FL H0609

Creates a civil cause of action for unpaid wages, requiring employers to pay wages within a reasonable time after work is performed, or within 2 weeks if no pay schedule is established.

Requires employees to provide written notice to employers identifying the amount owed and work dates before filing a claim, with employers having 15 days to resolve the claim.

Establishes that unpaid wage claims must be filed within 1 year, heard before a court (not jury), in the county where work was performed or employer resides, and prohibits class action lawsuits.

Allows prevailing claimants to recover actual wages due, plus court costs and interest, and permits counties and municipalities to establish administrative complaint processes for wage recovery.

Exempts employers with annual gross sales exceeding $500,000 from the law's requirements and preempts all other local wage recovery regulations to the state, effective July 1, 2012.