Florida has made national news in the employment law sphere over the past six months with the passage, implementation, and temporary enjoinment of HB7, also called the Individual Freedom Act or “Stop WOKE Act.”
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Reminder: Florida Minimum Wage is Now $11.00 Per Hour
In 2020, Florida voters passed Amendment 2, which will, over a period of years, increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15.00 per hour. The first annual increase was effective September 30, 2021, and increased the minimum wage to $10.00 per hour. Subsequent increases of $1.00 per hour are scheduled to take place each year on September 30, until the hourly rate reaches $15.00 on September 30, 2026. Most recently, the Florida minimum wage increased to $11.00 per hour on September 30, 2022.
Florida Minimum Wage for Standard and Tipped Employees Set to Increase by $1 on September 30, 2022
On September 30, 2022, the minimum wage in Florida will increase from $10 per hour to $11 per hour for standard employees and from $6.98 per hour to $7.98 per hour for tipped workers. This increase is part of the state’s plan to raise the rate to $15 per hour
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Halt Enforcement of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
On August 18, 2022, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida entered a preliminary injunction ordering state officials in Florida to take no steps to enforce HB7, or the “Stop WOKE Act,” while the court considers the merits of the case.
Florida’s Stop Woke Law Is Sedated—Judge Blocks Law Limiting Workplace Bias Trainings
On August 18, 2022, U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker issued a preliminary injunction blocking part of a Florida’s H.B. 7, known as the Individual Freedom Act (IFA), which prohibits employers from requiring employees to undergo a training “that espouses, promotes, advances, inculcates, or compels” employees to believe any of
Federal Court Blocks Florida’s Individual Freedom Act as Unconstitutional
Invoking the “upside down world” depicted in Netflix drama, Stranger Things, the federal District Court for the Northern District of Florida blocked Florida’s Individual Freedom Act (IFA) on constitutional grounds. Honeyfund.com Inc. v. Ron DeSantis et al., No. 4:22-cv-00227 (N.D. Fla. Aug. 18, 2022).
Miya’s Law: Florida Landlords Must Conduct Specific Background Checks for Their Apartment Employees
Florida’s new Miya’s Law, Fla. Stat. 83.515, imposes background screening and other specific requirements on landlords regarding their employees who work in apartments that can be classified as “nontransient” or “transient.”
District Court Rules Most Plaintiffs in Case Do Not Have Standing to Block Florida Stop W.O.K.E. Act
There are two key cases pending before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Florida’s “Stop W.O.K.E. Act”: the Falls, et al. v. DeSantis, et al., matter (No. 4:22-cv-00166) and the Honeyfund.com, et al. v. DeSantis, et al., matter (No. 4:22-cv-00227). The Northern District of Florida has issued its first order on the Act, which went into effect on July 1, 2022.
First Lawsuit Against Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Bill Filed
As we reported previously, Governor DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE” Act into law on Friday, April 22, 2022. Ten minutes later, five individuals, including three teachers, a student, and an individual consultant who provides diversity, equity & inclusion (DE&I) training to employers, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District
Amendment to Florida Civil Rights Act Restricts Concepts Employers Can Discuss in Training
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed HB 7, nicknamed the “Stop W.O.K.E. Act,” which stands for “Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees.”
What Does Florida’s “Stop WOKE” Act Mean for Employers?
On Friday, April 22, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed the “Stop WOKE” Act (HB 7) (“the Act”) into law.[1] The Act has drawn national attention and debate, as it creates legal restrictions and prohibitions on what public and private employers can say or promote in workplace trainings tied to race, color, sex, and/or national origin. The Act could have potentially significant implications for employers wishing to cover topics like structural racism, white/male privilege and unconscious bias in workplace anti-discrimination and diversity and inclusion trainings.[2]
Florida Limits Permissible Workplace Training on Diversity, Implicit Bias, and Systemic Racism
On April 22, 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law so-called “anti-woke” legislation, amending the Florida Civil Rights Act and potentially limiting the ability of employers to include discussions of “implicit bias” or systemic racism in workplace training relating to diversity, non-discrimination, and non-harassment. The bill becomes effective
Florida Federal Judge Strikes CDC’s Travel Mask Mandate – What It Means For California Employers
By: Florida Federal Judge Strikes CDC’s Travel Mask Mandate – What It Means For California Employers
On April 18, 2022, a Federal District Court struck down the CDC’s Mask Mandate that had required masking during travel throughout the United States concluding that the order exceeded the CDC’s statutory authority and failed
In Florida, Clarification of Workers’ Compensation Language about Employer-Provided Transportation and Traveling Employees
In Florida, Workers’ Compensation compensates employees for injuries “arising out of and in the course of employment.”
“Time to ‘Waive’ Goodbye to Mandatory Arbitration Agreements? The Case for Utilization of Jury Trial Waivers in Florida”
In the early 1990s, roughly two percent of American workers were subject to mandatory arbitration agreements with their employers.
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