Two years ago, Florida became the center of widespread media attention with its enactment of a new law, which set out to curb training and teaching relating to inclusion, equity, and diversity (“IE&D”). Since then, there has...more
8/7/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Bias ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
First Amendment ,
Florida ,
Free Speech ,
Governor DeSantis ,
Labor Reform ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Stop Woke Act
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Beasley v. O’Reilly Auto Parts, recently held that a claim for failure-to-accommodate under the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) must include an adverse employment...more
8/15/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Failure to Accommodate ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Statutory Violations
Although not widespread, ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on natural hairstyles and textures are not completely foreign to Florida, and amidst a perceived rise in “anti-wokeness,” employers in the Sunshine State...more
From “Bare Minimum Mondays” to “Put Your Boss on Blast on TikTok Fridays,” loud quitting is the new emerging resignation trend affecting employers. Where employees previously used “mouse-jigglers” to simulate mouse movement...more
ANNUAL REPORT ON EEOC DEVELOPMENTS: FISCAL YEAR 2021 -
An Annual Report on EEOC Charges, Litigation, Regulatory Developments
and Noteworthy Case Developments -
INTRODUCTION -
This Annual Report on EEOC...more
4/26/2022
/ Annual Reports ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Investigations ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations
On April 1, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, in Brown v. Nexus Business Solutions, LLC affirmed a district court’s decision that business development managers who solicited and sold General Motors...more
4/12/2022
/ Administrative Exemption ,
Appeals ,
Automotive Industry ,
Business Development ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
General Motors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Over-Time ,
Wage and Hour
On March 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld a district court’s decision that an 18% service fee charged at the upscale Miami steakhouse of celebrity chef Nusret Gökçe was not a “tip” and was...more
3/30/2022
/ Collective Actions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Service Charges ,
Tips ,
Wage and Hour
Work does not always occur within the physical confines of a workplace. Indeed, due to the interconnectivity of today’s world, work often takes place in the digital space, where employees regularly use pictorial icons and...more
3/23/2022
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Electronic Communications ,
Emoji ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidence ,
Hostile Environment ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII
Foreign defendants located in countries that are signatories to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents (“Hague Convention”) must be served pursuant to the Hague Convention. The...more