Description
Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Poster – Bilingual
Help satisfy Florida human trafficking awareness posting requirements with the Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Poster. Florida requires specified licensed healthcare professionals to display a human trafficking awareness sign in a conspicuous workplace location accessible to employees.
Poster Specifications
- Size: 11"W x 17"H
- Orientation: Portrait
- Language: Bilingual – English and Spanish
- Format: Full-color Florida Human Trafficking Awareness notice
- Finish: Completely laminated with high-quality laminate
- Hotline: Florida Human Trafficking Hotline – 1-855-FLA-SAFE
- Requirement: Florida Statutes § 456.0341
Who Must Post the Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Sign?
Florida requires specified licensed or certified healthcare professionals to display the Human Trafficking Awareness sign at their place of work.
Covered professions include:
- Acupuncture
- Medicine
- Osteopathic Medicine
- Chiropractic Medicine
- Podiatric Medicine
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Dentistry
- Nursing Home Administration
- Occupational Therapy
- Respiratory Care
- Dietetics and Nutrition Practice
- Massage Therapy
- Physical Therapy Practice
Where Must the Florida Human Trafficking Poster Be Displayed?
The required Human Trafficking Awareness sign must be displayed in a conspicuous place at the healthcare professional's place of work that is accessible to employees.
Employers and licensed healthcare professionals should select a location where employees can readily see and read the notice.
Appropriate locations can include:
- Employee break rooms
- Employee bulletin boards
- Staff areas
- Employee entrances
- Administrative areas
- Other conspicuous locations accessible to employees
What Size Must the Florida Human Trafficking Sign Be?
Florida law requires the healthcare Human Trafficking Awareness sign to be at least 11 inches by 15 inches.
The required language must be printed in a clearly legible font of at least 32-point type.
This Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Poster measures 11"W x 17"H, exceeding the minimum overall poster dimensions established by Florida law.
Must the Florida Human Trafficking Sign Be Bilingual?
Yes. Florida requires the healthcare Human Trafficking Awareness sign to contain the required information in both English and Spanish.
This poster is bilingual, providing the required human trafficking awareness information in both languages on one notice.
What Information Is Included on the Poster?
The Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Poster informs employees that assistance is available to individuals who are being forced to engage in activities and are unable to leave.
The notice identifies examples of potential trafficking situations and provides information for contacting the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline at 1-855-FLA-SAFE to obtain help and services.
The notice also explains that victims of slavery and human trafficking are protected under United States and Florida law.
Florida Human Trafficking Hotline
Florida updated the required human trafficking awareness notice to use the Florida Human Trafficking Hotline – 1-855-FLA-SAFE (1-855-352-7233).
Healthcare professionals should ensure that the notice displayed at their workplace contains the current Florida hotline information rather than an outdated hotline number.
Human Trafficking Continuing Education Requirements
Florida's human trafficking requirements for covered healthcare professionals also include a human trafficking continuing education requirement.
Covered licensees or certificateholders were required to complete a board-approved or department-approved one-hour course addressing:
- Sex trafficking
- Labor trafficking
- Identifying individuals who may be victims of human trafficking
- Reporting suspected human trafficking
- Resources available to victims
The workplace poster requirement and the continuing education requirement are separate obligations.
Florida Massage Establishments
Florida massage establishments have additional human trafficking requirements beyond displaying the Human Trafficking Awareness sign.
Massage establishments must implement procedures for reporting suspected human trafficking and display a separate notice outlining the relevant provisions of those reporting procedures in a conspicuous location accessible to employees.
The reporting procedure can include information for contacting the appropriate human trafficking hotline or local law enforcement and any additional procedures the establishment requires employees to follow when human trafficking is suspected.
Does This Poster Replace the Massage Establishment Reporting Procedure Sign?
No. A massage establishment subject to Florida's separate reporting procedure requirements should not treat the general Human Trafficking Awareness Poster as a substitute for its required establishment-specific reporting procedure notice.
Massage establishments should review all applicable Florida Department of Health and Board of Massage Therapy requirements.
Other Florida Human Trafficking Posting Requirements
Florida law also requires human trafficking public awareness signs at certain establishments and public facilities outside the healthcare-professional requirement.
Depending on the establishment, separate Florida human trafficking posting requirements can apply to locations such as:
- Rest areas
- Turnpike service plazas
- Weigh stations
- Primary airports
- Passenger rail stations
- Welcome centers
- Emergency rooms at general acute care hospitals
- Strip clubs and other adult entertainment establishments
- Certain businesses providing massage or bodywork services
Businesses should determine which Florida human trafficking statute applies to their particular establishment because size, placement, and other posting requirements can differ.
Is the Florida Human Trafficking Awareness Poster Required?
Yes, for healthcare professionals covered by Florida Statutes § 456.0341. Covered licensees and certificateholders must display the required Human Trafficking Awareness sign in a conspicuous place at their place of work that is accessible to employees.
The sign must satisfy Florida's requirements concerning size, type size, required language, English and Spanish content, and current hotline information.
Keep the Florida Human Trafficking Poster Current
Florida has updated its Human Trafficking Awareness sign requirements, including the hotline information that must appear on the notice.
Covered healthcare professionals should ensure that the sign displayed at their workplace contains the current 1-855-FLA-SAFE hotline information and otherwise satisfies current Florida requirements.
Florida Workplace Compliance Resources
Labor Law Compliance Center provides Florida employers and healthcare professionals with state and federal labor law posters, human trafficking notices, specialty workplace postings, and compliance resources. Visit our Florida Labor Law Posters page for additional Florida workplace posting requirements and compliance products.
