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The Tampa Bay Thrives survey found mental health challenges are affecting residents' productivity and attendance at work. But stigma about mental health appears to be decreasing.

The numbers issued by a SBA inspector general are much greater than previous projections and underscore how vulnerable the Paycheck Protection and COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan programs.

The measure would prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID tests or wear masks to enter their facilities.

Private equity firms are seeing opportunities for profit in hospice care, once the domain of nonprofit organizations. The investment companies are transforming the industry — and might be jeopardizing patient care — in the process.

A panel of the 5th District Court of Appeal upheld an Orange County circuit judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit in which bars sought damages for what is known as “inverse condemnation.”

Mask mandates are going away around the country, so shops and restaurants are developing their own policies based on personal choice and risk tolerance.

After Florida and other states fought the plans, the high court stopped a vaccine requirement for employers with more than 100 employees while clearing the way for most health workers to get the shots.

The ruling reverses a lower-court decision that paused the requirement for businesses with 100 or more employees. A motion for an emergency stay has already been filed with the Supreme Court.

Citing the high costs associated with Covid illnesses, a growing number of employers are telling employees who decline to be vaccinated to pay up.

As Florida legislators closed out their special session, one of the votes could lead to the state taking over regulations normally overseen by OSHA.