No. CS/HB 1407
Commencement of Civil Actions; Removes requirement that Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail; requires certain civil actions to be commenced within specified periods.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill removes the requirement that the Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain notices by registered mail. It simply requires the commission to send the documents.
It establishes a strict deadline for filing civil lawsuits. Plaintiffs must file within one year of a commission decision or an EEOC notice, whichever comes first.
If neither agency acts within 180 days, the plaintiff has 18 months from the initial complaint to file a lawsuit in court.
The bill makes minor wording changes to how attorney fees are described in the statute, but the legal effect remains the same.
AIThe commission no longer must send copies of complaints and reasonable cause determinations by registered mail; it may use any delivery method.
AIIf the commission or EEOC fails to act within 180 days, a plaintiff may file suit up to 18 months after the initial complaint, even if no reasonable cause determination or right-to-sue notice has been issued.
AIA plaintiff must file within one year of whichever occurs first: the commission's reasonable cause determination or the EEOC's Notice of Right to Sue.
AIReplaces "attorney's fee" with "attorney fee" and "The provisions of ss." with "Sections" to align with modern statutory drafting conventions; no substantive change to fee awards.