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Employment and Labor

OSHA Issues New Rule Requiring Employers with More than 100 Employees to Require Proof of Vaccination or Testing

On November 16, 2021 OSHA announced that it is suspending implementation of the ETS until...

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Employment and Labor

Vaccine Mandates and Religious Exemptions: Why Employers are Confused

On January 20, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and...

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Employment and Labor

President Biden Announces Expansive Action Plan to Combat COVID-19 Pandemic

On September 9, 2021, President Joseph Biden released his COVID-19 Action Plan titled “Path Out...

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Commercial Litigation

COVID-19 Litigation: What Alabama Businesses Need to Know

It has been one year since the COVID-19 pandemic began and during that time more...

Commercial Litigation

Third DCA Makes Rare Finding Against Arbitrability where Arbitration Clause is Present in Contract

On March 10, 2021, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal made a rare finding...

Employment and Labor

Biden Expected to Approve American Rescue Plan Act Within Next 72 Hours

Update: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the bill into law, extending FFCRA’s payroll...

Commercial Litigation

New Year, New Florida Summary Judgment Standard

It’s Time to Adapt Your Litigation Strategy to a More Flexible Summary Judgment Standard On...

Employment and Labor

Fifth DCA Finds Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act Requires Proof of But-For Causation

In a recent decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the court held that...

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Casualty Litigation

Premises Liability Concerns as Hotels Re-Open in the Wake of COVID-19

COVID-19 has ravaged the economy, with the hospitality industry feeling especially compromised. Fear of community...

Employment and Labor

SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ Workers are Protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Federal ruling clarifies the confusion of the circuit courts that workplace discrimination based on sexual...