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Florida’s Latest Legislation in Wake of COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know

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New Florida legislation seeks to protect individuals from discrimination “based on health care choices” and bars COVID-19 mandates. The new law took effect on June 1, 2023. The law’s restrictions on vaccine mandates and...more

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Tennessee and Florida State Law Restrictions on Employer Vaccine Mandates

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Tennessee and Florida enacted state laws earlier this month that impose restrictions on an employer’s ability to impose vaccine mandates or to ensure employees are vaccinated. While Tennessee’s law provides employers who are...more

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Florida Governor Signs Anti-Mandate Legislation

Last Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed sweeping legislation designed to protect private and public sector employees from losing their jobs due to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, as well as to protect the rights of...more

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The COVID-19 Conundrum How to Navigate the Competing Federal and Florida COVID-19 Vaccine Laws

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Executive Summary: “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.” This is how many Florida private employers feel right now given the conflicting federal regulations and Florida’s proposed legislation concerning COVID-19 vaccine...more

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Florida Special Session to Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates and State OSH Plan

On November 15, 2021, the Florida Legislature will convene a five-day special session under the proclamation issued on October 29, 2021, by Governor Ron DeSantis for the “Keep Florida Free” joint legislative agenda. With...more

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Gov. DeSantis Calls Special Session to Address Vaccine, Mask Mandates

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In a press conference in Daytona Beach this morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced he will exercise his constitutional authority to call a special session regarding employee vaccine mandates, mandatory masking of...more

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The Impact of Governor DeSantis’s Mask Order on Florida Private Schools: To Mask or Not to Mask?

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In response to several Florida school boards considering mask mandates in advance of school openings, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis just signed an executive order threatening to withhold state funds from any school boards...more

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Masks And Vacs, Oh My!

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The good news is that the COVID19 pandemic appears to be on the wane. The bad news is that there is a ton of confusion and risk right now in the employment setting around masks, for employees and customers, and around...more

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A New Era in Florida: What Employers Need to Know About Vaccine Passport Ban and Updated Mask Requirements

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Declaring that the state is “no longer in a state of emergency,” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday banning vaccine passports while issuing two executive orders immediately suspending and invalidating local...more

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