Labor And Employment Law
McDonnell Douglas — The “Interloper” on the Ropes
For over 50 years, attorneys and judges have wrestled with the legal framework established by the Supreme Court in McDonnell...
Recent Developments in Attempts To Ban Noncompetes at the Federal and State Level
Since the mid-1990s, Florida law has favored the use of restrictive covenants, such as noncompete agreements (noncompetes), which prohibit an...
Muldrow v. City of St. Louis: A Huge Win for Employees in Employment Discrimination Claims
During Harvard’s Antonin Scalia Lecture Series in 2015, Justice Elena Kagan famously stated, “We’re all textualists now,” emphasizing the judiciary’s...
The Viability of Employer Claims Against At-Will Employees
Lately, there has been a lot of changing landscape in labor and employment law that is keeping us practitioners on...
Changing Landscape of Public Employee Free Speech in Florida
The free speech rights of public employees have evolved considerably over the years. In 1892, then-Judge, later Justice, Oliver Wendell...
Pay Transparency: A Remedy for the Gender Pay Gap?
My grandmother emphasized the importance of going to college and pursuing a profession in the law to achieve independence —...
Recent Developments In Collective Action Certification Under The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has long been the primary vehicle through which employees seek to recover alleged unpaid...
Florida’s Veterans’ Preference Act: Providing Meaningful Opportunities to Those Who Have Served Our Country
With 1.5 million veterans, comprising 12% of Florida’s adult population, Florida prides itself on being the nation’s most veteran friendly...
The Birth of New Rights for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Nursing Employees
On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)[1] and the Providing Urgent Maternal...
The COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned for Labor and Employment Practitioners
On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a national emergency. As state and local...
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