Tampa cannot set a private-employer minimum wage. Fla. Stat. § 218.077 preempts municipal wage ordinances. The Florida Constitution Art. X, § 24 sets the state floor at $14.00/hour (effective 9/30/2025), rising to $15.00 on 9/30/2026. Tipped wage: $10.98/hour cash + tips.
Fla. Stat. § 218.077 prohibits cities and counties from adopting private-employer wage requirements above the state minimum, with narrow carve-outs for the subdivision's own employees, direct contract employers, and direct tax-abatement recipients. The Florida state minimum wage is set by Art. X, § 24 of the Florida Constitution: $14.00/hour effective 9/30/2025, $15.00/hour effective 9/30/2026, then CPI-indexed annually each September 30 (Amendment 2, 2020). The City of Tampa pays its own employees a higher living wage under Tampa Code Ch. 22 (Procurement Wage Theft Ordinance / Living Wage Resolution), but does not extend the floor to private employers. The Florida Attorney General enforces state wage law; U.S. DOL enforces federal FLSA.
Florida wage-claim remedies under Fla. Stat. § 448.110 include unpaid wages, equal liquidated damages, attorney's fees, and costs after 15-day pre-suit notice. Civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation may be assessed by the Attorney General. Federal FLSA back-pay and liquidated-damages remedies (29 U.S.C. § 216(b)) apply in parallel for $7.25 violations.
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