On December 31, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court announced the amendment of Florida’s summary judgment standard, adopting the more relaxed federal summary judgment standard, in an effort to improve the fairness and efficiency...more
As most employers know, on March 10, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) a pandemic. While COVID-19 will impact employers in multiple ways, healthcare providers, including...more
3/17/2020
/ China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Firemen ,
Health and Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
OSHA ,
Public Health ,
Workplace Safety
On March 9, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law the newly enacted Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, on March 9, the first gun control measure enacted in the state in over 20 years. While, that...more
3/20/2018
/ Concealed Weapons ,
Discrimination ,
Employer No-Weapons Policies ,
Employment Policies ,
Firearms ,
Gun Laws ,
Guns-in-Trunks Legislation ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mass Shootings ,
New Legislation ,
Risk Management ,
School Shootings
As employers in Florida prepare for the new year, many may wonder how Florida’s new medical marijuana law will impact them. In the November 2016 election, Florida as well as Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana all approved...more
12/20/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employment Policies ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Workplace Safety ,
Zero Tolerance Policies