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[Webinar] Labor & Employment Regional Law Updates - January 10th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

Join us for Hinshaw’s Labor & Employment Regional Law Updates, two exclusive legal webinars on the latest trends in employment law for companies. As organizations of all sizes navigate an ever-evolving legal landscape,...more

[Webinar] Labor & Employment Regional Law Updates - January 10th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

Join us for Hinshaw’s Labor & Employment Regional Law Updates, two exclusive legal webinars on the latest trends in employment law for companies. As organizations of all sizes navigate an ever-evolving legal landscape,...more

FAQs: Florida Requires Certain Employers to Use Federal E-Verify System to Confirm Employees are Legally Eligible to Work

Beginning on July 1, 2023, private employers in Florida with more than 25 employees will be required to use the federal E-Verify system for all new hires in order to verify that newly hired employees are legally authorized to...more

[Hybrid Event] Navigating the Stop W.O.K.E. and Don't Say Gay Acts: A Legislative Update - October 28th, 4:00 pm EDT

Hinshaw is pleased to bring together Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean J. Trantalis, Senior Political Director Joe Saunders of Equality Florida, Public Policy Director Mike Ziri of Equality Illinois, and Hinshaw Attorneys Andrew...more

Federal Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Stop WOKE Act

On April 22, 2022, Governor DeSantis signed into law the Individual Freedom Act—otherwise known as the "Stop WOKE Act"—which set to amend several statutes relating to education and employee rights. Scheduled to go into effect...more

[Virtual Program] Labor & Employment Regional Law Update - July 26th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT

Join us for Hinshaw's Labor & Employment Regional Law Update. Our practical and engaging virtual program will examine the most pressing issues affecting employers today....more

[Virtual Program] Labor & Employment Regional Law Update - July 26th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PDT

Join us for Hinshaw's Labor & Employment Regional Law Update. Our practical and engaging virtual program will examine the most pressing issues affecting employers today....more

Florida Boosts Minimum Wage Rate, Mandates Reporting Requirements for Businesses Using Independent Contractors

On September 30, 2021, Florida’s hourly minimum wage rate increased from $8.56 to $10.00. For the next five years, the hourly minimum wage in Florida will increase by $1.00 each year until it reaches $15.00 per hour in 2026....more

CARES Act Provides Massive Financial Relief to Small Businesses and Expands Unemployment Benefits for Workers

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020. It is the largest stimulus package in U.S. history, and provides $2.2 trillion in relief to individuals, businesses, and...more

In Florida One-Event Sexual Advance at a Non-Work Sponsored Party Can Support Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Claims

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal recently decided two questions of first impression under Florida law: (1) whether a one-event sexual advance at a private, non-work sponsored party may support sexual harassment and...more

Beginning next year, Florida’s minimum wage is going up

On January 1st, 2017, the minimum wage in Florida will increase from $8.05 an hour to $8.10 an hour. This represents the fifth-smallest hourly increase since Florida established a state minimum wage in 2005. For tipped...more

Supreme Court Rules that Pennsylvania Justice's Previous Involvement in Case Represented an Impermissible Risk of Bias

In a recent opinion, Williams v. Pennsylvania, --- S.Ct. ----, 2016 WL 3189529 (June 9, 2016), a divided United States Supreme Court held that judges must recuse themselves in cases in which they previously played a...more

11th Circuit Upholds Bar on Claims by Jail Officer with Cancer

The Eleventh Circuit recently held that an officer at a county jail in Florida who was undergoing treatment for cancer cannot proceed with her Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") claim because she failed to identify a...more

Department of Labor: Married Same-Sex Couples Have FMLA Rights Regardless of State of Residence

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") recently announced its Final Rule changing the definition of "spouse" in the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") to include most same-sex married couples. The Final Rule becomes...more

Supreme Court Backs Whistleblowing Air Marshall

On January 21st, the Supreme Court affirmed a former air marshal's right to whistleblower protection relating to his leaking of air security plans to the media. The 7-2 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts in the...more

11th Circuit: The EEOC Can't Always Get What It Wants

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently shouted down the EEOC's broad subpoena powers when it held that the Commission wasn't entitled to hiring and firing information relating to Royal Caribbean's workers and job...more

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