Labor

Florida lawmakers passed a heavily debated bill to preempt local governments from regulating wages and heat-exposure protections for workers.

A toned-down but still controversial proposal to loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-old teens is headed to Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Florida Legislature passed a bill that would prevent strippers under age 21 from working in adult-entertainment establishments.

The Senate as soon as Thursday could send back to the House a controversial bill that would loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds.

Bay area lawyer Shelley Reback, who hosts the Wednesday edition of WMNF Tampa’s “Midpoint” public affairs program has the wheel for this week’s installment of The Skinny. In the spirit of International Women’s Day—when femme-centric...

Anti-vaccine Florida surgeon-general politically defies science and the Center for Disease Control. Florida reels from a new outbreak of measles while the surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, face calls to be fired. His anti vaccine stance...

A controversial proposal to loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds is ready to go to the full Senate after changes.

Listen: A bill adding more regulations to unions passed through a state House committee. The bill would make it more difficult for all workers, especially teachers, to join unions. The bill requires union members to...

On Tuesday, flight attendants protested at airports across the country for better pay. WMNF's Chris Young reports from Tampa.

Host Patró Mabíli sheds light on Community Speaks. The 1948 order desegregating the U.S. armed forces started a momentum of desegregation culminating in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Also, hope for compensation justice for...

Analysts from the Florida Policy Institute join us to talk about the 2024 State budget and the latest pending legislation on child labor, education, criminal justice, and immigration policies. Find out what the legislature...

A controversial measure that would loosen work restrictions for 16- and 17-year-olds was approved Thursday by the Florida House.