by Florida NOW
Proposed Rule Would Strip Overtime and Minimum Wage Protections from Over 1.5 Million Workers—More Than 80% Women
Orlando, FL – The Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) strongly condemns the Trump Department of Labor’s proposed rule to roll back basic wage protections for home care workers, a move that would slash pay for more than 1.5 million workers nationwide—overwhelmingly women, and disproportionately women of color.
by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: August 30, 2025
President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) president@flnow.org
Orlando, FL – In the wake of the horrific August 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School in Minneapolis—where two children, ages 8 and 10, were killed and at least 17 others injured, most of them children. FL NOW is calling for immediate, comprehensive gun control legislation at both the state and federal levels.
by Florida NOW
For Immediate Release: August 23, 2025 by President Julie Kent, Florida National Organization for Women (FL NOW) president@flnow.org
FL NOW Denounces Overnight Removal of Rainbow Walkways Across Florida
Orlando, FL — In a sweeping and deeply disturbing move, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), under directives aligned with the Trump administration’s SAFER ROADS initiative, has painted over rainbow crosswalks across the state—including the memorial walkway outside the Pulse nightclub, where 49 lives were taken in one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.