Florida HB 987: Transportation Facility Designations

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Department of Labor; creating 2
s. 20.71, F.S.; creating the Department of Labor as a 3
new department of state government; providing for the 4
secretary of the department to be appointed by the 5
Governor and confirmed by the Senate; authorizing the 6
secretary to establish divisions and regional offices 7
of the department; providing the purpose of the 8
department; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 9
amending s. 448.109, F.S.; revising requirements for 10
notifying employees of certain rights; conforming 11
provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 12
448.110, F.S.; designating the Department of Labor as 13
the state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes 14
of implementing s. 24, Art. X of the State 15
Constitution; providing definitions; revising the 16
protected rights of an employee; creating a rebuttable 17
presumption and burden of proof for an employer; 18
revising the process for filing a complaint for a 19
violation of protected rights; prohibiting a person or 20
entity from entering into certain contracts; 21
authorizing and providing the department certain 22
powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, 23
enforce and collect judgments by certain means, and 24
partner with other entities for enforcement and 25

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education outreach; providing for injunctive relief 26
under certain circumstances; providing a process for 27
review of a citation, levy, or stop-order issued by 28
the department; providing penalties; tolling the 29
statute of limitations during an investigation; 30
providing liability; requiring certain records be 31
maintained for a specified length of time; creating s. 32
448.112, F.S.; creating the Department of Labor 33
Community Advisory Board within the Department of 34
Labor; providing for membership, meetings, and duties 35
of the advisory board; requiring an annual report to 36
the Secretary of the Department of Labor, the 37
Governor, and the Legislature by a specified date; 38
providing an effective date. 39
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 41
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Section 1. Section 20.71, Florida Statutes, is created to 43
read: 44
20.71 Department of Labor; creation; powers and duties.— 45
(1) There is created the Department of Labor. 46
(2) The head of the department is the Secretary of Labor, 47
who shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation 48
by the Senate. The secretary shall serve at the pleasure of and 49
report to the Governor. 50

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(3) The secretary may create divisions within the 51
department and allocate various functions of the department 52
among such divisions. 53
(4)(a) The headquarters of the department shall be located 54
in Tallahassee. However, the department may establish regional 55
offices throughout this state as the secretary deems necessary 56
for the efficient operation of the department in accomplishing 57
its purpose. 58
(b) The purpose of the department is to enforce s. 24, 59
Art. X of the State Constitution, s. 448.110, and any other law 60
that the department has enforcement authority over as designated 61
by the Legislature. 62
(5) The department may adopt rules as necessary to carry 63
out the functions and purposes of the department. 64
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 65
448.109, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 66
448.109 Notification of the state minimum wage.— 67
(3)(a) Each year the Department of Labor Department of 68
Commerce shall, on or before December 1, create and make 69
available to employers a poster in English, and in Spanish, and 70
any other languages, as necessary. The poster must give notice 71
of all of the following: 72
1. The right to the minimum wage as provided by s. 24, 73
Art. X of the State Constitution and s. 448.110. 74
2. The right to be protected from retaliation for 75

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exercising in good faith any right protected under s. 24, Art. X 76
of the State Constitution and s. 448.110. 77
3. The right to file a complaint with the Department of 78
Labor or bring a civil action in a court of competent 79
jurisdiction for a violation of s. 24, Art. X of the State 80
Constitution or s. 448.110. which reads substantially as 81
follows: 82
NOTICE TO EMPLOYEES 83
The Florida minimum wage is $ ...(amount)... per hour, with a 84
minimum wage of at lea