A Republican senator wants Florida s voters to change the state constitution and restrict felons and people younger than 21 from its newly adopted $15-an-hour minimum wage but only for a short time.
Exempting them would actually help them get jobs because the lower wage would be coupled with a training period for those groups, said Senate Judiciary Chairman Jeff Brandes, R-St. Petersburg. We think this will assist, Brandes said. What we are proposing is what is called the temporary training wage, found in 30 other states and the federal government uses for individuals to start and build skills, then move up to a higher wage. It is an incentive for employers to look at applications they would otherwise not consider.
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Rep. Fentrice Driskell, whose amendment was defeated, said her proposal was inspired by her sister, a teacher, a Tampa police officer who got infected on the job and a nurse who reached out to Driskell to say she was afraid because she wasn’t being provided enough personal protective equipment while at work.
The House spent less than two hours debating the business liability bill, with the Republican majority shooting down six proposed amendments filed by Democrats.
The Florida House moved one step closer Thursday to shielding businesses from lawsuits related to COVID-19, teeing up for passage a bill that would give Florida businesses some of the broadest protections in the country.
Shortly after the introduction of the COVID-19 general liability bill, (HB 7 and SB 72) in an effort to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits, Senate Judiciary Chairman Jeff.
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