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Employment law in United States — Florida

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

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• United States — Florida

  Florida Statutes § 445.018 — Diversion program to strengthen Florida’s families.

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  The program provides services to help families avoid welfare dependency by getting and keeping employment.

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• United States — Florida

  Florida Statutes § 295.22 — Veterans Employment and Training Services Program.

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  Florida Is For Veterans, Inc. must run the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program and carry out recruitment, assistance, grant, entrepreneur, and SkillBridge-related functions for veterans, servicemembers, and their spouses in the target market.

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  Florida Statutes § 440.015 — Legislative intent.

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  This section says Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law should be interpreted and administered to deliver benefits quickly and efficiently, with cases decided on their merits.

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  Florida Statutes § 77.0305 — Continuing writ of garnishment against salary or wages.

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  If wages are being garnished to satisfy a judgment, the court must issue a continuing writ to the employer and the employer may recover limited administrative costs.

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  Florida Statutes § 11.26 — Legislative employees; employment restrictions.

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  Legislative employees must not disclose certain request details, may not give legal advice except to Legislature members or staff, and full-time legislative employees need written permission for other employment.

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  Florida Statutes § 40.271 — Jury service.

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  Employers may not dismiss or threaten to dismiss someone because of jury service.

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  Florida Statutes § 583.06 — Employment of assistants by department.

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  The department may employ assistants when needed to carry out and enforce this chapter.

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  Florida Statutes § 440.54 — Violation of child labor law.

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  If a worker was a minor employed in violation of Florida child labor laws when injured, the employer may have to pay extra compensation, up to double the usual amount.

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  Florida Statutes § 943.133 — Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief.

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  Employing agencies must keep compliance records, run background checks before hiring or appointing officers, and submit required information to the commission.

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  Florida Statutes § 440.15 — Compensation for disability.

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  This section sets workers’ compensation rules for disability benefits, including payment rates, eligibility limits, reporting duties, medical evaluation timing, and offsets.

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  Florida Statutes § 445.032 — Transitional child care.

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  Transitional child care is available for up to 2 years to certain employed or job-seeking people if their income stays at or below 200% of the federal poverty level.

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  Florida Statutes § 443.031 — Rule of liberal construction.

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  This chapter must be interpreted broadly to promote employment security, reemployment, unemployment compensation, and conformity with certain federal requirements.

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