A bill that would exempt minor-league baseball players such as those on the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels from the state’s voter-approved minimum wage was delivered Monday to Gov. Ron DeSantis. The proposal (SB 892) would incorporate into the state minimum-wage law a carve-out for minor-league baseball players that is in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Tens of thousands of Floridians, from baseball players to airport workers, could eventually see their paychecks slashed under a bill advancing through the state Legislature. HB 917