Broward County Implements Wage Payment Law
In January 2013, Broward County implemented an ordinance that makes it easier for employees to take legal action against their employers for non-payment of earned wages. Under Broward County [...]
Florida Division of Retirement Letters Signal Changes to Interpretation Regarding Use of Tax Revenues to Fund Pensions
Recently, the Florida Division of Retirement (the “Division”) issued letters to the Cities of Naples and Hollywood concerning those Cities’ eligibility for and use of future premium tax revenues [...]
Eleventh Circuit Expands FLSA Protection for Undocumented Workers
On March 6, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion that permits undocumented workers to recover back pay from their employers for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act [...]
First DCA Holds Non-Compete Covenants are Transferable Even Under General Assignment of Rights
In today’s business environment, businesses merge and sever with unprecedented frequency. Because change in business ownership is so common, questions may arise as to what rights and obligations [...]
EEOC Files Title VII Disparate Impact Discrimination Suits Against Two Large U.S. Corporations
On June 11, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had filed two lawsuits against two companies, BMW and Dolgencorp, in which it alleged that the companies [...]
WSH Labor Partner Wins Arbitration for Town of Golden Beach
On June 10, 2013, WSH Partner Brett J. Schneider obtained an arbitration victory for the Town of Golden Beach (the “Town”) in a dispute with the Fraternal Order of Police (“FOP”) over a 2012 [...]
WSH Partner Brett Schneider Elected President-Elect of Human Resource Association of Broward County
WSH Partner Brett J. Schneider has been elected as the President-Elect of the Human Resource Association of Broward County (“HRABC”) for the 2013 year. Prior to his election as President-Elect, [...]
Brett J. Schneider and Raquel Elejabarrieta Win Arbitration For City Of Deerfield Beach
On August 2, the Florida Public Employees Relations Commission issued a Final Order in favor of the City of Deerfield Beach in a claim filed against the City by a former City mechanic alleging [...]
PERC Victory for WSHPC&B Attorneys Brett J. Schneider and Raquel Elejabarrieta
The Florida Public Employees Relations Commission (“PERC”) issued a Final Order yesterday dismissing an International Union of Painters and Allied Trades’ unfair labor [...]
NLRB Changes Procedures to Speed Up Union Elections; Employer-Friendly Organizations Respond With Lawsuit
On December 21, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) published a new Rule that will change the procedures for private sector union representation elections. The Rule, which will take [...]
