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Casualty Litigation

Incentivizing Customers In States Banning Vaccine Passports

Businesses across the nation are implementing measures to ensure that their customers have been vaccinated....

Casualty Litigation

Florida Legislation Bans Businesses from Requiring COVID-19 Vaccine “Passports”

On May 3, 2021, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that would...

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Governor’s Executive Order Halts Businesses From Requiring Vaccine Passports

With the state shifting into a new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida businesses may...

Education

SCOTUS 8-1: Student Has Standing in First Amendment Case Against College

In Uzuegbunam v. Preczewski, 592 U.S. ___ (2021), the United States Supreme Court held that...

Education

Florida Supreme Court Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Events

In Barnett v. State Department of Financial Services, No. SC19-87, ––– So.3d ––––, 2020 WL...

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Class Actions

Class Actions Against Higher Education for Tuition Refunds Trending After Classes go Virtual

In an effort to balance safety with education amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many colleges...

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Employment and Labor

DOL Issues Bulletin: Temporary Non-Enforcement Period Applicable to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

On March 24, 2020, the Department of Labor published Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2020-1 in...

Employment and Labor

Coronavirus Q&A: A Legal Resource Guide for Employers

Prepared by the Employment Practice Group as part of the RumbergerKirk COVID-19 Task Force Guidance...

Employment and Labor

A Win for Cannabis Industry Workers

On September 20, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled...

Employment and Labor

Medical Marijuana in the Workplace: What’s Next?

Originally published in the Fall 2019 edition of Florida Restaurant & Lodging, official publication of...