Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 717.115 (2025)

Wages.

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717.115 Wages.Unpaid wages, including wages represented by unpresented payroll checks, owing in the ordinary course of the holder’s business that have not been claimed by the owner for more than 1 year after becoming payable are presumed unclaimed.
History.s. 16, ch. 87-105; s. 15, ch. 2001-36.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Choice Plus, LLC v. Dep't of Fin. Servs., etc., 244 So. 3d 343 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).
Choice Plus, LLC v. Dep't of Fin. Servs., etc., 244 So. 3d 343 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018). · cites it 2× “(2013) (certain bank accounts 6 presumed “unclaimed” after a period of inaction for five years); § 717.115, Fla. Stat. (2013) (unpaid wages that have not been claimed for more than one year are presumed “unclaimed”).”
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