Florida has suddenly become flooded with “digital wiretapping” lawsuits or demand letters targeting companies that use standard tracking technologies on their websites or in marketing emails. While historically many of these...more
1/7/2026
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Class Action ,
Consent ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Demand Letter ,
Email ,
Florida ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Security and Privacy Controls ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Florida just enacted a new law that seals its status as the most enforcement-friendly state in the country for non-compete and garden leave agreements. The “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality,...more
7/10/2025
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Covered Employees ,
Employment Contract ,
Florida ,
Garden Leave ,
Hiring & Firing ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Labor Laws
Federal wage and hour officials have trained their attention on healthcare employers in the Southeastern United States – and we expect this scrutiny to continue into the new year. The past year alone saw the Department of...more
1/6/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Records ,
Timekeeping ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
Even though the FTC’s impending rule that will ban most non-competition agreements specifically carves out claims for violations that accrue before the rule goes into effect – an exception that many federal courts have...more
8/16/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exceptions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Restrictive Covenants
A hotel manager was recently held individually liable for violations of federal wage and hour law under a broad definition of “employer.” Although the ruling applied to a unique set of facts – including that the manager was...more
7/25/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Managers ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Personal Liability ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour