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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXI
LABOR
Chapter 447
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
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F.S. 447.208
447.208 Procedure with respect to certain appeals under s. 447.207.
(1) Any person filing an appeal pursuant to subsection (9) of s. 447.207 shall be entitled to a hearing pursuant to subsections (4) and (5) of s. 447.503 and in accordance with chapter 120; however, the hearing shall be conducted within 30 days of the filing of an appeal with the commission, unless an extension of time is granted by the commission for good cause. Discovery may be granted only upon a showing of extraordinary circumstances. A party requesting discovery shall demonstrate a substantial need for the information requested and an inability to obtain relevant information by other means. To the extent that chapter 120 is inconsistent with these provisions, the procedures contained in this section shall govern.
(2) This section does not prohibit any person from representing himself or herself in proceedings before the commission or from being represented by legal counsel or by any individual who qualifies as a representative pursuant to rules promulgated and adopted by the commission.
(3) Any order of the commission issued under this section may include back pay, if applicable, and an amount, to be determined by the commission and paid by the agency, for reasonable attorney’s fees, witness fees, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred during the prosecution of an appeal against an agency in which the commission sustains the employee. In determining the amount of an attorney’s fee, the commission shall consider only the number of hours reasonably spent on the appeal, comparing the number of hours spent on similar cases and the reasonable hourly rate charged in the geographic area for similar appeals, but not including litigation over the amount of the attorney’s fee. This paragraph applies to future and pending cases.
History.s. 84, ch. 86-163; s. 37, ch. 87-238; s. 31, ch. 91-57; s. 2, ch. 91-151; s. 49, ch. 95-228; s. 134, ch. 95-418; s. 153, ch. 97-103; s. 54, ch. 99-399; s. 100, ch. 2000-349; s. 38, ch. 2001-43.

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Amendments to 447.208


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 447.208
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 447.208.



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G. SMITH, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 961 So. 2d 1050 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . See § 447.208(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (2000); see also Bamawo v. . . . Dep’t of Corrs., 785 So.2d 610, 611 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001) (“[Section 447.208(3)(d) ] allows PERC the discretion . . . Finally, the Legislature removed the four criteria found in section 447.208(3)(d). . . . (amending § 447.208, Fla. Stat: (2000)). . . . Further, PERC is no longer restricted to the four criteria once contained in section 447.208(3)(d), Florida . . .

GONZALEZ, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, DIVISION OF FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL,, 237 F. Supp. 2d 1338 (S.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . . § 447.208(3)(d)(l). . . .

A. DOYLE, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION, 794 So. 2d 686 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . PERC’S ERRONEOUS REJECTION OF THE STIPULATION AS TO ATTORNEY’S FEES PERC asserts that section 447.208 . . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes states: Any order of the commission issued pursuant to this subsection . . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes, applies when PERC is called upon to “determine” an amount of . . . Because PERC interpreted section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes, as giving it the responsibility to . . . mistakenly concluded that it had the power to simply reject the present stipulation as contrary to section 447.208 . . .

E. BAMAWO, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 785 So. 2d 610 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . contends that PERC should have mitigated the discipline in its discretionary authority under paragraph 447.208 . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, v. PLUMMER,, 774 So. 2d 945 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . the names of similarly situated employees as related to the mitigation criteria contained in section 447.208 . . . In response to DOT’s appeal, PERC issued an interim order determining that section 447.208(3) is inapplicable . . .

H. GOSS, v. DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,, 771 So. 2d 601 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Under section 447.208(3)(d), Florida Statutes (1997), whether Goss’ dismissal should be reduced to a . . .

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, v. A. DOYLE,, 750 So. 2d 746 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . also affirm PERC’s finding that Doyle is entitled to an award of back pay and benefits under section 447.208 . . . incurred in the administrative proceedings below, to be determined as instructed in the Final Order. § 447.208 . . .

SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION, LOCAL AFL- CIO, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RELATIONS COMMISSION,, 752 So. 2d 569 (Fla. 2000)

. . . Are deputy court clerks, unlike deputy sheriffs, public employees within the contemplation of section 447.208 . . .

A. GASTON, v. DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, 742 So. 2d 517 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . When PERC’s final order was entered, and at all relevant times before that date, section 447.208(3)(e . . . during the prosecution of an appeal against an agency in which the commission sustains the employee. § 447.208 . . . PERC and DOR argue that the amended version of section 447.208(3)(e) applies because the legislature . . . The amendment to section 447.208(3)(e) did not become effective until June 30, 1999. . . . The statutory basis for the award of fees to Gaston’s attorneys is section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes . . .

RAWLS, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RELATIONS COMMISSION, 743 So. 2d 592 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Florida Statutes, section 447.208(3)(d) (1997) sets forth the parameters of PERC’s authority to consider . . . diminished her capacity to perform her duties or which substantially contributed to the violation. § 447.208 . . . employment record in concluding that mitigation was not warranted under the third factor in section 447.208 . . . (3)(d). § 447.208(3)(d)3, Fla. . . .

MATHIS, Jr. v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 726 So. 2d 389 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1995), provides: “Any order of the commission issued pursuant . . .

K. NORDHEIM, v. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION,, 719 So. 2d 1212 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . action against Nordheim for negligence, and that, upon application of the mitigation criteria in section 447.208 . . . that there was no evidence that Nordheim was negligent because the device was disconnected. .Section 447.208 . . .

A. DOYLE, v. DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION,, 713 So. 2d 1040 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . Pursuant to section 447.208, Florida Statutes (1995), PERC is the administrative body charged with hearing . . .

PIPPING, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 700 So. 2d 721 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . which denied appellant, David Pipping, prevailing-party attorney’s fees, authorized pursuant to section 447.208 . . . reversed a PERC order that had denied the award of fees against the employing agency under section 447.208 . . . PERC is authorized to award a reasonable attorney’s fee when “the commission sustains the employee,” § 447.208 . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SECURITY, v. C. JONES,, 660 So. 2d 282 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

. . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes, authorizes PERC to include in its order, inter alia, an amount . . . To the extent that section 59.46, Florida Statutes, may be read in connection with section 447.208(3) . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. S. FORD,, 644 So. 2d 99 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1993), authorizes an award for back pay, attorneys fees and . . . PERC nonetheless awarded back pay, attorney’s fees and costs based on section 447.208(3)(e) by characterizing . . . dismissal and a layoff, as evidenced by section 447.207(8), and chose to exclude layoffs from section 447.208 . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, v. SILVA, 627 So. 2d 612 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . and that Silva had not carried her burden of demonstrating entitlement to mitigation under section 447.208 . . . by PERC, we are unable to say that it amounts to an abuse of the discretion granted PERC by section 447.208 . . .

E. JENKINS, v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 618 So. 2d 749 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . issue is significant, because PERC has authority to invoke less severe penalties than dismissal, see § 447.208 . . .

JIMENEZ, v. PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RELATIONS COMMISSION,, 616 So. 2d 465 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1991), the controlling statute in the present case, permits . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. GORDON,, 590 So. 2d 484 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . See generally, section 447.208(1), Florida Statutes (1989). . . . Section 447.208(3)(d) provides the following: (d) The commission is limited in its discretionary reduction . . . Section 447.208(3)(e) allows that the commission may award back pay "if applicable.” . . . .

QUINN, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 588 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . Section 447.208(3)(e), Florida Statutes (1989) permits the commission to award reasonable attorney’s . . .

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, v. A. STANLEY,, 566 So. 2d 20 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . awards of back pay for the suspension period, attorney’s fees and other expenses pursuant to Section 447.208 . . .

TOMLINSON, v. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES,, 558 So. 2d 62 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . . § 447.208(3)(c), Fla.Stat. (1987). . . .

SOLOMON, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION,, 541 So. 2d 691 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . However, Chapter 86-163, Laws of Florida, created section 447.208(3)(c), Florida Statutes, and transferred . . .

L. WITT, v. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,, 538 So. 2d 1280 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . See section 447.208(3), Florida Statutes. . . . Section 447.208(3)(d), Florida Statutes, establishes the parameters of PERC’s authority to consider mitigation . . .

WILLIAMS, v. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 531 So. 2d 994 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . hearing officer, in the event he found it appropriate, to revisit the issue of mitigation under section 447.208 . . .

A. LAVERY, v. DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY MOTOR VEHICLES,, 523 So. 2d 696 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . (b) this finding was a sufficient basis for FDHSP to terminate Lavery’s employment as a trooper, § 447.208 . . . Webb, 367 So.2d 201, 203 (Fla.1978); § 447.208(3)(d), Fla.Stat. . . .

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, v. E. PROVIN,, 515 So. 2d 302 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . Chapter 86-163, Section 84, Laws of Florida, created Section 447.208, Florida Statutes (Supp.1986); subsection . . .

FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, v. W. BRADLEY,, 510 So. 2d 1122 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

. . . in accordance with chapter 120, see sections 447.503(5)(b), Florida Statutes (1985); 447.207(8) and 447.208 . . .