HB 1001

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to disabled employees; creating s.
3	768.097, F.S.; providing that an employer may not be held
4	liable for the acts or omissions of a disabled employee in
5	certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
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7	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9	Section 1.  Section 768.097, Florida Statutes, is created
10	to read:
11	768.097  Employer liability; disabled employees.--An
12	employer employing a person with a disability or disabilities,
13	as defined in 42 U.S.C. s. 12102, as amended by the ADA
14	Amendments Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-325, may not be held
15	liable for the acts or omissions, negligent or intentional, of
16	the employee when:
17	(1)  The employee has received supported employment
18	services through a public or private not-for-profit provider;
19	(2)  The employer has relied in good faith on the
20	information provided by the supported employment service
21	provider regarding the supported employee; and
22	(3)  The employer does not have prior actual notice of the
23	employee's propensity for the actions at issue.
24	Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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