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SB 1194: Employment Practices

GENERAL BILL by Cruz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Torres ; Taddeo ; Rouson

Employment Practices; Creating the "Florida Family Leave Act"; requiring an employer to allow certain employees to take paid family leave to bond with a new child upon the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement; requiring that family leave be taken concurrently with any leave taken pursuant to federal family and medical leave provisions; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to create a poster and a model notice that specify family leave rights, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Commerce and Tourism
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/10/2019 Senate • Filed
    12/18/2019 Senate • Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Appropriations -SJ 87
    1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 87
    3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Commerce and Tourism

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  • SB 1194, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/10/2019 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 889 Employment Practices Davis, Joseph Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Business and Professions Subcommittee

    Citations - Statutes (10)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    444.001 Page 2 (pdf)
    444.002 Page 2 (pdf)
    444.003 Page 3 (pdf)
    444.004 Page 4 (pdf)
    444.005 Page 5 (pdf)
    444.006 Page 7 (pdf)
    444.007 Page 9 (pdf)
    444.008 Page 9 (pdf)
    760.10 Unlawful employment practices. Page 9 (pdf)
    760.11 Administrative and civil remedies; construction. Page 12 (pdf)

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