Department of Labor & Employment Security, Division of Labor v. Florida Home Builders Ass'n

McCORD, Judge.

This appeal is from a final order of the Division of Administrative Hearings finding appellant’s Rule 8C-16.05(2)(e) 2 and 5 to be an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority. Upon our initial consideration of this appeal, we did not reach the merits but reversed the hearing officer’s ruling that appellees had standing to challenge the rule. Dept. of Labor, etc. v. Fla. Home Builders, 392 So.2d 21 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). We then certified the question to the Supreme Court of Florida as one of great public importance, and the Supreme Court reversed, ruling that appellees…