Labor And Employment Law
Calculating Economic Losses in 11th Circuit Employment Termination Cases
Economic damages from lost pay have always been an important consideration when employment lawyers are advising potential plaintiffs as to...
Social Media and the Progressive Limitations on Public Sector Employees’ First Amendment Right to Free Speech
There are moments in history that mark advancements in communication from which humans will never return. Such moments include the...
Loss in the Time of Coronavirus: Evaluating WARN Obligations During a Pandemic
As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have been or will be forced to close operations...
A Whistleblower Hidden in Plain Sight:When Does an Employee Termination Risk a False Claims Act Filing?
Scenario One:[1] Sharon had been the new chief HR officer for just the last quarter at NewCo. Everything was going...
Unfair Labor Practices in Florida’s Public Sector Workplaces
Many attorneys, regardless of their practice area, will at some point in their career be faced with issues involving labor...
Protecting Goodwill as a Legitimate Business Interest in a Restrictive Covenant Enforcement Action
Given the proliferation of restrictive covenant agreements, practitioners in Florida are likely often confronted by prospective, current, and former employees...
Legal Challenges to Arbitration Awards: Part II
Part I of this article discussed the considerations that are taken into account where there is a contention of a...
Legal Challenges to Arbitration Awards: Part 1
Until the 1925 enactment of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §§1-14, courts were reluctant to enforce contracts to...
Are Arbitration Agreements Necessary for Class-Action Waivers To Be Enforceable?
Much ink has recently been spent on the Supreme Court’s May 2018 decision on the enforceability of class-action waivers in...
Adverse Employment Actions Based on Associational Disability Discrimination
We have all heard the sayings about our choices, or lack thereof, of the people in our lives: “You can...
