Recently, Florida Governor, Ronald DeSantis, signed into law new restrictions on employee vaccine mandates for COVID19. See my alert for more information.
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Continue Reading New Florida Law Conflicts with Federal OSHA Rule on COVID19 Vaccine Mandates
In Florida, a party opposing enforcement of a non-compete agreement may raise as a defense that the employer, or other enforcing party, no longer continues in the same business. Florida
Continue Reading Florida Noncompetes: The Cessation of Business Defense
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
Continue Reading Palm Beach County Expands Coverage of its Equal Employment Ordinance
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
Continue Reading EEOC Issues COVID19 Vaccine Guidance
I was listening to NPR this morning, and they had a news story about more and more employers telling smokers that they “need not apply.” These nicotine based employment hiring
Continue Reading Can Employers in Florida Discriminate Against Smokers?
Pleased to announce that Fox Rothschild has published a “National Survey on Marijuana in the Workplace and Drug Testing Laws,” this state-by-state guide will help businesses navigate complex
Continue Reading Fox Rothschild Publishes National Survey on “Medical Marijuana in the Workplace”
I’ve posted before here on the Oregon wedding cake case (not to be confused with the Colorado wedding cake case that went to the Supreme Court).
Now comes recent news
Continue Reading $135,000 Fine Upheld Against Oregon Bakers Who Refused to Bake Cake for Same-Sex Couple
Hurricane Irma did a number on South Florida and the Keys and while many people have no power and damage (myself included), we are all getting back to work. Over
Continue Reading Time to Get Back To Work After Hurricane Irma – Part I
See my post over on Fox’s In the Weeds, regarding the Florida Legislature’s failure to pass regulations implementing Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
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See my post over on Fox’s In the Weeds, regarding the Florida Senate passing its version of regulations for Amendment 2 (medical marijuana).
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Continue Reading Florida Senate Passes its Version of Medical Marijuana