[NFBF-L] Legislative Alert Updated: SB 676 Employment

[president at nfbflorida.org]

Florida: 

 

We are opposing SB 676, a bill that aims to circumvent the Florida minimum
wage increases, as approved by Florida voters in 2020. As a reminder,
Florida voters passed a bill in 2020 to gradually increase the state minimum
wage to $15 per hour over a five year period. The minimum wage is currently
$13 per hour, increasing to $14 per hour on October 1, 2025. The minimum
wage increases to $15 per hour on October 1, 2026 and then returns to its
normal annual increase amount provided for in Florida statute. SB 676 will
allow employers to have employees "volunteer" to be paid below the state
required minimum wage. Additionally, this legislation will re-classify
certain job types so they are no longer subject to state minimum wage
requirements. The National Federation of the Blind and the National
Federation of the Blind of Florida is opposed to such circumvention of state
minimum wage laws. 

 

We encourage everyone to contact the relevant committee members as this bill
is well into its forwarding to the floor for possible vote. The three
relevant Senate Committees are: Commerce and Tourism, Government Oversight
and Accountability and Rules. There is a template below that you may use
when making contact with members of the relevant committees. I have also
attached a listing of each committee, their Capitol phone number and the
chair and vice chairs of each committee. I have only included the email
addresses for the chairs and vice chairs, however, each committee member is
listed. The email address format is Last Name.First name.Web at FLSenate.gov
<mailto:name.Web at FLSenate.gov>  and you can also find their contact
information by visiting FLSenate.gov. 

 

Dear State Legislature Member: 

 

My name is [insert name]. I live in [insert city, Florida]. I am a member of
the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, the nation's oldest and
largest transformative civil rights organization of blind people. 

 

I am writing to you regarding Senate Bill, SB 676.  This bill aims to pay
sub-minimum wages to Florida workers and re-classify certain jobs that are
not currently subject to Florida's minimum wage requirements, set forth by
Florida voters in 2020. The National Federation of the Blind and all of its
52 affiliates have worked for decades to end the practice of paying
sub-minimum wages to disabled people. This bill is a backward step and
creates an additional barrier to our economic opportunity. We, blind and
disabled Floridians, have the right to earn Florida's prevailing minimum
wage, to support ourselves and our families and take part in the American
Dream. This legislation will have a detrimental effect on the disability
community, who work hard to be part of the socio-economic fabric of our
communities. 

 

We strongly urge SB 676 and its related bills be removed from consideration.
Support Florida workers and our blind and disabled community. 

 

Sincerely,

[insert name] 

[insert any titles you hold in the National Federation of the Blind of
Florida] 

 

 

 

  Camille Tate, president

National Federation of the Blind of Florida 

Board of Directors 

 <http://www.nfbflorida.org/> www.nfbflorida.org

Tel: 321.372.4899

 

With love, hope and determination, we transform dreams into reality.

 

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/attachments/20250402/a6f21d80/attachment.htm>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: SB 676 Relevant Senate Committees.docx
Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
Size: 18325 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfbf-l_nfbnet.org/attachments/20250402/a6f21d80/attachment.docx>