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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; repealing ss. 2
448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 448.24, 448.25, and 3
448.26, F.S., relating to short title; legislative 4
intent; definitions; exclusions; duties and rights; 5
remedies, damages, and costs; and application, 6
respectively; amending ss. 443.101 and 448.111, F.S.; 7
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 8
providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Sections 448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 13
448.24, 448.25, and 448.26, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 14
Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 443.101, Florida 15
Statutes, is amended to read: 16
443.101 Disqualification for benefits. —An individual shall 17
be disqualified for benefits: 18
(10) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, if 19
the claim is made based on the loss of employment as a leased 20
employee for an employee leasing company or as a tempora ry 21
employee for a temporary help firm. 22
(a) As used in this subsection, the term: 23
1. "Temporary help firm" means a firm that hires its own 24
employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement 25
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the client's workforce in work situations such as e mployee 26
absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and 27
special assignments and projects , and includes a labor pool as 28
defined in s. 448.22 . The term also includes a firm created by 29
an entity licensed under s. 125.012(6), which hires employees 30
assigned by a union for the purpose of supplementing or 31
supporting the workforce of the temporary help firm's clients. 32
The term does not include employee leasing companies regulated 33
under part XI of chapter 468. 34
2. "Temporary employee" means an employee assigned to work 35
for the clients of a temporary help firm. The term also includes 36
a day laborer performing day labor, as defined in s. 448.22, who 37
is employed by a labor pool as defined in s. 448.22. 38
3. "Leased employee" means an employee assigned to wo rk 39
for the clients of an employee leasing company regulated under 40
part XI of chapter 468. 41
(b) A temporary or leased employee is deemed to have 42
voluntarily quit employment and is disqualified for benefits 43
under subparagraph (1)(a)1. if, upon conclusion of his or her 44
latest assignment, the temporary or leased employee, without 45
good cause, failed to contact the temporary help or employee -46
leasing firm for reassignment, if the employer advised the 47
temporary or leased employee at the time of hire and that the 48
leased employee is notified also at the time of separation that 49
he or she must report for reassignment upon conclusion of each 50
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assignment, regardless of the duration of the assignment, and 51
that reemployment assistance benefits may be denied for failure 52
to report. For purposes of this section, the time of hire for a 53
day laborer is upon his or her acceptance of the first 54
assignment following completion of an employment application 55
with the labor pool. The labor pool as defined in s. 448.22(1) 56
must provide notice to the temporary employee upon conclusion of 57
the latest assignment that work is available the next business 58
day and that the temporary employee must report for reassignment 59
the next business day. The notice must be given by means of a 60
notice printed on the paycheck, written notice included in the 61
pay envelope, or other written notification at the conclusion of 62
the current assignment. 63
Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 448.111, Florida 64
Statutes, is amended to read: 65
448.111 Evidentiary standards fo r actions of a business 66
during an emergency. — 67
(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the following actions 68
of a business, if taken during a public health emergency 69
declared by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315 or a 70
state of emergency declared by th e Governor under s. 252.36, may 71
not be used as evidence in a civil cause of action brought under 72
s. 440.10, s. 440.192, s. 440.38, s. 440.381, s. 448.103, s. 73
448.110, s. 448.25, chapter 532, or s. 717.115, or in a civil 74
cause of action, as provided for und er general law, to recover 75
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lost wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation, 76
because an individual has not been properly classified as an 77
employee: 78
(a) Providing financial assistance to previously engaged 79
individuals who are unable to work because of health and safety 80
concerns. 81
(b) Directly providing benefits that are related to the 82
health and safety of engaged individuals, including medical or 83
cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, health checks, 84
or medical testing. 85
(c) Providing training or information related to the 86
health and safety of engaged individuals or the public. 87
(d) Taking any action, including action required or 88
suggested by any federal, state, or local law, ordinance, order, 89
or directive which is intended to pro tect public health and 90
safety. 91
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 92