US Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found Excelsior Ambulance Service Inc. paid workers an incorrect overtime rate, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The agency found that the employer failed to pay the correct overtime rate after the Florida minimum wage rate increased from $10 per hour to $11 per hour on Sept. 30, 2022. Instead, the ambulance service provider continued paying the lesser wage rate after the change became effective, leading to paying overtime at rates lower than required by law. The division recovered $33,319 in back wages and liquidated damages for 28 workers.
