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Florida’s Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would ban cities and counties from adopting requirements for mandatory water breaks and other workplace protections against extreme heat.
Florida is the new policy blueprint for D.C. — here’s what lawmakers care about so far. Florida lawmakers are already proposing new laws for 2025. Take a peek at their plans
Workers' right to access the toilet refers to the rights of employees to take a break when they need to use the toilet. The right to access a toilet is a basic human need. [1] Unless both the employee and employer agree to compensate the employee on rest breaks an employer cannot take away the worker's right to access a toilet facility while ...
As of 2017, twenty-six states in the United States do not carry break laws in their legislature, such as Texas and Florida. [12] The state of California requires that both meal and rest breaks be given to employees; workers in New York must be given meal breaks, but rest breaks are not required. [12]
61] Florida's laws separate the definitions between paid versus legal holidays. The following list shows only the legal holidays that were not defined as "paid holidays": All Florida state holidays; January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 49 on Friday, a measure that originally drew criticism and was dubbed a "child labor" bill by its critics.
The right to sit was a pillar of the early labor movement. Between 1881 and 1917, almost all states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico had passed legislation concerning suitable seating for workers. These laws were enacted during the Progressive Era, spearheaded by women workers in the labor movement.
A new law in Florida will support the need to keep first responders safe while working a call. Senate Bill 184 will go into effect on Jan. 1 and will prohibit a person, after receiving a warning ...