The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced that, effective January 1, 2018, Floridaâs minimum wage will increase from $8.10 per hour to $8.25. Employers may pay their... The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced that, effective January 1, 2018, Floridaâs minimum wage will increase from $8.10 per hour to $8.25. Employers may pay their properly tipped employees a lower rate of $5.25 per hour, but the tipped employee must earn enough in tips to make up the difference. These changes should not come as much of a surprise to Florida employers, who have grown accustomed to changes in the stateâs minimum wage.
Full Definition of MUSSEL. 1. : a marine bivalve mollusk (especially genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell. 2.: a freshwater bivalve mollusk (as of Unio, Anodonta, or related genera) that is especially abundant in rivers of the central United States and has a shell with a lustrous nacreous lining.ull Definition of MUSSEL. 1. : a marine bivalve mollusk (especially genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell. 2. : a freshwater bivalve mollusk (as of Unio, Anodonta, or related genera) that is especially abundant in rivers of the central United States and has a shell with a lustrous nacreous lining.
Freshwater mussels are used as host animals for the cultivation of freshwater pearls. Some species of marine mussel, including the Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) and the New Zealand green-lipped mussel (Perna canaliculus), are also cultivated as a source of food.