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Publication #FE389

2003 Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers: List of Acronyms1

Leo C. Polopolus, Michael T. Olexa, Fritz Roka, and Carol Fountain 2

  • ADA -- Americans With Disabilities Act

  • ADEA -- Age Discrimination in Employment Act

  • CDL -- Commercial Driver's License

  • CMV -- Commercial Motor Vehicle

  • DEP -- Department of Environmental Protection

  • DOL -- Department of Labor

  • DOT -- Department of Transportation

  • EAO -- Employees Assistance and Ombudsman

  • EEOC -- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  • EHS -- Extremely Hazardous Substances

  • EPA -- Environmental Protection Agency

  • ETA -- Employment and Training Administration

  • FDACS -- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

  • FFVA -- Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association

  • FIFRA -- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

  • FLC -- Farm Labor Contractor

  • FLSA -- Fair Labor Standards Act

  • FMLA -- Family and Medical Leave Act

  • GED -- General Education Diploma

  • ID -- Identification

  • INS -- Immigration and Naturalization Service

  • IRCA -- Immigration Control and Reform Act

  • IRS -- Internal Revenue Service

  • MRO -- Medical Review Officer

  • MSDS -- Material Safety Data Sheet

  • MSPA -- Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

  • OSHA -- Occupational Safety and Health Act

  • PTO -- Power Take-Off

  • REI -- Restricted Entry Interval

  • RQ -- Reportable Quantity

  • TJTC -- Targeted Jobs Tax Credit

  • TPQ -- Threshold Planning Quantity

  • UC -- Unemployment Compensation

  • USDL -- United States Department of Labor

  • WARN -- Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification

  • WC -- Workers' Compensation

  • WOTC -- Work Opportunity Tax Credit

  • WPS -- Worker Protection Standard

Footnotes

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This is EDIS document FE389, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published July 2003. This information is included in Circular 1200, Handbook of Employment Regulations Affecting Florida Farm Employers and Workers. First published February 1992 as Circular 1043. Revised December 2002 as Circular 1200. Please visit the EDIS website at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

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Leo C. Polopolus, Professor Emeritus, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Michael T. Olexa, Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Fritz Roka, Associate Professor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Immokalee, FL; and Carol Fountain, Assistant Editor, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

This document is designed to provide accurate, current, and authoritative information on the subject. However, since the laws, administrative rulings, and court decisions on which it is based are subject to constant revision, portions of this publication could become outdated at any time. This publication is distributed with the understanding that the authors are not engaged in rendering legal or other professional advice, and the information contained herein should not be regarded as a substitute for professional advice. For these reasons, the utilization of these materials by any person constitutes an agreement to hold harmless the authors, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, and the University of Florida for any liability claims, damages, or expenses that may be incurred by any person as a result of reference to or reliance on the information contained in this publication.

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