Florida Statute 447.17 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR

Chapter 447
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS

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F.S. 447.17

447.17 Civil remedy; injunctive relief.—

(1) Any person who may be denied employment or discriminated against in his or her employment on account of membership or nonmembership in any labor union or labor organization shall be entitled to recover from the discriminating employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association, acting separately or in concert, in the courts of this state, such damages as he or she may have sustained and the costs of suit, including reasonable attorney’s fees. If such employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association acted willfully and with malice or reckless indifference to the rights of others, punitive damages may be assessed against such employer, other person, firm, corporation, labor union, labor organization, or association.

(2) Any person sustaining injury as a result of any violation or threatened violation of the provisions of this section shall be entitled to injunctive relief against any and all violators or persons threatening violation.

(3) The remedy and relief provided for by this section shall not be available to public employees as defined in part II of this chapter.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-100; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 4, ch. 77-343; s. 151, ch. 97-103.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 447.17

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 447.17.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 447.17

Total Results: 5

SHERIFF OF BROWARD COUNTY v. Stanley

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 50 So. 3d 640

Snippet: Southwest Florida because a separate statute, section 447.17, Florida Statutes, provides a remedy to individuals…employees as defined in [Chapter 447, Part II.] § 447.17, Fla. Stat. The existence of this separate remedy

Hartley v. Ocean Reef Club, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-10-01T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 476 So. 2d 1327

Snippet: origin, age, handicap or marital status). See also § 447.17, Fla. Stat. (1983) (action for discrimination based

Truckdrivers, Warehousemen & Helpers, Local No. 512 v. Cadle

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1978-06-16T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 360 So. 2d 435

Snippet: services incident to this appeal is granted. (See F.S. 447.17 and F.S. 59.46.) We therefore remand to the trial

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1975-04-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: the affected agency or officers concerned and s. 447.017, F.S., of the new Collective Bargaining Act. [N.L.R.B

Tidwell v. Witherspoon

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1881-06-15T00:00:02-07:52:58

Citation: 18 Fla. 282

Snippet: terms. 29 Cal., 422; 1 Johns. Chy., 537; 29 Mo., 447; 17 Ala., 339; 1 Cowen, 42; 10 Fla., 326; 11 Mo., 438