diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e474420fb..eea626b97 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
     "@material/dom": "^0.41.0",
     "@material/drawer": "^1.0.1",
     "@material/fab": "^0.41.0",
-    "@material/floating-label": "^0.41.0",
+    "@material/floating-label": "^1.0.0",
     "@material/icon-button": "^0.41.0",
     "@material/layout-grid": "^0.41.0",
     "@material/line-ripple": "^1.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/floating-label/index.tsx b/packages/floating-label/index.tsx
index 645abacc0..923d45194 100644
--- a/packages/floating-label/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/floating-label/index.tsx
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
-// @ts-ignore no mdc .d.ts
-import {MDCFloatingLabelFoundation} from '@material/floating-label/dist/mdc.floatingLabel';
+import {MDCFloatingLabelFoundation} from '@material/floating-label/foundation';
+import {MDCFloatingLabelAdapter} from '@material/floating-label/adapter';
 
 export interface FloatingLabelProps extends React.LabelHTMLAttributes<HTMLLabelElement> {
   className?: string;
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
   FloatingLabelProps,
   FloatingLabelState
   > {
-  foundation_?: MDCFloatingLabelFoundation;
-  labelElement_: React.RefObject<HTMLLabelElement> = React.createRef();
+  foundation!: MDCFloatingLabelFoundation;
+  labelElement: React.RefObject<HTMLLabelElement> = React.createRef();
 
   static defaultProps: Partial<FloatingLabelProps> = {
     className: '',
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
     this.initializeFoundation();
     this.handleWidthChange();
     if (this.props.float) {
-      this.foundation_.float(true);
+      this.foundation.float(true);
     }
   }
 
   componentWillUnmount() {
-    this.foundation_.destroy();
+    this.foundation.destroy();
   }
 
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps: FloatingLabelProps) {
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
       this.handleWidthChange();
     }
     if (this.props.float !== prevProps.float) {
-      this.foundation_.float(this.props.float);
+      this.foundation.float(this.props.float!);
     }
   }
 
   initializeFoundation = () => {
-    this.foundation_ = new MDCFloatingLabelFoundation(this.adapter);
-    this.foundation_.init();
+    this.foundation = new MDCFloatingLabelFoundation(this.adapter);
+    this.foundation.init();
   };
 
   get classes() {
@@ -83,17 +83,26 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
     return classnames('mdc-floating-label', Array.from(classList), className);
   }
 
-  get adapter() {
+  get adapter(): MDCFloatingLabelAdapter {
     return {
       addClass: (className: string) =>
         this.setState({classList: this.state.classList.add(className)}),
       removeClass: this.removeClassFromClassList,
+      // the adapter methods below are effectively useless since React
+      // handles events and width differently
+      registerInteractionHandler: () => undefined,
+      deregisterInteractionHandler: () => undefined,
+      // Always returns 0 beacuse MDC Web component does
+      // only proxies to foundation.getWidth.
+      // MDC React instead passes it from the text-field
+      // component to floating-label component.
+      getWidth: () => 0,
     };
   }
 
   // must be called via ref
   shake = () => {
-    this.foundation_.shake(true);
+    this.foundation.shake(true);
   };
 
   removeClassFromClassList = (className: string) => {
@@ -103,9 +112,8 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
   };
 
   handleWidthChange = () => {
-    const {handleWidthChange} = this.props;
-    if (handleWidthChange && this.labelElement_.current) {
-      handleWidthChange(this.labelElement_.current.offsetWidth);
+    if (this.props.handleWidthChange && this.labelElement.current) {
+      this.props.handleWidthChange(this.labelElement.current.offsetWidth);
     }
   };
 
@@ -126,7 +134,7 @@ export default class FloatingLabel extends React.Component<
     return (
       <label
         className={this.classes}
-        ref={this.labelElement_}
+        ref={this.labelElement}
         onAnimationEnd={this.onShakeEnd}
         {...otherProps}
       >
diff --git a/packages/floating-label/package.json b/packages/floating-label/package.json
index a94bc73c0..1869001bd 100644
--- a/packages/floating-label/package.json
+++ b/packages/floating-label/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/material-components/material-components-web-react.git"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@material/floating-label": "^0.41.0",
+    "@material/floating-label": "^1.0.0",
     "classnames": "^2.2.6",
     "react": "^16.4.2"
   },
diff --git a/test/unit/floating-label/index.test.tsx b/test/unit/floating-label/index.test.tsx
index b28b17a62..2ef6c9fed 100644
--- a/test/unit/floating-label/index.test.tsx
+++ b/test/unit/floating-label/index.test.tsx
@@ -4,10 +4,16 @@ import {suite, test} from 'mocha';
 import {assert} from 'chai';
 import {mount, shallow} from 'enzyme';
 import FloatingLabel from '../../../packages/floating-label/index';
+import {MDCFloatingLabelAdapter} from '@material/floating-label/adapter';
 import {coerceForTesting} from '../helpers/types';
 
 suite('Floating Label');
 
+function getAdapter(instance: FloatingLabel): MDCFloatingLabelAdapter {
+  // @ts-ignore adapter_ property is protected, we need to bypass this check for testing purposes
+  return instance.foundation.adapter_;
+}
+
 test('classNames adds classes', () => {
   const wrapper = shallow(
     <FloatingLabel className='test-class-name'>Test</FloatingLabel>
@@ -21,14 +27,14 @@ test('adds text to children', () => {
   assert.equal(wrapper.text(), 'Test');
 });
 
-test('creates labelElement_', () => {
+test('creates labelElement', () => {
   const wrapper = mount<FloatingLabel>(<FloatingLabel />);
-  assert.exists(wrapper.instance().labelElement_.current);
+  assert.exists(wrapper.instance().labelElement.current);
 });
 
 test('#initializeFoundation creates foundation', () => {
   const wrapper = shallow<FloatingLabel>(<FloatingLabel />);
-  assert.exists(wrapper.instance().foundation_);
+  assert.exists(wrapper.instance().foundation);
 });
 
 test('initializing with float to true floats the label', () => {
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ test('initializing with float to true floats the label', () => {
   assert.isTrue(wrapper.hasClass('mdc-floating-label--float-above'));
 });
 
-test('calls handleWidthChange with the offhandleWidthChange of the labelElement_', () => {
+test('calls handleWidthChange with the offhandleWidthChange of the labelElement', () => {
   const handleWidthChange = coerceForTesting<(width: number) => void>(td.func());
   const div = document.createElement('div');
   // needs to be attached to real DOM to get width
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ test('on animationend should remove the shake class', () => {
 
 test('#adapter.addClass', () => {
   const wrapper = mount<FloatingLabel>(<FloatingLabel />);
-  wrapper.instance().foundation_.adapter_.addClass('test-class-name');
+  getAdapter(wrapper.instance()).addClass('test-class-name');
   assert.isTrue(wrapper.state().classList.has('test-class-name'));
 });
 
@@ -105,14 +111,14 @@ test('#adapter.removeClass', () => {
   classList.add('test-class-name');
   wrapper.setState({classList});
   assert.isTrue(wrapper.state().classList.has('test-class-name'));
-  wrapper.instance().foundation_.adapter_.removeClass('test-class-name');
+  getAdapter(wrapper.instance()).removeClass('test-class-name');
   assert.isFalse(wrapper.state().classList.has('test-class-name'));
 });
 
 test('#componentWillUnmount destroys foundation', () => {
   const wrapper = shallow<FloatingLabel>(<FloatingLabel />);
-  const foundation = wrapper.instance().foundation_;
-  foundation.destroy = td.func();
+  const foundation = wrapper.instance().foundation;
+  foundation.destroy = coerceForTesting<() => void>(td.func());
   wrapper.unmount();
   td.verify(foundation.destroy());
 });