Florida House Bill 1305: Week in Review

Florida House Bill 1305 Update:

Happy Friday!

Here's a recap of the recent activity regarding House Bill 1305:

• On Tuesday, March 23, 2021, the Insurance & Banking Subcommittee heard HB 1305.
  • Click here to access the video (coverage begins around 1:20s)
  • Please send a THANK YOU to those committee members that supported PEO
    • Representative Kamia L. Brown (Orlando): Kamia.Brown@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Fentrice Driskell (Tampa): Fentrice.Driskell@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative William "Will" Cloud Robinson (Bradenton): Will.Robinson@myfloridahouse.gov

• The bill now moves to the House State Administration & Technology Appropriations Subcommittee. This hearing could be as early as Thursday, April 1, 2021
• NAPEO and FAPEO have asked that we all email our state representatives regarding why this bill is bad for the PEO industry
  • Representatives Include:
    • Representative Cyndi Stevenson, Chair (Saint Augustine) cyndi.stevenson@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Randy Maggard, Vice Chair (Zephyrhills) randy.maggard@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Joy Goff-Marcil, Minority Ranking Member (Maitland) Joy.Goff-Marcil@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative David Borrero (Miami) David.Borrero@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Wyman Duggan (Jacksonville) Wyman.Duggan@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Jason Fischer (Jacksonville) Jason.Fischer@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Yvonne Hayes Hinson (Gainesville) Yvonne.Hinson@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Christine Hunschofsky (Coconut Creek) Christine.Hunschofsky@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Sam Killebrew (Winter Haven) Sam.Killebrew@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Traci Koster (Safety Harbor) Traci.Koster@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Tobin Rogers 'Toby' Overdorf (Stuart) Toby.Overdorf@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Felicia Simone Robinson (Miami Gardens) Felicia.Robinson@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Jackie Toledo (Tampa) Jackie.Toledo@myfloridahouse.gov
    • Representative Marie Paule Woodson (Pembroke Pines) Marie.Woodson@myfloridahouse.gov

Key Talking Points:

• • • An employee leasing company covers 100 percent of their employees with workers compensation coverage.
    • What bill proponents call a “gap in coverage” is simply workers compensation fraud in construction (paying under the table) and has been persistent in Florida in the traditional business model as well with subcontractors utilizing an employee leasing company.
    • Rather than work to address the underlying problem of workers comp fraud, the bill only shifts liability from general contractors to employee leasing companies for workers comp fraud.
    • This  bill would only increase workers compensation fraud in construction in Florida.
    • It financially encourages general contractors to turn a blind eye to both the price of a subcontractors work and checking workers for subcontractors who are on their job site for workers compensation coverage. 
    • And it reduces workers compensation coverage options for small to medium sized construction companies that already have limited options for coverage in the open market.

More to come...

Have a great weekend!

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