SHARE:
Wednesday's Daily Pulse
What you need to know about Florida today
› Investigation found Florida car dealership shorted workers $36,000 in pay, Labor says
A Pensacola car dealer violated both ends of the pay spectrum, minimum wage and overtime, the U.S. Department of Labor announced. Step One Automotive Group paid $36,320 in back wages to 16 employees, an average of $2,270 per employee, after a Wage and Hour Division investigation found several incidents of the company failing to obey the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
› Labor shortage puts strain on Sarasota health care providers
There’s a white tablecloth dinner every night of the week at Aviva Senior Living in Sarasota. At dinnertime in the Sarasota the retirement community at 17th Street and Honore Avenue, there’s gourmet food, a professional wait staff and a dress code, meant to remind seniors in independent living of the days of formal suppers. But as the local, state and national labor markets have tightened, and hiring waitstaff has become increasingly problematic for employers, offering that experience has become ever more difficult
› Jacksonville Beach hotels say business is good amid pandemic
The Element opened just over two months ago and while General Manager Sonny Bhikha says the pandemic continues to impact day-to-day operations, visitors can now get a calm beach getaway after a hectic year and a half. “We are trying to create an environment and create an experience for all our guests, that when they come here, they can let go of whatever trouble or whatever is in their head. Focusing on local beers and wine, they come in a keg from France,” said Bhikha.
› Pinellas Sand Key beach renourishment project in peril
Sand moves quickly along the Pinellas County coast. It flows into inlets and piles up next to jetties. It expands and thins beaches. Storms move the tide in and suck sand back offshore. Along a 9-mile stretch of Pinellas County, the federal Sand Key Shore Protection Project provides a lifeline for the shrinking beaches from just south of the Clearwater Pass to the northern tip of Redington Beach. Every five to seven years the Army Corps of Engineers hires a contractor to pump in sand to replace what has eroded away.
In case you missed it:
