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Governor DeSantis recently signed Senate Bill 44, which revises sections 934.50 and 330.41, Florida Statutes. Prior to these revisions, the law generally prohibited authorities from using drones [...]

In a world where small minority businesses are chronically underserved with regards to economic development due to socio-economic community issues, getting certified to do local government [...]

As we turn the calendar to 2021, employers continue to face a wide array of issues related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Below are some of the recent topics and questions that have come to our [...]

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently issued a proposed regulation to revise Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations to clarify the independent contractor test the DOL uses for [...]

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that Title VII’s protections from discrimination on the basis of sex extend to sexual orientation and gender identity.  This [...]

In the wake of government-mandated shutdowns due to COVID-19, a common inverse condemnation question keeps coming up:  can the impact on private property rights caused by a shutdown result in a [...]

In its recent decision, Florida Highway Patrol v. Jackson,[1] the Florida Supreme Court struck an important judicial blow to protect governmental entities and their employees who invoke their [...]

In recent years, the term “eminent domain” has become taboo. So announcing that you are an attorney that specializes in eminent domain (and who, sometimes, represents governments [shudder]) is [...]

Since voters approved the Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative known as Amendment 2, many cities are confronted with new questions concerning whether and to what extent they can [...]