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UPDATE: North Carolina High School NIL Issue Heads to Court Posted on: August 26, 2024 In: Sports Law Read more »
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Implementation of Florida’s STOP WOKE Act Permanently Blocked Posted on: August 21, 2024 In: Labor & Employment Read more »
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A New Frontier: Understanding Florida’s New NIL Policy for High School Athletes Posted on: June 17, 2024 In: Sports Law Read more »
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City of Gainesville Becomes First Florida City to Pass Ordinance Limiting Private Employers’ Use of Criminal Histories in Hiring, Employment Posted on: January 11, 2023 In: Labor & EmploymentOn December 22, 2022, the City of Gainesville, Florida passed the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance (Ordinance No. 2022-617). The ordinance prohibits employers with 15 or more employees from asking any questions regarding an applicant’s criminal history in the application process.
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Absent Investigation, Florida Private Sector Whistleblower Act “Retaliation” Claim Requires Actual Violation of Law, Rule, or Regulation Posted on: April 12, 2022 In: Labor & EmploymentThe Florida Private Sector Whistleblower Act prohibits retaliatory action by private employers as against employees who provide information to, testify, or otherwise participate in an investigation before an appropriate governmental agency as to an employer’s legal violation. However, a Florida federal court recently granted summary judgment in favor of an employer in such an action because the employee failed to prove an actual legal violation.
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Florida Governor Signs COVID-19 Liability Shield Posted on: April 20, 2021 In: Labor & EmploymentOn March 29, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Statute 768.38, granting significant protections to business entities, educational institutions, governmental entities, and religious institutions from claims related to COVID-19 if they made a good faith effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The new law aims to dissuade the filing of meritless claims for damages allegedly due to COVID-19 exposure in a few key ways.
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Florida Raises State Minimum Wage By a Dime Posted on: October 23, 2019 In: Labor & EmploymentFlorida recently announced the new minimum wage for overtime eligible workers in the state. Each year on September 30 The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity adjusts the state’s minimum wage based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for the South Region of the United States. The new minimum wage becomes effective on January 1, 2020.
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