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By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel HB 759 and HB 761 revamp Florida’s trade secret protection laws. On April 17, 2019, they were heard for the first time on the House floor, rolled to third reading and passed by the full House. They were not amended. The bills will now be sent to the Senate…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel On April 17, 2019, the House heard their vulnerable investor protection bill (HB 143) on the floor, waived the rules to roll it to third reading, and voted on it. It passed by a vote of 117-0. SB 1466, the Senate companion, is in its last committee. Thus, the…
By: Katrina Callaway, FIC General Counsel A rule proposed by the Division of Workers’ Compensation (Division) to implement last year’s legislation authorizing first responders to receive workers’ compensation benefits for PTSD without a physical injury will likely be ratified this Session so that it can take effect. The House approved their rule ratification bill, HB…