{"id":2931,"date":"2026-10-23T05:09:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kewlegal.com\/resources\/florida-employee-problems-business-owner-guide\/layoffs-reduction-in-force-employer-counsel-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:41:06","slug":"layoffs-reduction-in-force-employer-counsel-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kewlegal.com\/resources\/florida-employee-problems-business-owner-guide\/layoffs-reduction-in-force-employer-counsel-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do Layoffs Legally: Florida Employer Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Plan Your Layoffs Carefully, Before You Act<\/h1>

KEW Legal advises Florida employers on reductions in force, documentation, and the employment issues that come with letting people go. Our attorneys focus on helping business owners reduce staff with less legal risk.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 23, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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Layoff decisions involve several questions, and a business owner may want to review them with counsel before acting. Most of the risk is set before anyone hears the news. This guide covers how to do layoffs legally in Florida as an employer. KEW Legal acts as outside general counsel for businesses in Miami-Dade and South Florida, and our team reviews reduction-in-force plans before notices go out. Kristina E. Wilson is the responsible lawyer for this page.<\/p>\n

What a Layoff or Reduction in Force Involves, and Who This Is For<\/h2>\n

A reduction in force is an employer’s decision to eliminate positions for business reasons. It is different from firing one person for performance or conduct.<\/p>\n

Owners, executives, and HR leads at private employers use this review when they plan cuts in Miami-Dade, Broward County, and the rest of South Florida. The real exposure usually sits in the decisions and paperwork made before the announcement.<\/p>\n

Florida’s main discrimination law covers employers with 15 or more employees for each working day in 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year. Fla. Stat. \u00a7 448.101<\/a> defines an employer under the state whistle-blower law as any private individual, firm, partnership, institution, corporation, or association that employs ten or more persons. It changes which rules apply.<\/p>\n

Layoff decisions can raise questions beyond the paperwork, so reviewing them with counsel before acting may help.<\/p>\n\n

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What Employer Counsel Reviews Before Any Notice Goes Out<\/h2>\n

Before any notice goes out, counsel checks the reason, the selection method, and the records behind both. Each item below is a checkpoint.<\/p>\n