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Question: I’m allowed to
hire anyone I want to work for me in my contractor
business, even if they aren’t a U.S. citizen,
right?
Answer: Yes, as an
employer you may hire anyone so long as he or she
may legally be employed in the United
States. In order to ensure that persons who
may be legally hired are in fact, those that are
being hired, the Office of Homeland Security
requires all employers to file an I-9 Form.
The purpose of the I-9 Form is to document that
each new employee, whether a U.S. Citizen or
non-citizen, hired after November 6, 1986, is
authorized to work in the United States. The
form must be completed no later than the time of
hire, which is the actual beginning of
employment. ... Read
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| THE POWER OF THE BOARD
As a contractor, the last
thing you want for your business is to have the
board requiring you to make amends to a customer,
via a punishment handed out. As a licensed
professional, you’re subject to some very strict
rules that may lead to some very strict punishment
for violations of those rules. The power the
board holds over your license is found in section
489.129(1), F.S., and provides that the board may
place you on probation or reprimand you, revoke,
suspend, or deny the issuance or renewal of your
certificate or ... Read
more...
SEX AND LAWFUL
WAGE
As an employer, you’ll want
to apprise yourself of chapter 448, Florida
Statutes, which prohibits wage discrimination
based upon sex. Pursuant to section 448.07,
F.S., employers may not discriminate between
employees on the basis of sex by paying lesser
wages for equal work, requiring equal skills,
effort and responsibility and which are performed
under similar working conditions. Read
more...
COURSES THAT MEET YOUR
CILB
CE REQUIREMENTS
14 hours of board-approved continuing education
is required every two years prior to the renewal
period. At least 1 hour must deal with workplace
safety, 1 hour on the subject of worker’s
compensation, 1 hour of business practices, 1 hour
of laws and rules and 1 hour on Florida Building
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