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Summary of difference between federal and state regulations
The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require payment for time not worked. This type of benefit is generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee’s representative). Employers, however, do need to comply with applicable state laws.
Jury Duty
Florida law doesn’t require employers to pay employees on jury duty.
Florida Administrative Code requires state government employees to be paid their normal wages while serving jury duty.
Voting
Florida law does not require an employer to allow employees time off, paid or unpaid, to vote.
Crime Victims
Florida statutes prohibit employers from terminating employees who take time off to respond to a subpoena. Employers who violate the provisions may face a civil action.
Domestic violence leave
Employers with 50 or more employees must allow employees to take up to three working days of job-protected leave in any 12-month period if the employee or a family or household member of the employee is the victim of domestic violence or sexual violence.
Employees must have worked for the employer for three months or more, and may take such leave for the following purposes:
- Seek an injunction for protection,
- Obtain medical care and/or mental health counseling,
- Obtain services from a victim services organization,
- Make their home secure, or
- Seek legal assistance.
Employers may require that employees exhaust all accrued paid leave before taking domestic violence leave.
Except in cases of imminent danger, the employee must provide advance notice of leave and sufficient documentation of the violent act. Employers are to keep related information confidential.
State
Contacts
Jury duty
www.flcourts.org/resources-and-services/juror-information/
Voting
None.
Crime Victims
Florida Attorney General
Crime Victims' Services
Domestic violence or sexual violence
Crime Victims' Services
Regulations
Jury duty
Statute §40.271
Administrative Code §60L-34.0071
Voting
None.
Crime victims
Florida statute Title VII, Chapter 92 – Termination of employment of witness prohibited (§92.57)
Domestic violence
Florida Statute Title XLIII, Chapter 741 – Unlawful action against employees seeking protection (§741.313)
Federal
Contacts
None.
Statutes/Regulations
None.