2000 Florida Code
TITLE XXXI LABOR
Chapter 442 Occupational Safety And Health  
442.018   Employee rights and responsibilities.

1442.018  Employee rights and responsibilities.--

(1)  Each employee of an employer covered under this chapter shall comply with rules adopted by the division and with reasonable workplace safety and health standards, rules, policies, procedures, and work practices established by the employer and the workplace safety committee. An employee who knowingly fails to comply with this subsection may be disciplined or discharged by the employer.

(2)  An employer may not discharge, threaten to discharge, cause to be discharged, intimidate, coerce, otherwise discipline, or in any manner discriminate against an employee for any of the following reasons:

(a)  The employee has requested information regarding safety and health, filed a complaint or suit, or instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding under this chapter;

(b)  The employee has testified or is about to testify, on her or his own behalf, or on behalf of others, in any proceeding instituted under this chapter;

(c)  The employee has exercised any other right afforded under this chapter; or

(d)  The employee is engaged in activities relating to the workplace safety committee.

(3)  Neither pay, position, seniority, nor other benefit may be lost for exercising any right under, or for seeking compliance with, any requirement of this chapter.

History.--s. 69, ch. 93-415; s. 130, ch. 97-103; s. 14, ch. 99-240.

1Note.--Repealed July 1, 2000, by s. 14, ch. 99-240.