On January 1st, 13 states raised their minimum wage. The Federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour. Florida has raised its minimum wage to $7.93. Florida is one of 21 states to have a higher state minimum wage than the federal requirement. It […]
According to a recent report in USA Today, most of the largest companies in the US are self-insured. They cover their employee’s claims while insurance companies help administer the plans. Starting in 2014, those businesses that are fully-insured, as opposed to self-insured, […]
It has been slow so long we didn’t think it would ever pick up. Get ready for things to change. McGraw Hill Construction is forecasting that contract activity in the Southeast region will achieve an across the board increase within each of its broad […]
Since the late 1990’s the Veteran’s Administration has been using reverse auctions as a contracting process to promote competition by having the agency buyer solicit bids from multiple sellers. This is different from a standard auction where a seller solicits bids from […]
Florida Surety Bonds feels it’s important to give back to the community as much as possible, even more so around the holidays.
This year, the FSB team donated box loads of non-perishable food items and delivered them to Spring Lake Elementary. There, up 60 backpacks will be packed of food for these 60 children who are […]