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How About a New Year’s Resolution for your Business?
"This year, I will check the overall health of my workplace !!" Every year, around this time, we all come up with resolutions to better ourselves, among them: Spend More Time with Family & Friends Learn Something New Help Others Get Organized Save Money, Tame the...
Unemployment Law Changes in Favor of Employers
On Monday, June 27, 2011, Florida's Governor, Rick Scott signed into law significant amendments to Florida's Unemployment Compensation Law, Chapter 443 of the Florida Statutes (the "Amended Law"). Many of the changes represent good news for employers. Termination of...
Supreme Court Rules for Wal-Mart in Massive 1.6 Million Female Workers’ Job Discrimination Lawsuit by Denying Class Action Status
Monday the U.S. Supreme Court rendered its decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart and held 5-4 that 1.6 million female Wal-Mart employees would not be allowed to sue as a class action to pursue a unified claim of systemic gender discrimination based on allegations that they...
Florida Minimum Wage Increases – June 1, 2011
Effective June 1, 2011, Florida's minimum wage will increase to $7.31 per hour from the current $7.25 an hour. The increase is the result of a decision by Leon County Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis in Cadet et. al v. Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation. There,...
Private Employers Can Deny Employment to Applicants who Have Filed For Bankruptcy
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the Bankruptcy Code does not prohibit a private employer from denying employment to an individual on the basis that the individual is or has been in bankruptcy. In Myers v. Toojay's Mgmt. Corp., No. 10-10774...
United States Supreme Court Holds: Employer’s Termination of Employee as Punishment for Employee’s Fiancée Filing a Charge of Discrimination Constitutes Unlawful Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The United States Supreme Court has held that Title VII prohibits retaliation against an employee based upon the protected activity of a co-worker who is a close family member or fiancée of the targeted employee. Thompson v. North American Stainless, 131 S. Ct. 863...
Is Obesity a Disability under the American With Disabilities Act? The EEOC seems to think so.
On September 30, 2010 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against an employer, Resources for Human Development, Inc. (“RHD”), alleging that RHD discriminated against its employee, Lisa Harrison (“Harrison”), in violation of the Americans With...
Discriminatory Pay And Promotion Practices Can Expose Employers To Costly Consequences
Earlier this week, in a case involving sex discrimination claims based upon disparate pay and promotion practices against women employees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, certified one of the largest civil class actions ever. Ten years after the suit...
Congress Extends COBRA Subsidy
On Monday December 21st, President Obama signed legislation to extend the government’s subsidy of COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) benefits. The subsidies were originally scheduled to expire on December 31, 2009. The extension was part of the...
Employment law catching up with science GINA: The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008
Title II just became effective November 21, 2009 With developments in the field of genetics, the decoding of the human genome, and advances in the field of genomic medicine, genetic tests now exist that can inform individuals whether they may be at risk for developing...
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Reopening Checklist for Employers – The Fight for Survival – Webinar
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...
Employers’ Reopening Checklist
Employers are reopening and bringing back employees who were teleworking, furloughed, or fired. There are major problems lurking and employers need to solve unprecedented legal and logistical challenges to strike the best balance between savings lives and saving...
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