Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H6033 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; repealing ss. 2
16	16	448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 448.24, 448.25, and 3
17	17	448.26, F.S., relating to short title; legislative 4
18	18	intent; definitions; exclusions; duties and rights; 5
19	19	remedies, damages, and costs; and application, 6
20	20	respectively; amending ss. 443.101 and 448.111, F.S.; 7
21	21	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 8
22	22	providing an effective date. 9
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24	24	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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26	26	Section 1. Sections 448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 13
27	27	448.24, 448.25, and 448.26, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 14
28	28	Section 2. Subsection (10) of section 443.101, Florida 15
29	29	Statutes, is amended to read: 16
30	30	443.101 Disqualification for benefits. —An individual shall 17
31	31	be disqualified for benefits: 18
32	32	(10) Subject to the requirements of this subsection, if 19
33	33	the claim is made based on the loss of employment as a leased 20
34	34	employee for an employee leasing company or as a tempora ry 21
35	35	employee for a temporary help firm. 22
36	36	(a) As used in this subsection, the term: 23
37	37	1. "Temporary help firm" means a firm that hires its own 24
38	38	employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement 25
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51	51	the client's workforce in work situations such as e mployee 26
52	52	absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and 27
53	53	special assignments and projects , and includes a labor pool as 28
54	54	defined in s. 448.22 . The term also includes a firm created by 29
55	55	an entity licensed under s. 125.012(6), which hires employees 30
56	56	assigned by a union for the purpose of supplementing or 31
57	57	supporting the workforce of the temporary help firm's clients. 32
58	58	The term does not include employee leasing companies regulated 33
59	59	under part XI of chapter 468. 34
60	60	2. "Temporary employee" means an employee assigned to work 35
61	61	for the clients of a temporary help firm. The term also includes 36
62	62	a day laborer performing day labor, as defined in s. 448.22, who 37
63	63	is employed by a labor pool as defined in s. 448.22. 38
64	64	3. "Leased employee" means an employee assigned to wo rk 39
65	65	for the clients of an employee leasing company regulated under 40
66	66	part XI of chapter 468. 41
67	67	(b) A temporary or leased employee is deemed to have 42
68	68	voluntarily quit employment and is disqualified for benefits 43
69	69	under subparagraph (1)(a)1. if, upon conclusion of his or her 44
70	70	latest assignment, the temporary or leased employee, without 45
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72	72	leasing firm for reassignment, if the employer advised the 47
73	73	temporary or leased employee at the time of hire and that the 48
74	74	leased employee is notified also at the time of separation that 49
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88	88	assignment, regardless of the duration of the assignment, and 51
89	89	that reemployment assistance benefits may be denied for failure 52
90	90	to report. For purposes of this section, the time of hire for a 53
91	91	day laborer is upon his or her acceptance of the first 54
92	92	assignment following completion of an employment application 55
93	93	with the labor pool. The labor pool as defined in s. 448.22(1) 56
94	94	must provide notice to the temporary employee upon conclusion of 57
95	95	the latest assignment that work is available the next business 58
96	96	day and that the temporary employee must report for reassignment 59
97	97	the next business day. The notice must be given by means of a 60
98	98	notice printed on the paycheck, written notice included in the 61
99	99	pay envelope, or other written notification at the conclusion of 62
100	100	the current assignment. 63
101	101	Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 448.111, Florida 64
102	102	Statutes, is amended to read: 65
103	103	448.111 Evidentiary standards fo r actions of a business 66
104	104	during an emergency. — 67
105	105	(2) Notwithstanding any other law, the following actions 68
106	106	of a business, if taken during a public health emergency 69
107	107	declared by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315 or a 70
108	108	state of emergency declared by th e Governor under s. 252.36, may 71
109	109	not be used as evidence in a civil cause of action brought under 72
110	110	s. 440.10, s. 440.192, s. 440.38, s. 440.381, s. 448.103, s. 73
111	111	448.110, s. 448.25, chapter 532, or s. 717.115, or in a civil 74
112	112	cause of action, as provided for und er general law, to recover 75
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125	125	lost wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation, 76
126	126	because an individual has not been properly classified as an 77
127	127	employee: 78
128	128	(a) Providing financial assistance to previously engaged 79
129	129	individuals who are unable to work because of health and safety 80
130	130	concerns. 81
131	131	(b) Directly providing benefits that are related to the 82
132	132	health and safety of engaged individuals, including medical or 83
133	133	cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, health checks, 84
134	134	or medical testing. 85
135	135	(c) Providing training or information related to the 86
136	136	health and safety of engaged individuals or the public. 87
137	137	(d) Taking any action, including action required or 88
138	138	suggested by any federal, state, or local law, ordinance, order, 89
139	139	or directive which is intended to pro tect public health and 90
140	140	safety. 91
141	141	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 92