As of January 12, 2021, Palm Beach County’s equal employment ordinance has been amended to cover smaller businesses. Companies in Palm Beach County with between 5 and 14 employees (Federal and State civil rights acts normally cover companies with 15 or more employees) will now have to comply with the County’s equal employment ordinance.
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While it likely will be some time before most working age Floridians can get a COVID19 vaccine, since the roll out has been nothing but chaos, employers should start to thinking about their vaccine plan. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued guidelines for COVID19 vaccines in late December 2020.
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As I previously posted , Florida’s new $15 minimum wage (passed by voters) has to go through a legislative implementation process which may exclude certain businesses or certain employees.
And, I’m already hearing news that small businesses and business lobby groups are pushing back on Amendment 2 due to the COVID19 pandemic. Specifically, businesses are
I recently posted about Florida’s new minimum wage law, passed by voters as Amendment 2 during the November 2020 general election. As I noted in my earlier post, Amendment 2 (which calls for a gradual increase to a $15 minimum wage in Florida) is supposed to begin with an increase to a $10 minimum wage
Florida voters once again showed their approval for a progressive ballot initiative. Florida’s Amendment 2, which proposed a gradual increase of Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, received more than 60% approval by voters and therefore passed on November 3, 2020. Amendment 2 received 60.8% of the vote, which was considerably more than
As of October 1, 2020, the eviction/foreclosure ban in place since April has been lifted by Florida’s Governor. See my post for more.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and overtime claims,
Governor Ron DeSantis has extended his narrowed eviction/foreclosure ban, due to COVID19 for another month. See my post for more.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and overtime claims, discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
Florida finally issues regulations that permit the sale of edible cannabis products. See my post at Fox’s In the Weeds.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and overtime claims, discrimination, harassment, retaliation,
Governor Ron DeSantis has extended, but narrowed, the eviction/foreclosure ban related to COVID-19. See my post for more.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation matters pertaining to wage and overtime claims, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, leave/restraint, and whistle-blower
With dramatic increases in COVID19 cases in Florida, three counties in South Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe) have modified or rolled back their reopening plan. See my post for more.
Dori K. Stibolt is a partner with the law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP. Dori defends and counsels management in labor and employment litigation