{"id":51564,"date":"2021-12-08T17:14:42","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T22:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=51564"},"modified":"2021-12-08T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T22:14:46","slug":"florida-unveils-tools-for-reporting-employers-who-violate-restrictions-on-vaccine-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2021\/12\/florida-unveils-tools-for-reporting-employers-who-violate-restrictions-on-vaccine-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Unveils Tools for Reporting Employers Who Violate Restrictions on Vaccine Mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Attorney General\u2019s office says complaints about out-of-compliance employers are already rolling in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2-1.png 709w, https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screenshot-2-1-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s Attorney General Ashley Moody unveiled online tools on Dec. 3 that workers can use to easily report violations of a new law requiring employers to accept exemptions to vaccine mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new online documents clearly explain the rules, and the process, for employees wanting to opt-out of getting&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;vaccines, and describe the way violations will be handled.&nbsp;COVID-19&nbsp;is the illness caused by the&nbsp;Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By clearly defining the process, and providing links to easy-to-complete forms, Moody has not only given the new law \u201cteeth, but it also provides some legit tools for uninjected employees facing discriminatory working conditions,\u201d said Jeff Childers, a Central Florida attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already, complaints about employers are rolling in, said Lauren Cassedy, a spokeswoman for Moody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The guidelines list allowable reasons for exemptions, and explains how an employee can file a complaint against an employer after being fired for not getting a vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private companies employing fewer than 100 people can face a fine of up to $10,000 per violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fines for larger companies are up to $50,000 per violation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public employers, including educational or governmental institutions, are now prohibited from imposing vaccination mandates in Florida, as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Violations for public employers can be reported to the Florida Department of Health through <a href=\"VaxPassFreeFL@FLHealth.gov\">VaxPassFreeFL@FLHealth.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state considers an employee \u201cfired\u201d even if the person quits after the employer makes working conditions difficult, or intolerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For quickest processing, employees can file a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/myfloridalegal.com\/Contact.nsf\/vaccinemandate?OpenForm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint online<\/a>. Complaints may also be submitted to <a href=\"vaxmandate@myfloridalegal.com\">vaxmandate@myfloridalegal.com<\/a>, or by mail to the Department of Legal Affairs, Private Employer Vaccine Mandate Program. By Tuesday morning, complaints about out-of-compliance employers already were rolling in, said Lauren Cassedy, a spokesoman for the Attorney General\u2019s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attorney General\u2019s office says complaints about out-of-compliance employers are already rolling in. 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