The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 92
WITNESSES, RECORDS, AND DOCUMENTS

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F.S. 92.57

92.57 Termination of employment of witness prohibited.—A person who testifies in a judicial proceeding in response to a subpoena may not be dismissed from employment because of the nature of the person’s testimony or because of absences from employment resulting from compliance with the subpoena. In any civil action arising out of a violation of this section, the court may award attorney’s fees and punitive damages to the person unlawfully dismissed, in addition to actual damages suffered by such person.

History.—s. 1, ch. 90-185.

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Amendments to 92.57

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 92.57

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 92.57.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ASHWORTH, v. GLADES COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,, 379 F. Supp. 3d 1244 (M.D. Fla. 2019)

. . . Doc. 2), Plaintiff also brings a claim in Count II for "Unlawful Retaliation in Violation of Section 92.57 . . .

UNITED STATES v. J. JEFFERSON,, 594 F. Supp. 2d 655 (E.D. Va. 2009)

. . . . §§ 92.57-92.58. . . .

MORELAND, v. MIAMI- DADE COUNTY,, 255 F. Supp. 2d 1304 (S.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . Count X is a claim alleging that the County violated Florida Statutes Chapter 92.57 by retaliating against . . .

MACLEAN, v. CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG,, 194 F. Supp. 2d 1290 (M.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . Pension Board hearing was not a “judicial proceeding” for the purposes of Florida Statutes, Section 92.57 . . . Florida Statutes Section 92.57 Section 92.57 provides: A person who testifies in a judicial proceeding . . . Stat. § 92.57. . . . Therefore, Plaintiff cannot assert a cause of action under Section 92.57, and Defendant is entitled to . . .

WIGGINS, v. SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT CORPORATION,, 629 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . Section 92.57, “Termination of employment of witnesses prohibited.-” provides: A person who testifies . . . Under the plain language of section 92.57, appellant is not entitled to relief. . . . This simple procedural tactic • would have afforded her section 92.57 protection. . . . . As such, section 92.57 takes a step in the right direction. . . . . Appellant claims that section 92.57 repudiates this court's decision in Jarvinen v. . . .

Y. BIDON, v. DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, FLORIDA REAL ESTATE COMMISSION,, 596 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 1992)

. . . , in addition thereto, punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees for violation of this act”); § 92.57 . . .

WESCH, v. HUNT,, 785 F. Supp. 1491 (S.D. Ala. 1992)

. . . 23.30% 0.35% 470 107 0.58% 0.13% Montgomery County CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY CENTER 7,177 6,644 100.00% 92.57% . . .

In MILAN STEEL FABRICATORS, INC., 113 B.R. 364 (Bankr. N.D. Ohio 1990)

. . . amended claim for interest in respect of the 1986 FUTA tax and the IRS’s priority claim in the amount of $92.57 . . .