Florida
This guide provides an overview of legal requirements related to group life insurance and disability benefits in Florida.
Florida does not have a family and medical leave law applicable to private sector employers.
Florida employers who are located in, or do business within, Miami-Dade County and have 10 or more employees who are regularly scheduled to work a minimum of 35 hours per week, should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
As mandated by the Florida Department of Revenue, all employers must use the Florida Employer's Quarterly Report, Form RT-6.
Florida employers with 50 or more employees seeking to educate employees about the availability of domestic or sexual violence leave and to show their compliance with Florida law should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Florida employers seeking to explain how the handbook and supplement should be read together and that neither the handbook nor the supplement alter an employee's at-will status should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Florida employers with 50 or more employees in Miami-Dade County seeking to show their compliance with Miami-Dade's family and medical leave ordinance should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.
Florida employers with 50 or more employees working in Miami-Dade County should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.