Florida Senate - 2026                                    SB 1112
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       36-00659A-26                                          20261112__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s.
    3         448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a
    4         certain fee to a third-party user if such user
    5         directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor
    6         pool to register annually with the Department of
    7         Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules;
    8         amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies,
    9         damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing
   10         party in certain actions; providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 448.24, Florida
   15  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that
   16  section, to read:
   17         448.24 Duties and rights.—
   18         (6) A No labor pool may not shall restrict the right of a
   19  day laborer to accept a permanent position with a third-party
   20  user to whom the laborer is referred for temporary work, or to
   21  restrict the right of such a third-party user to offer such
   22  employment to an employee of the labor pool. If a third-party
   23  user directly employs a laborer for work, a labor pool may not
   24  charge the third-party user a placement fee However, nothing
   25  shall restrict the labor pool from receiving a reasonable
   26  placement fee from the third-party user.
   27         (8) A labor pool that is located, operates, or transacts
   28  business in this state shall register annually with the
   29  Department of Commerce. The department may adopt rules to
   30  implement this subsection.
   31         Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 448.25,
   32  Florida Statutes, to read:
   33         448.25 Remedies; damages; costs.—
   34         (4) In addition to any damages awarded for an action
   35  brought pursuant to this section, the court shall award
   36  reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
   37         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.