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What you need to know about Florida today
› A Florida company wrongly refused $1,200 sick pay to a worker with COVID-19, Labor says
A Panama City landscaping company violated the Family First Coronavirus Response Act’s sick leave portion by refusing to give a COVID-19 positive employee paid sick leave, the U.S. Department of Labor announced.
› Sarasota Medieval Fair moving to Manatee County
The Sarasota Medieval Fair is leaving Sarasota. After being held for 15 years in the Ringling Woods behind the Sarasota Fairgrounds, the annual autumn event has found a permanent home at the newly named “Woods of Mallaranny.”
› Osceola County’s vacation rentals slowly rebounding, Experience Kissimmee leader says
Osceola County’s luxury vacation rental industry has rebounded to about 60% average occupancy after the coronavirus pandemic abruptly canceled people’s plans earlier this year, Experience Kissimmee’s CEO DT Minich says. “We have seen a steady increase in recovery. We’re still nowhere near where we would have been a year ago in terms of occupancy and economic impact,” Minich said Tuesday during a virtual news conference held by Experience Kissimmee.
› Brightline to build rail underpass in Cocoa beneath the Beachline Expressway, near U.S. 1
Brightline's new precast underpass — comprised of two concrete segments measuring 126 feet and 146 feet long, respectively — houses a 42-foot-tall opening beneath Goldenrod Road. Enormous hydraulic jacks pushed both 3,000-ton segments beneath the street last month. Installation took 10 days.
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