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March 7, 2020On Friday, March 6, SB 664 (Lee), was taken up on second reading by the full Senate. The bill was amended to require that all private employers use either the Department of Homeland Security E-Verify system or the documents required by Form I-9 to determine work eligibility for all new employees. The amendment also provides that the Department of Economic Opportunity shall conduct audits and investigate complaints of suspected improper employment. Employers would be required to turn over employment documents when requested by state prosecutors or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement without warrant or probable cause.Read More
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March 2, 2020On February 27, the House Commerce Committee passed (15-8) HB 1265 (Byrd). The bill was amended to require that all public and private employers use either the Department of Homeland Security E-Verify system or the documents required by Form I-9 to determine work eligibility for all new employees. Businesses that choose not to use E-Verify will be precluded from certain state incentives.Read More -
February 24, 2020On February 18, the Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee passed SB 664 (3-2). The bill was amended to require all public and private employers use various forms of verification to determine work eligibility for all new employees.Read More -
February 17, 2020On February 11, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed a proposal (4-2) that would mandate public and private employers use E-Verify, a federal program that checks legal work eligibility, for all new hires. SB 664 (Lee) was amended prior to passage to exempt agricultural employers.Read More -
February 17, 2020On February 11, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill (20-8) that ties a work requirement to the ability to receive Medicaid benefits.Read More -
November 18, 2019On November 6, a number of workers came to the Capitol to advocate for legislation providing protections for Florida workers at high risk for heat illness. SB 882 (Torres, Jr.) and HB 513 (Smith (C)) would require outdoor laborers to have free access to cool water, shade, and short breaks during periods of intense heat. The bills include required worker and supervisor training on how to identify symptoms of heat stress and how to administer first aid to affected workers on the job. FCCB supports this measure that promotes and protects the dignity and health of workers.Read More -
April 29, 2019HB 469 (Fernandez-Barquin) and SB 874 (Rouson) would create a new statewide consumer-loan program that could charge interest rates as high as 36 percent on small-dollar loans. Florida statutes consider interest rates beyond 18 percent to be usurious. However, consumer finance loans (installment loans largely accessed by individuals with limited access to capital and traditional financial services) are allowed to charge up to 30 percent under current Florida law.Read More
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August 26, 2015In his 2015 Labor Day statement, Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, cited the importance of work in supporting families.Read More
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