Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1672 By Senator Truenow 13-01806-25 20251672__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; repealing ss. 3 448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 448.24, 448.25, and 4 448.26, F.S., relating to short title; legislative 5 intent; definitions; exclusions; duties and rights; 6 remedies, damages, and costs; and application, 7 respectively; amending ss. 443.101 and 448.111, F.S.; 8 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 9 providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1.Sections 448.20, 448.21, 448.22, 448.23, 448.24, 14 448.25, and 448.26, Florida Statutes, are repealed. 15 Section 2.Subsection (10) of section 443.101, Florida 16 Statutes, is amended to read: 17 443.101Disqualification for benefits.An individual shall 18 be disqualified for benefits: 19 (10)Subject to the requirements of this subsection, if the 20 claim is made based on the loss of employment as a leased 21 employee for an employee leasing company or as a temporary 22 employee for a temporary help firm. 23 (a)As used in this subsection, the term: 24 1.Temporary help firm means a firm that hires its own 25 employees and assigns them to clients to support or supplement 26 the clients workforce in work situations such as employee 27 absences, temporary skill shortages, seasonal workloads, and 28 special assignments and projects, and includes a labor pool as 29 defined in s. 448.22. The term also includes a firm created by 30 an entity licensed under s. 125.012(6), which hires employees 31 assigned by a union for the purpose of supplementing or 32 supporting the workforce of the temporary help firms clients. 33 The term does not include employee leasing companies regulated 34 under part XI of chapter 468. 35 2.Temporary employee means an employee assigned to work 36 for the clients of a temporary help firm. The term also includes 37 a day laborer performing day labor, as defined in s. 448.22, who 38 is employed by a labor pool as defined in s. 448.22. 39 3.Leased employee means an employee assigned to work for 40 the clients of an employee leasing company regulated under part 41 XI of chapter 468. 42 (b)A temporary or leased employee is deemed to have 43 voluntarily quit employment and is disqualified for benefits 44 under subparagraph (1)(a)1. if, upon conclusion of his or her 45 latest assignment, the temporary or leased employee, without 46 good cause, failed to contact the temporary help or employee 47 leasing firm for reassignment, if the employer advised the 48 temporary or leased employee at the time of hire and that the 49 leased employee is notified also at the time of separation that 50 he or she must report for reassignment upon conclusion of each 51 assignment, regardless of the duration of the assignment, and 52 that reemployment assistance benefits may be denied for failure 53 to report. For purposes of this section, the time of hire for a 54 day laborer is upon his or her acceptance of the first 55 assignment following completion of an employment application 56 with the labor pool. The labor pool as defined in s. 448.22(1) 57 must provide notice to the temporary employee upon conclusion of 58 the latest assignment that work is available the next business 59 day and that the temporary employee must report for reassignment 60 the next business day. The notice must be given by means of a 61 notice printed on the paycheck, written notice included in the 62 pay envelope, or other written notification at the conclusion of 63 the current assignment. 64 Section 3.Subsection (2) of section 448.111, Florida 65 Statutes, is amended to read: 66 448.111Evidentiary standards for actions of a business 67 during an emergency. 68 (2)Notwithstanding any other law, the following actions of 69 a business, if taken during a public health emergency declared 70 by the State Health Officer under s. 381.00315 or a state of 71 emergency declared by the Governor under s. 252.36, may not be 72 used as evidence in a civil cause of action brought under s. 73 440.10, s. 440.192, s. 440.38, s. 440.381, s. 448.103, s. 74 448.110, s. 448.25, chapter 532, or s. 717.115, or in a civil 75 cause of action, as provided for under general law, to recover 76 lost wages, salary, employment benefits, or other compensation, 77 because an individual has not been properly classified as an 78 employee: 79 (a)Providing financial assistance to previously engaged 80 individuals who are unable to work because of health and safety 81 concerns. 82 (b)Directly providing benefits that are related to the 83 health and safety of engaged individuals, including medical or 84 cleaning supplies, personal protective equipment, health checks, 85 or medical testing. 86 (c)Providing training or information related to the health 87 and safety of engaged individuals or the public. 88 (d)Taking any action, including action required or 89 suggested by any federal, state, or local law, ordinance, order, 90 or directive which is intended to protect public health and 91 safety. 92 Section 4.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.