 892?
The passage of SB 892 means that Florida remains in the line along with the federal exemption to the minimum wage and this bill get the approval from Congress when it renewed the Fair Labor Standards Act in the year 2018. During that time, Major League Baseball was allowed immunity from the federal minimum wage when it came to playing minor league players. According to the reports, this act was signed into law by former President Donald Trump. The former president is presently watched as the frontrunner for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination.
The report states that the Federal minimum wage is presently $7.25 an hour. Though in the year 2020, Florida passed a constitutional amendment that increased the minimum wage of the state to $10 an hour and increased the rate by $1 per year until the year 2026. This means the minimum wage in Florida is quite high compared to the federal minimum wage. As of now, we just only have this many details but we will soon appear.