How to file a wage claim in Florida.
Filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations (employment discrimination only). Form: Employment Inquiry Questionnaire. Statute of limitations: 2 years (Fla. Stat. § 95.11(5)(d); a 4-year § 95.11(3)(e) theory is arguable).
Calculate your specific deadline
Enter the date wages were due → get the deadline for Florida, federal FLSA, EEOC charge, and NLRB ULP.
Open SOL calculatorWhat this form covers
Florida has NO state minimum-wage enforcement agency for unpaid wages. FLSA wage claims route to US DOL or private suit. Article X § 24 of Florida Constitution creates a private right of action for state minimum wage. Separately, a Florida Civil Rights Act discrimination charge runs 365 days — a different claim with a different clock, not the wage-claim window above.
Where the form is filed
The Employment Inquiry Questionnaire is the canonical wage-claim form for Florida. SynthCounsel hosts the official .gov source PDF and re-verifies it nightly.
Federal options run in parallel
State wage claims don’t replace federal claims. The FLSA SOL (2 years; 3 if willful) runs separately from Florida’s SOL, and you may file with the US DOL Wage & Hour Division for federal minimum-wage and overtime violations. For discrimination claims, the EEOC charge clock starts at 180 days (300 days in deferral states like CA, NY, IL, etc.).
- · FLSA wage claim: DOL WH-31 (dol.gov)
- · EEOC discrimination charge: SynthCounsel wizard + eeoc.gov
- · NLRB unfair labor practice: NLRB-501 (nlrb.gov)
- · OSHA workplace hazard: OSHA-7 (osha.gov)
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Wage claim time limits
All four parallel deadlines (state, FLSA, EEOC, NLRB) from one date.
EEOC charge wizard
Build a Form 5 narrative if your wage claim involves discrimination.