Judge OKs Florida guns-at-work law
July 31, 2008 by Sam NarisiPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views, State and local law
A federal court recently looked at Florida’s controversial law granting employees the right to keep guns in workplace parking lots.
The ruling: For the most part, the law will stand.
U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle took up the case after business groups challenged the rule. When testimony began in June, he called the law “stupid.”
Nonetheless, he upheld the provision allowing employees to keep legally-owned guns locked in their cars at work.
However, he ruled that companies were free to keep customers and other visitors from bringing firearms onto their property.
The parties have until August 19 to appeal. We’ll keep you posted.
Tags: Florida, guns, parking lot
August 7th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
What happens (and I can see it clearly) when a disgruntled employee decides to use the gun to knock off a few employees? A BIG company lawsuit for allowing the firearms.
August 8th, 2008 at 8:48 am
I have been involved in many difficult terminations. In some situations, I have been threatened and other employees have been threatened. In one situation recently, an employee stated that if he had a gun he would kill that guy. This person had been arrested in years past for threateneing other employees. I am convinced that if he had a gun in his car, he would not have hesitated in using it. In my opinion, guns (legal or otherwise) have no place in the workplace.