Labor And Employment Law
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…
Mistakes Were Made: How Small Businesses Commonly Get Into Trouble with the Fair Labor Standards Act
Over my legal career, I have represented many small businesses. Very often, that representation becomes necessary after a business finds…
Focusing the Lens of Justice: The Implementation of Police Body Cameras Is a Management Right, Not a Mandatory Subject of Collective Bargaining
This article concerns police body cameras: what they are, why they are being used, who they impact, and what Florida…
LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace: What Will the Future Hold?
In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Obergfell v. Hodges, 135 S. Ct. 2584 (2015), focused the national…
Medical Marijuana’s Effect on Employment Law: The Smoke is Clearing
After Amendment 2 to the Florida Constitution passed in November 2016, allowing qualified physicians to issue a physician certification for…
Enforcement of FDUTPA by Competitors: Did the Florida Legislature Create a Right Without A Remedy?
Since the 2001 amendment to the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act (FDUTPA),1 which gave the green light to…
Police Body Cameras Part II: Will Body Cameras Improve Policing in Florida?
Part one of this article, in the December 2016 issue of the Journal, explored whether the growing use of police…
Emerging Protections for Nursing Mothers in the Workplace
Working parents unquestionably have numerous, and often competing, priorities to manage. While balancing the needs of their careers with familial…
