The legislation allows Major League Baseball team owners to continue paying minor league players less than the state's minimum wage.
This means that Florida's minimum wage is notably higher than the federal minimum wage and MLB owners may have been required to pay minor league players more than the federal minimum in Florida.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis looks on before the start of a game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Florida Gators at TIAA Bank Field on October 29, 2022. DeSantis has signed legislation that allows minor league baseball players to be paid less than minimum wage.Republican Senator Jonathan Martin, who sponsored the bill, said that minor league players are provided with housing, transportation and breakfast.
State Representative Ashley Gantt, a Democrat who opposed the legislation, said:"We need to ensure that no matter who you are, you have the ability to have a living wage and can actually buy groceries for what you're doing."
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