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Palm Beach County Jumps on the Bandwagon and “Bans the Box”
Palm Beach County joins a growing number of Florida counties and cities including, Miami-Dade, Tallahassee, Tampa, St. Petersburg and Jacksonville in "Banning the Box," by its recent decision to remove a box from municipal employment applications asking a job...
TRICK OR TREAT??
This Halloween, here's a list of spooky legal claims on the rise which employers will not be thrilled to face this coming year. Warning: reading the list may result in bad dreams. Double warning: ignoring the list may bring on monster claims. "Every Employer's...
Florida Minimum Wage Increases – January 1, 2015
The new rate of $8.05 per hour represents a 1.5 percent increase over the previous rate of $7.93. Failure to pay tipped employees the new minimum wage of $5.03 beginning January 1, 2015 may expose the employer to federal and state lawsuits. Incidentally, the filing of...
Pregnancy Discrimination Ruled a Violation of the Florida Civil Rights Act
The Florida Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Delva v. The Continental Group, Inc., No. SC12-2315 (April 17, 2014), holding that the Florida Civil Rights Act (“FCRA”) should be interpreted as prohibiting pregnancy discrimination as a form of...
BYOD (‘Bring Your Own Device’) to Work: Defining the lines between protecting employer information and managing employee privacy expectations
Reports show that fifty percent (50%) of employees access work-related information on personal devices. A number that researchers say will continue to grow at a rapid pace over, at least, the next five years. Who owns the substance of what is created on the technology...
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Holiday Parties: Bah Humbug or Best Practices?
The holiday season is upon us, which means many employers are planning Holiday parties. Now is an ideal time to review prudent policies and guidelines which may assist employers in making those events safer and recognizing areas of potential liability. We hope the...
Internet and Social Media Policies
We were all taught that emails were not private and we should write them as if they were postcards which anyone could read. If the Director of the CIA cannot keep his emails private or be sure that no one has taken national security secrets from him, how can any...
“Sex, Politics and Religion and the Workplace”
As the proverbial wisdom teaches, Sex, Politics and Religion are topics we should refrain from discussing in polite company. Employers may want to consider applying the maxim to the workplace. With a looming Presidential election campaign intensifying, the workplace...
Hurricanes: Managing Through The Storms
To Pay or Not to Pay? That is the Question. One of the most important questions asked by employers is, "If my business is shut down in the aftermath of a hurricane, do I still have to pay my employees?" The answer depends on the status of the employee as exempt or...
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US Supreme Court Rules that Title VII Protects Gay, Trans Workers
The U.S. Supreme Court handed LGBTQ and civil Rights advocates a monumental victory Monday, holding that the federal Civil Rights Act, which bans discrimination based on gender, indeed, protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender...
COVID-19 Reopening Checklist for Employers
Employers' Reopening Presentation Provided at Webinar Schwarzberg & Associates provides employment law compliance and defense assistance. We have extensive experience in developing effective policies, procedures, and proactive responsive measures to deal with a...
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