Florida's requirement that applicants for unemployment insurance apply over the Internet and take an online skills test discriminated against the disabled, because they could not easily access the computerized process,...more
5/1/2013
- ADA Applications DOL Unemployment Unemployment Insurance
In a memorandum dated January 29, 2013, but made public on April 16, 2013, the NLRB's Office of General Counsel, while confirming that an employer's blanket confidentiality rule, which precludes employees from disclosing...more
4/29/2013
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published Introduction of the Revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form in the March 8, 2013, Federal Register. The new Form I-9 is available here. Employers...more
3/12/2013
- Eligibility Hiring & Firing I-9 USCIS
Deciding an issue of first impression, in Moore v. Appliance Direct, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit has held that courts have the discretion to award liquidated damages in FLSA retaliation suits. Unlike suits for minimum wage or...more
2/14/2013
- FLSA Liquidated Damages Retaliation Unpaid Overtime
On November 20, 2012, the federal government released a number of important proposed rules implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). An earlier update from Akerman's Healthcare Practice Group focused on the proposed...more
11/30/2012
- Affordable Care Act DOL HHS Wellness Programs
On November 16, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Performance and Accountability Report, which announced that the agency had concluded fiscal year 2012 with record high monetary...more
11/28/2012
- EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
