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Legal Information: Florida

Workplace Protections

Laws current as of November 8, 2024

What legal or medical actions, specifically, can I use the one to three days off from work to do?

Your employer must let you take time off from work to do the any of the following things if they are related to domestic violence for you or a family member:

  • get an injunction for protection against domestic violence;
  • get medical help to see a doctor, mental health counselor, or health care professional, to take care of injuries or health problems, either physical and psychological, caused by domestic violence;
  • get legal help to go to court, to testify in court, or to seek help from lawyers or legal counseling;
  • seek domestic violence services, such as going to a domestic violence shelter, domestic violence program, or rape crisis center; or
  • make your home safe from domestic violence or try to find new housing to get away from the abuser.1

1 Fla. Stat. § 741.313(2)(b)

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