Employers in the nation’s third largest state have a lot of new employment law items to consider this fall. Following is a summary of some of the more significant items affecting those with workers in the Sunshine State.
Florida’s newest employment law, effective October 1, 2021, requires Florida employers to report newly retained independent contractors in the same manner as they report new employees to the Florida Department of Revenue’s State Directory of New Hires.
The law requires a service recipient to report to the Department any newly engaged, non-employee to whom the service recipient pays more than $600 in a calendar year for services performed by the individual in the course of the service recipient’s trade or business. Fortunately, this does not mean that the average homeowner will need to start reporting their plumber or housekeeper, but the average business owner must. Previously, the law only required that employers report newly hired employees to the Department, while reporting independent contractors was optional.
To comply with the law, employers must report the following: the independent contractor’s name; address; Social Security number (or other identifying number assigned under Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code); the date services for payment were first performed by the individual; and the name, address, and employer identification number of the service recipient.
The information must be submitted on...
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