Labor and Employment

On March 27, Palm Beach Office Managing Director and Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Division, Brett Schneider, presented in the webinar, “What Every Small & Mid-Sized Business [...]

On Friday, March 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). If passed by the U.S. Senate, the Act will have ramifications on [...]

As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreads across the Country, employers are faced with difficult questions regarding their workforces. Here are some of the frequently asked questions that we [...]

Brett Schneider, Chair of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Division, and partner Brooke Ehrlich, co-authored an article for Florida League of Cities’ publication Quality Cities. Their article [...]

Our Palm Beach Managing Director, Brett Schneider, moderated a session at the Florida Public Human Resources Association’s annual conference. This engaging session discussed why employees sue [...]

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 [...]