THE BILL ITSELF
HB 1287
Labor Pool Act
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to the Labor Pool Act; amending s.
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448.24, F.S.; prohibiting a labor pool from charging a
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certain fee to a third-party user if such user
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directly employs a laborer for work; requiring a labor
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pool to register annually with the Department of
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Commerce; authorizing the department to adopt rules;
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amending s. 448.25, F.S.; revising the remedies,
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damages, and costs a court may award the prevailing
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party in certain actions; providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 448.24, Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (8) is added to that
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section, to read:
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448.24 Duties and rights.—
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(6) A No labor pool may not shall restrict the right of a
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day laborer to accept a permanent position with a third-party
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user to whom the laborer is referred for temporary work, or to
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restrict the right of such a third-party user to offer such
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employment to an employee of the labor pool. If a third-party
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user directly employs a laborer for work, a labor pool may not
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charge the third-party user a placement fee However, nothing
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shall restrict the labor pool from receiving a reasonable
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placement fee from the third-party user.
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(8) A labor pool that is located, operates, or transacts
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business in this state shall register annually with the
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Department of Commerce. The department may adopt rules to
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implement this subsection.
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Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 448.25,
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Florida Statutes, to read:
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448.25 Remedies; damages; costs.—
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(4) In addition to any damages awarded for an action
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brought pursuant to this section, the court shall award
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reasonable attorney fees and costs to the prevailing party.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.