FloridaEmployment Rights
What it does
Employment Rights; Revising the definition of the term “independent contractor”; revising the prohibitions against retaliatory personnel action against an employee by his or her employer; providing that an employee may not recover in an action against an employer for a retaliatory personnel action unless the employee can prove certain claims by clear and convincing evidence; requiring, rather than authorizing, a court to award reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party for retaliatory personnel actions, etc.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 16Died in JudiciaryDied
- May 3Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from considerationMajor
- Mar 19CS by Commerce and Tourism read 1st time
- Mar 18Now in Judiciary
- Mar 18Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
- Mar 17CS by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 6 NAYS 3
- Vote recorded Favorable with Committee Substitute. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 12On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 03/17/25, 1:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
- Mar 10IntroducedMinor
- Mar 7Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Judiciary; RulesMinor
- Feb 28FiledIntroduced