Ver la versión en español aquí. We are excited to host our Miami Labor & Employment Law Update (half-day) in person this year. Find out more and register below. We are also planning our 2025 Miami Labor & Employment Law Seminar (full-day) for the spring – stay tuned for details! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WEDNESDAY, … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. We are excited to host our Tampa Labor & Employment Law Seminar this year. Our annual seminars draw hundreds of human resource professionals, in-house counsel and senior executives from Florida’s top businesses. And for good reason! No one does events quite like we do – our seminars are not … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. Worker classification just got as complicated as Ross and Rachel’s relationship status on ‘Friends’! Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new rule on how to classify employees and independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Moving forward, the DOL will use a multifactor, … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí This is your reminder — always have counsel review and revise every agreement before offering it to an employee. A number of new decisions and laws have made many standard employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements, and settlement agreements completely unenforceable. Below are a few examples…… Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. In lieu of our annual seminar, we will be hosting a two-part breakfast series in our Miami office. In Part 1, we will analyze rapid changes in employment law and provide suggestions on how to navigate the multiverse of employment problems now facing HR. Stay tuned for details on Part … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. Earlier this week, I returned from a short vacation to find the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against three companies requiring them to invalidate their noncompete agreements with employees. Then yesterday, the FTC rolled out a proposed rule which, if enacted, would turn many state laws on the … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. Wow, it has been a whirlwind past few weeks! It was great to see so many of you at our Labor Seminars in Miami, Tampa and Tallahassee. We hope you were able to gain valuable insight into a wide range of topics of interest and importance to you. If … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. If your company engages with contractors to perform services you may think are completely unrelated to your business at first glance…beware. It will soon be more likely that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) will deem the s employees to be yours. For years, political interests have created a … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí. After a two-year hiatus, we are thrilled to be back in person! This year’s theme is “When Really Bad Things Happen to Really Good Employers…” Our annual seminars draw hundreds of human resource professionals, in-house counsel and senior executives from Florida’s top businesses. And for good reason! No one … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí Employers with more than 250 employees have always been required to report “new hires”. Effective October 1, 2021, however, regardless of how many employees an employer has, all Florida employers need to report new hires, and in addition certain “independent contractors” to the Florida Department of Revenue within 20 … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí Predictably, the pendulum of labor law will swing to the left over the next several years. The first sign was the recent passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (“PRO”) Act by the U.S. House of Representatives. While this law has virtually no chance to pass the Senate … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí The champagne was still flowing in the Alabama locker room on Monday night following their thumping of Ohio State in the College Football National Championship Game when sports media outlets began to publish their “Way Too Early” Top 25 polls for next season. It is a stark reminder that … Continue Reading
Dear Clients and Friends, These words just came out of my mouth, “I have extra toilet paper I can trade for some rice.” Yesterday, I wore gloves, a face mask and carried homemade alcohol wipes in order to go food shopping. How the world has changed in one month! So this will not come as … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí It’s Friday, nearly 5 o’clock and you’re getting ready to go home. A stranger appears at your office waiving a copy of the Florida Public Records Act, demanding to see your company’s records. You explain that “this is a private company and not subject to the Public Records Act”. … Continue Reading
The NFL is a multi-billion dollar bu$ine$$. Peyton Manning won the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos. On top of his $15 million salary, he earned a $2 million bonus. Cam Newton lost the Super Bowl, but don’t feel sorry for him; he signed a 5-year $103.8 million contract. For their Super Bowl appearances, every … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí Did you watch the Democratic presidential debate on October 13, 2015? If so, you heard the candidates make many promises, among them paid family leave. True, we already have the FMLA, but it only requires unpaid leave, it only applies to employers with 50 or more employees, and it … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí A stripper, an intern, and a minor league baseball player walk into a bar . . . Where is this joke going? To court of course; this is a family-friendly legal blog! What do all three have in common – lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act. A group … Continue Reading
Ver la versión en español aquí As I sit here watching professional wrestling with my son, it hits me. Vincent Kennedy McMahon, the Chairman of World Wrestling Entertainment, is a genius. First, Mr. McMahon has kept me interested in staged fights (with predetermined outcomes) for the majority of my life. Second, I marvel at how … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued the following notice regarding E-Verify and the impact of the government shutdown: E-Verify has resumed operations following the federal government shutdown. All E-Verify features and services are now available. The following information addresses questions on how the federal government’s shutdown affected E-Verify and Form I-9. Information For Employers … Continue Reading
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued regulations revising existing regulations under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistant Act of 1974 (VEVRAA) and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These laws prohibit covered federal contractors and subcontractors from discriminating in employment against protected veterans and individuals … Continue Reading
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which has jurisdiction over Florida, recently ruled that DHL was not liable for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for hours worked by independent drivers it had hired through a third-party contractor. In the case, Layton v. DHL Express (USA), Inc., DHL Express (USA) Inc. contracted with a separate … Continue Reading
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently let stand a decision of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) on whether a property owner can bar employees of an onsite contractor from distributing union-related handbills on the property. The case, New York-New York, LLC v. NLRB, has been … Continue Reading
On his first day in office as Florida’s governor, Rick Scott signed Executive Order 11-02, mandating that state agencies under the direction of the governor to use the federal government’s E-Verify system to verify the work authorization and identity of all current employees and new hires. The Executive Order also required that all agencies under … Continue Reading
