SimpleHR Updates & Events

NEW! Employee Open Enrollment 2026
Open Enrollment for 2026 Benefits is available starting October 6, 2025 through October 31, 2025. This is your opportunity to add or change benefit elections for the 2026 plan year. Watch for an email from Employee Navigator with a link to sign up for benefits. A summary of the available benefit plans has also been provided to primary employer contacts or can be downloaded in Web Payroll under the Documents section in the Benefit Packet folder. For more information contact the SimpleHR Benefit team at: 850.650.9935.

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NEW! Columbus Day Bank Holiday
Banks will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on Monday, October 13, 2025. The SimpleHR Office will be open for normal business hours and the normal delivery schedule will be followed. For more information about adjusted processing schedules, review the memo posted in the Documents section of Web Payroll or contact your Payroll Coordinator at (850) 650-9935.

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UPDATED! 2025 Florida Minimum Wage Increase
The Florida Minimum Wage increased on September 30, 2025. Florida minimum wage increased from $13.00 to $14.00 per hour. Employers of tipped employees must pay the employee a direct wage. The Florida Tip rate of $9.98 increased to $10.98.

The revised minimum wage poster is available for download in the Labor Law Posters section of this site and in Web Payroll under Documents.

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OBBB New Federal Tax Deductions for Tipped and Overtime Employees
Beginning in 2025 a new federal tax law introduced through the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) allows eligible employees to deduct a portion of their tip income and overtime pay from their federal tax income. To learn more, review the memo posted under the Documents section of this site in the Announcements folder.