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Employment law in United States — Florida

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. These records come from release legal-2026.07.26-907 and link directly to stored legal text.

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  Florida Statutes § 238.06 — Membership application, creditable service, and time for making contributions.

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  Teachers in the retirement system must file an application and may earn or buy service credit only under the section’s conditions and limits.

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  Florida Statutes § 443.1115 — Extended benefits.

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  This section defines extended-benefit terms and sets when an individual may receive extended unemployment benefits.

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  Florida Statutes § 943.06 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council.

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  Creates the council, sets its membership and meeting rules, and gives members unpaid service with travel and per diem reimbursement.

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  Florida Statutes § 316.614 — Safety belt usage.

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  Florida law requires safety belt use for drivers and certain passengers in motor vehicles and autocycles, with specific exemptions and a nonmoving-violation penalty for violations.

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  Florida Statutes § 469.002 — Exemptions.

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  This section lists situations where the chapter does not apply to certain asbestos-related work and licensing.

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  Florida Statutes § 115.15 — Adoption of federal law for employees.

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  Federal reemployment-law provisions apply in this state, and officials who refuse to comply may be removed from office.

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  Florida Statutes § 16.715 — Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of conduct; ex parte communications.

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  Commissioners and employees must follow conduct rules, including ethics training, conflict limits, and ex parte communication restrictions.

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  Florida Statutes § 115.13 — Resumption of official duties.

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  An officer who leaves active military service must resume the duties of office for the unexpired part of the term.

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  Florida Statutes § 322.46 — Compact administrator.

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  The compact administrator may not receive additional compensation for serving, but may be reimbursed for expenses tied to the role.

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  Florida Statutes § 111.065 — Law enforcement or correctional officers, legal action against; employer payment of costs and attorney’s fees or provision of attorney.

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  This section lets an employing agency pay an officer’s reasonable legal fees and costs in some cases, and requires the agency to provide a lawyer and pay those costs in certain criminal cases.

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  Florida Statutes § 238.32 — Service credit in disputed cases.

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  The Department of Management Services may allow or deny service credit in disputed or doubtful cases, subject to membership dates in s. 238.06(4).

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  Florida Statutes § 443.111 — Payment of benefits.

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  Claimants must report at least every two weeks to keep receiving reemployment assistance benefits, and the department must administer payment rules. Benefits are generally paid electronically, with a limited paper-warrant exception.

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  Florida Statutes § 445.045 — Development of an Internet-based system for information technology industry promotion and workforce recruitment.

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  CareerSource Florida, Inc. must develop and maintain an information technology website with specified public, job, and résumé features.

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  Florida Statutes § 122.35 — Funding.

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  This section requires certain agencies and payroll officers to fund and pay matching retirement and social security contributions, and bars state agencies from keeping someone on payroll without enough funds set aside.

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  Florida Statutes § 456.003 — Legislative intent; requirements.

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  The department and boards may not impose overly restrictive rules on professions, restrict competition unfairly, or create unreasonable job barriers; the Legislature must review regulation proposals, and the department must run expenditures and planning efficiently.

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  Florida Statutes § 90.5015 — Journalist’s privilege.

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  Professional journalists have a qualified privilege not to testify about, or disclose, information and sources obtained while actively gathering news, with stated limits and exceptions.

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  Florida Statutes § 337.105 — Qualifications of professional consultants and other providers of contractual services; performance bonds; and audits of indirect costs.

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  The department must determine that a consultant or service provider is qualified before hiring it, and it may set rules, require bonds, require annual indirect-cost audits, and limit accepted indirect cost rates.

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  Florida Statutes § 440.51 — Expenses of administration.

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  The department must estimate annual administration costs, set and collect carrier assessments, and keep several workers’ compensation experience records; carriers and self-insurers must pay assessed amounts and carriers must make certain reserve and reporting disclosures.

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  Florida Statutes § 474.216 — License and premises permit to be displayed.

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  People who get a license or premises permit must display it conspicuously at their office, business, or workplace, and show it to board members or authorized representatives when asked.

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  Florida Statutes § 948.032 — Condition of probation; restitution.

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  If a defendant is on probation, restitution ordered under section 775.089 becomes a condition of probation.

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