HB 1185: Florida Healthy Working Families Act

• Requires employers with more than 9 employees to provide paid earned sick and safe leave accruing at 1 hour per 30 hours worked; employers with 9 or fewer employees must provide unpaid leave.

• Employees may use earned sick and safe leave to address their own or family members' illness, preventive care, public health emergencies, school/childcare closures, and absences due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

• Establishes maximum accrual of 56 hours per year and maximum usage of 80 hours per year, with employees unable to use leave during their first 3 months of employment.

• Prohibits employers from requiring employees to find replacement workers, disclose medical details, or use leave in increments exceeding 1 hour; employers may require documentation for absences exceeding two consecutive shifts.

• Provides enforcement mechanisms including civil actions by employees, investigation by the Department of Economic Opportunity, and penalties including unpaid leave compensation, actual damages, treble damages up to 3 times actual damages, attorney fees, and reinstatement; effective July 1, 2015.