CS/CS/HB 519 Summary

• Creates section 115.135, Florida Statutes, prohibiting state and local government employers from compelling employees who are military spouses to work overtime or extended hours during their spouse's active duty deployment.

• Prohibits employers from imposing sanctions or penalties on military spouses for refusing to work overtime or extended hours while their spouse is deployed on active duty.

• Applies exclusively to employees entitled to overtime protection under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. sections 201 et seq.

• Requires employers to grant military spouse employees up to 4 unpaid working days of leave to attend to matters directly related to implementing their spouse's deployment orders.

• Effective date: July 1, 2013.