# Florida — State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds

For Florida, law category is workers compensation; state threshold is 4 or more; key differences is Officers and LLC members may exempt themselves. Sole proprietors and partners are not required but may opt in. Construction: coverage required with one or more employees. Agriculture: required with six or more employees; coverage / scope is Four or more part- or full-time employees, including corporate officers and LLC members, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** Florida _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law category:** workers compensation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State threshold:** 4 or more _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Key differences:** Officers and LLC members may exempt themselves. Sole proprietors and partners are not required but may opt in. Construction: coverage required with one or more employees. Agriculture: required with six or more employees. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Coverage / scope:** Four or more part- or full-time employees, including corporate officers and LLC members. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Florida | 4 or more | Four or more part- or full-time employees, including corporate officers and LLC members. | Officers and LLC members may exempt themselves. Sole proprietors and partners are not required but may opt in. Construction: coverage required with one or more employees. Agriculture: required with six or more employees.

## Source

- https://www.workcompone.com/blog/minimum-number-of-employees-for-workers-comp-in-every-u-s-state/

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
Part of [State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-employment-law-headcount-triggers/).