Labor and Employment

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal recently ruled that Sheriff’s deputies are not entitled to compensation for time spent donning and doffing their equipment or driving to work in their marked [...]

As many of you know, new regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor which would have raised the salary threshold for overtime pay from just around $24,000 to $47,476 per year (i.e., cause [...]