Time off - Florida

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.

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.

Paid time off (PTO)

Florida law does not require vacation pay. However, if an employer chooses to provide paid time off benefits, it must follow the terms and conditions established in its policy.

Voting

Florida law does not require an employer to allow employees time off, paid or unpaid, to vote.