Bill Summary

SB 1596 Employment Practices for Family and Medical Leave (2021 Session)
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Sponsors
by Cruz
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Summary
Employment Practices for Family and Medical Leave; Creating the “Florida Family and Medical Leave Act”; requiring an employer to allow certain employees to take family and medical leave to bond with a minor child upon the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement; requiring an employer to provide notice to employees of certain rights relating to family and medical leave; authorizing an employee to file a civil action against an employer for a violation; revising the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 to prohibit specified employment practices on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2021
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committees of reference
» S Commerce and Tourism
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development
   S Appropriations
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Actions
02/24/21
SENATE
Filed
03/02/21
SENATE
Referred to Commerce and Tourism; Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development; Appropriations
04/30/21
SENATE
Died in Commerce and Tourism
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bill text & filed amendments
1596
Filed on 02/24/21
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
444.001
444.019
760.1
760.11
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