Labor and Employment

The Firm is proud to announce that 11 attorneys have been named to the 2024 Super Lawyers list, while 4 attorneys have been recognized as 2024 Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes distinguished [...]

On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor published its Final Rule raising the salary thresholds for certain overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standard Act (“FLSA”). The Rule applies [...]

The Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued its Final Rule defining what it means to be an “independent contractor” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The Final Rule goes into [...]

The WSHC+B Labor & Employment group, led by Lindsay Massillon and supported by Erica Hausdorff, has delivered a legal victory for the City of Naples. On November 9, Twentieth Judicial Circuit [...]

Beginning on June 27, 2023, employers with 15 or more employees will be required to comply with the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), a new federal law.  The PWFA requires covered employers [...]

On May 17, 2023, Governor DeSantis approved and signed House Bill 1521 (“HB 1521”), which creates several new requirements for certain covered entities relating to restrooms and changing [...]

Effective April 28, 2023, the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (“PUMP Act”) went into full effect. The PUMP Act applies to all employers that are covered under the [...]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently released a technical assistance document titled “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used [...]