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According to federal data analyzed by the Florida Policy Institute, child labor violations in Florida have trended upward ...
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Florida dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation told legislators that a department led by then-Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis may have buried thousands of complaints Floridians made against ...
Looser child labor laws threaten to transform the job market — and put HR leaders in a troubling position. Matt Ohrt didn't ...
After efforts to pass laws were stalled in Miami-Dade County and then rebuffed last year by the Florida Legislature, which ...
Florida has a population of approximately ... employers scheduling teens past allowable work hours. The Department of Labor also notably indicated that nationally, between October 2022 and July ...
THIS IS A MUG SHOT FROM FLORIDA OF RICHARD ... judges for the agency often hear complaints about workers’ compensation or other labor-related issues. “The Department of Labor followed standard ...
TALLAHASSEE — In an extraordinary criticism of one state agency by another, Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation told legislators that a department led by then-Chief Financial Officer ...
Yet Florida has seen a steady rise in child labor violations. In 2023, the state had 209 child labor violations, the second highest in 15 years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
How many child labor violations has Florida had in recent years? According to the U.S. Department of Labor WHD database, Florida has had 819 child labor violations since 1985. Last year saw eight ...