1 month ago
On March 7, 2019, the Department of Labor announced a new proposed rule that would extend eligibility for overtime pay to approximately 1.1 million additional workers. The proposed rule would require overtime pay for all employees earning less than $35,308 per year. Employees who earn more than this threshold amount can still qualify for overtime exemptions if their job duties primarily involve executive, administrative, or professional functions, often called the “white-collar” exemptions. Unless exempt, employees covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act must receive at least one and one-half times their regular hourly pay rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.
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Categories: Labor and Employment
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Labor Law Attorneys, South Florida Labor Law Attorneys
2 months ago
On February 6, 2019, Florida's newly constituted Supreme Court chose not to hear Miami Beach's appeal of the Third District Court of Appeal’s decision striking down the City's implementation of a higher minimum wage.
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Categories: Labor and Employment
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Labor Law Attorneys
1 year ago
On February 28, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a new initiative to combat sexual harassment in the public sector. The initiative is specifically focused on State and local government employers. The initiative will include an increase in enforcement actions, such as lawsuits against public sector employers, with a focus on sexual harassment. For example, the DOJ announced a new lawsuit it is filing against the City of Houston Fire Department alleging that it discriminated against two female firefighters on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII when it allowed them to be subjected to sexual harassment in the workplace.
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Categories: Labor and Employment, Community Outreach
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Labor Law Attorneys
1 year ago
On December 12, 2017, Governor Rick Scott issued an executive order requiring state agencies to provide sexual harassment training to all new employees and supervisors and to adopt detailed procedures for investigating and resolving complaints of sexual harassment. The goal of the order is to encourage reporting of harassment and help prevent further harassment or retaliation against victims of harassment. In issuing the order, Governor Scott seeks to work toward the eradication of sexual harassment and misconduct in state government.
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Categories: Labor and Employment, Local Government
Tags: Special Counsel to Local Government, Fort Lauderdale Labor Law Attorneys
2 years ago
In the aftermath of natural disasters such as Hurricane Irma, local governments may be eligible to receive reimbursement for labor costs directly related to a natural disaster under the Public Assistance (PA) Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In general, FEMA reimbursement of labor costs is available where the labor costs were necessary and reasonable to properly address the disaster. This is a multi-faceted analysis involving, among other items, FEMA’s review of local and national labor data, the specific circumstances of the employer at the time and employer documentation. In order to be eligible for reimbursement of labor costs, local governments must, at a minimum, have a written policy that was implemented prior to the natural disaster for which the employer seeks reimbursement of labor costs. Additionally, to be eligible for reimbursement, the employer’s policy should, at a minimum:
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Categories: Labor and Employment
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Employment Law Attorneys, Miami Employment Law Attorneys
2 years ago
On June 23, 2017, Governor Scott signed legislation aimed at implementing Amendment 2: Florida’s constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in the state. Senate Bill 8A (“SB 8A”) is poised to expand the use of medical marijuana that was previously enacted by the Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014 (“Charlotte’s Web”).
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Categories: Land Use & Zoning (Public), Labor and Employment
Tags: Municipal Government
2 years ago
On May 11th, Member and Chair of the Firm's Labor & Employment Group, Brett Schneider presented at Human Resource Association of Broward County's Legal Seminar. Brett presentation was called, “Overcoming the Haze of Medical Marijuana in Florida". In addition, the Firm was proud to sponsor the event.
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Categories: Labor and Employment, Community Outreach
Tags: Event
2 years ago
Member & Chair of the firm's Public Land Use Department Susan Trevarthen and Labor & Employment Partner Alison Smith spoke on Medical Marijuana Issues Affecting Local Government Including Land Use And Labor Issues at the Florida City and County Management Association's regional training in Sanford, Florida on March 24, 2017.
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Categories: Land Use & Zoning (Public), Labor and Employment, Community Outreach
Tags: Event
2 years ago
Labor & Employment Partner Alison Smith, spoke at Barry University on February 20th. Alison spoke on various labor and employment topics including diversity in the workplace, talent acquisition, performance management, among other interesting and important topics.
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Categories: Labor and Employment, Community Outreach
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Employment Law Attorneys, Miami Employment Law Attorneys
