Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Re: case law from another state admisable?

Don't see any reason you can't cite precedent from another State, although its probably not real helpful since every State's unemployment law is different. Second, not sure about the time card requirement--sorry on that one . . .

Re: case law from another state admisable?

You can cite precedent but it is not binding on Florida so they might well ignore it unless it is particularly helpful and persuasive.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) mandates that employers keep timecards for 2 years. But much of the info on them, such as hours worked, is considered payroll info which must be kept for 3 years. There are many other laws which apply to record keeping requirements, some mandating that certain records be kept as long as 6 years.

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