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HB1495 • 2026

Workforce Notice Requirements

Workforce Notice Requirements

Labor
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Sapp
Last action
2026-03-13
Official status
House - Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Effective date
2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how employers must ensure notices are accessible online or if all types of required notices will be allowed to only be posted online.

Workforce Notice Requirements

This bill allows employers to post certain notices on the Internet instead of in physical locations if it is accessible to their employees and sometimes also to the general public.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows employers to post required notices online for their employees to see, as long as it's easy for them to find.
  • Requires that some notices be posted both online and physically visible at work sites when needed by law.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers who need to post notices about their workers' rights and benefits.
  • Employees of these employers who will access information online instead of at physical work locations.

Terms To Know

conspicuous
Easy to see or notice
accessible
Can be reached or used easily by people who need it

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how employers must ensure that notices are accessible online.
  • It is unclear if all types of required notices will be allowed to only be posted online.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-13 House

    • Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  2. 2026-01-15 House

    • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

  3. 2026-01-13 House

    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  4. 2026-01-09 House

    • Filed

Official Summary Text

Workforce Notice Requirements; Authorizes employer to post specified notices on Internet in manner that is accessible to employer's employees; authorizes employer to post specified notices on Internet in manner that is accessible to employer's employees & general public.

Current Bill Text

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to workforce notice requirements; 2
amending s. 112.044, F.S.; authorizing an employer to 3
post specified notices on the Internet in a manner 4
that is accessible to the employer's employees under 5
certain circumstances; amending s. 440.055, F.S.; 6
authorizing an employer to post specified notices on 7
the Internet in a manner that is accessible to the 8
employer's employees and the general public under 9
certain circumstances; amending ss. 443.151, 448.109, 10
450.045, and 760.10, F.S.; conforming provisions to 11
changes made by the act; providing an effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 112.044, Florida 16
Statutes, is amended to read: 17
112.044 Public employers, employment agencies, labor 18
organizations; discrimination based on age prohibited; 19
exceptions; remedy.— 20
(5) NOTICE TO BE POSTED.—Each employer, employment agency, 21
and labor organization shall post and keep posted in conspicuous 22
places upon its premises, or on the Internet in a manner that is 23
accessible to the employer's employees if permitted under 24
federal law, notices required by the United States Department of 25

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 26
Section 2. Section 440.055, Florida Statutes, is amended 27
to read: 28
440.055 Notice requirements.—An employer who employs fewer 29
than four employees, who is permitted by law to elect not to 30
secure payment of compensation under this chapter, and who 31
elects not to do so shall post clear written notice in a 32
conspicuous location at each worksite, or on the Internet in a 33
manner that is accessible to the employer's employees and the 34
general public, directed to all employees and other persons 35
performing services at the worksite of their lack of entitlement 36
to benefits under this chapter. 37
Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 38
443.151, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 39
443.151 Procedure concerning claims.— 40
(1) POSTING OF INFORMATION.— 41
(a) Each employer must post and maintain in places readily 42
accessible to his or her employees, or on the Internet in a 43
manner that is accessible to his or her employees, individuals 44
in her or his employ printed statements concerning benefit 45
rights, claims for benefits, and other matters relating to the 46
administration of this chapter as the Department of Commerce may 47
by rule prescribe. Each employer must supply to individuals 48
copies of printed statements or other materials relating to 49
claims for benefits as directed by the rules of the department. 50

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The department shall supply these printed statements and other 51
materials to each employer without cost to the employer. 52
Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 448.109, Florida 53
Statutes, is amended to read: 54
448.109 Notification of the state minimum wage.— 55
(2) Each employer who must pay an employee the Florida 56
minimum wage shall prominently display a poster substantially 57
similar to the one made available pursuant to subsection (3) on 58
the Internet in a manner that is accessible to the employer's 59
employees or in a conspicuous and accessible place in each 60
establishment where such employees are employed. 61
Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 450.045, Florida 62
Statutes, is amended to read: 63
450.045 Proof of identity and age; posting of notices.— 64
(2) Any person who hires, employs, or suffers to work any 65
minor shall post on the Internet in a manner that is accessible 66
to his or her employees, or at a conspicuous place on the 67
property or place of employment, where it may be easily read, a 68
poster notifying minors of the Child Labor Law, to be provided 69
by the division upon request. 70
Section 6. Subsection (11) of section 760.10, Florida 71
Statutes, is amended to read: 72
760.10 Unlawful employment practices.— 73
(11) Each employer, employment agency, and labor 74
organization shall post and keep posted in conspicuous places 75

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upon its premises, or on the Internet in a manner that is 76
accessible to the employer's employees, a notice provided by the 77
commission setting forth such information as the commission 78
deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of ss. 760.01-79
760.10. 80
Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 81