Employment Law Update
Employers need to be aware of a new tool in the plaintiff’s employment lawyer’s arsenal: the Florida Minimum Wage Law (FMWL). Although Florida voters passed the law in 2004 as an amendment to Florida’s...
View ArticleEmpoyment Law Update: FMLA Protections
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule implementing two important expansions of FMLA protections. In 2008 the FMLA was amended to provide employees with family members serving in the Armed...
View ArticleEmployee Medical Leave Requests: Balancing the FMLA and ADA
When employees request a leave of absence due to medical issues, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) requires covered employers, those with 50 or more employees, to provide employees twelve weeks...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Labor Finalizes Rules On Employment of Veterans and...
Employers with Federal Government contracts are affected by the final rule proposed by the USDOL. On September 24th the USDOL published two final rules in the Federal Register aimed at increasing...
View ArticleCRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS
In 2012, the EEOC issued guidance to employers regarding the use of criminal background checks as a pre-employment screening process. link The Agency believed that the use of criminal background check...
View ArticleEEOC Extends Workplace Protection for Sexual Orientation
On the heels of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark same-sex marriage decision, the EEOC has issued a decision of its own that could help extend workplace protections for the LGBT community. On July, 15,...
View ArticleNew Overtime Rules Have Far-Reaching Effects
This week the Obama Administration released a final rule, effective December 1, 2016, which significantly raises the salary threshold for workers to qualify for overtime. Previously, many employees who...
View ArticleThe New I-9 Form And Increased Employer Fines For Violations
On November 14, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) released a new I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form. (All employers are required to complete an I-9 Form...
View ArticleSelected Highlights of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (March...
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. Here are some highlights of the Act for employers: FFCRA takes effect: April 1, 2020 three major...
View ArticleEmployees Can’t be Fired for Being Homosexual or Transgender
It is now a violation of federal law for an employer to fire an employee because the employee is homosexual or transgender. The United States Supreme Court, issued its ruling, in a 6 to 3 decision, on...
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