448.24 – Duties and rights.
448.24 Duties and rights.— (1) No labor pool shall charge a day laborer: (a) For safety equipment, clothing, accessories, or any other items required by the nature of the work either by law, custom, or as a requirement of the third-party user: 1. This subsection shall not preclude the labor pool from charging the day laborer the market value […]
450.165 – Child labor law and farm labor accounts.
450.165 Child labor law and farm labor accounts.—The department shall maintain separate accounts in the Professional Regulation Trust Fund for child labor law enforcement and administration activities and for farm labor registration activities. The department shall account for the expenditure of moneys received from the Workers’ Compensation Administration Trust Fund of the Department of Financial Services. […]
448.25 – Remedies; damages; costs.
448.25 Remedies; damages; costs.— (1) Any worker aggrieved by a violation of s. 448.24 shall have the right to bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against the labor pool responsible for such violation. In any action commenced pursuant to this part, the worker shall be entitled to recover actual and consequential damages, or […]
450.175 – Part title.
450.175 Part title.—This part may be cited as the “Alfredo Bahena Act.” History.—s. 4, ch. 2005-210.
448.26 – Application.
448.26 Application.—Nothing in this part shall exempt any client of any labor pool or temporary help arrangement entity as defined in s. 468.520(4)(a) or any assigned employee from any other license requirements of state, local, or federal law. Any employee assigned to a client who is licensed, registered, or certified pursuant to law shall be deemed […]
448.095 – Employment eligibility.
448.095 Employment eligibility.— (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Agency” means any agency, department, board, or commission of this state or a county or municipality in this state that issues a license to operate a business in this state. (b) “Contractor” means a person or entity that has entered or is attempting to enter into a […]
448.101 – Definitions.
448.101 Definitions.—As used in ss. 448.101-448.105, the term: (1) “Appropriate governmental agency” means any agency of government charged with the enforcement of laws, rules, or regulations governing an activity, policy, or practice of an employer. (2) “Employee” means a person who performs services for and under the control and direction of an employer for wages or other remuneration. […]
448.102 – Prohibitions.
448.102 Prohibitions.—An employer may not take any retaliatory personnel action against an employee because the employee has: (1) Disclosed, or threatened to disclose, to any appropriate governmental agency, under oath, in writing, an activity, policy, or practice of the employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation. However, this subsection does not apply unless […]
448.103 – Employee’s remedy; relief.
448.103 Employee’s remedy; relief.— (1)(a) An employee who has been the object of a retaliatory personnel action in violation of this act may institute a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction for relief as set forth in subsection (2) within 2 years after discovering that the alleged retaliatory personnel action was taken, or within 4 […]
448.104 – Attorney’s fees and costs.
448.104 Attorney’s fees and costs.—A court may award reasonable attorney’s fees, court costs, and expenses to the prevailing party. History.—s. 7, ch. 91-285.