Title XXXI, Labor

1(1) “Farm labor contractor” means:(a) Any person who, for a fee or other valuable consideration, recruits, transports into or within the state, supplies, or hires at any one time in any calendar year one or more farm workers to work for, or under the direction, supervision, or c…

1This part does not apply to:(1) Any person, or an immediate family member of such person, who is the owner or lessee of a farm or any person, or an immediate family member of such person, who is the owner or lessee of a packinghouse or food processing plant and who employs worke…

1(1) No person may act as a farm labor contractor until a certificate of registration has been issued to him or her by the department and unless such certificate is in full force and effect and is in his or her possession.(2) No certificate of registration may be transferred or a…

1(1) The department shall not issue to any person a certificate of registration as a farm labor contractor, nor shall it renew such certificate, until:(a) Such person has executed a written application therefor in a form and pursuant to regulations prescribed by the department an…

(1) To promote compliance with this part, and to help the public identify farm labor contractors who have demonstrated a firm commitment to responsible and safe labor practices, the department shall develop and implement a best practices incentive program for farm labor contracto…

1Every farm labor contractor must:(1) Carry his or her certificate of registration with him or her at all times and exhibit it to all persons with whom the farm labor contractor intends to deal in his or her capacity as a farm labor contractor prior to so dealing and, upon reques…

1A licensee may not:(1) Make any misrepresentation or false statement in his or her application for a certificate of registration.(2) Make or cause to be made to any person any false, fraudulent, or misleading representation or publish or circulate or cause to be published or cir…

1It is unlawful for any person to contract with or employ any farm labor contractor as defined in this act, for matters relating to farm labor, until the labor contractor displays to him or her a current certificate of registration issued by the department pursuant to the require…

1The department may adopt rules necessary to enforce and administer this part.History.—s. 10, ch. 71-234; s. 1, ch. 77-25; s. 7, ch. 83-42; s. 148, ch. 2000-165.1Note.—Section 1, ch. 77-25, provides that this section is repealed when an agreement is made as permitted in ss. 2-4, …

1The department shall, whenever appropriate, cooperate with any federal agency. The department may cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other state agency to administer this chapter or secure uniform rules.History.—s. 11, ch. 71-234; s. 1, ch. 77-25; s. 8, ch. 83-42;…

1(1) Any person, firm, association, or corporation not excluded under s. 450.29 that commits a minor violation of this part and, upon conviction, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, is punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.(2) Any person, firm, associati…

(1) A farm labor contractor may not require any farmworker to purchase goods or services solely from such farm labor contractor or from a person acting as an agent for such farm labor contractor.(2) A farm labor contractor may not charge a farmworker more than a reasonable cost f…

For purposes of this chapter, the term:(1) “Household services” means:(a) Furniture assembly;(b) Interior painting;(c) Television mounting;(d) Local moving help, such as packing, lifting, loading, and rearranging household items, but excluding transporting items;(e) Hanging pictu…

(1) A marketplace contractor must be treated as an independent contractor, and not as an employee, of the marketplace platform for all purposes under state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances, including, but not limited to, chapters 440 and 443, if all of the following co…

No common carrier authorized to do business in this state, when requiring of an employee that he or she give it a bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever, shall require such employee to have such bond or undertaking executed as a surety by any particular person, or by any on…

No common carrier authorized to do business in this state, when requiring of any employee that he or she give it a bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever, shall require as surety thereon any person not a resident of this state; nor shall such common carrier accept as such s…

Every bond or undertaking of any nature whatsoever given by an employee of any common carrier authorized to do business in this state shall be made to cover a definite term; and no such bond or undertaking shall be canceled without the consent of all parties thereto, except for a…

Any bond, contract, or undertaking made in violation of the provisions of this chapter shall be void.History.—s. 4, ch. 6519, 1913; RGS 4044; CGL 5966.

Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.History.—s. 4, ch. 6519, 1913; RGS 5672; CGL 7877; s. 382, ch. 71-136.