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Employment and Labor

No Longer A Mess: En Banc Eleventh Circuit Clarifies the Standard for Similarly Situated Comparators

Last month, the en banc Eleventh Circuit clarified the appropriate standard for analyzing “similarly situated”...

Employment and Labor

Overwhelmed by the DOL’s OT Threshold Increase? Here’s What Employers Should Know

Originally published in the Daily Business Review, April 9, 2019 Earlier this month, the employer...

Employment and Labor

Drug Testing Florida School District Job Applicants Is Tricky Business: Finally, Some Judicial Guidance

Is mandatory drug testing for all school district job applicants constitutional? A recent case from...

Employment and Labor

Interpreting Accident under ERISA-Governed AD&D Coverage

Originally published in The ERISA Report, Volume 13, Issue 3. Typical ERISA-governed accidental death and...

Employment and Labor

Employers Hope Supreme Court Will Close the Door on Class Arbitration

Mandatory arbitration long has been a fixture in many employment agreements but there has been...

Employment and Labor

Did the Supreme Court Kick the Cake Down the Road in Masterpiece Cakeshop?

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., et al. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission By a majority of 7–2,...

Employment and Labor

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employers in Class Action Arbitration Cases

In a 5-4 opinion written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the United States Supreme Court ruled...

Employment and Labor

Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Employers' Heavy Burden under Equal Pay Act

The Eleventh Circuit’s holding in Bowen v. Manheim Remarketing, Inc., 882 F.3d 1358 (11th Cir....

Employment and Labor

How to Avoid a #MeToo Claim

This article appeared in the "Consult the Counsel" special advertising section in the Orlando Business Journal...

Employment and Labor

First Gig Economy Trial Decision: Independent Contractor

This article was first published by Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association, Spring 2018 issue. The...