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Florida Public Employee Relations Commission: Union Representative Can’t Be Muzzled During Investigation

Tue March 7, 2023 Public Servant Associations

Conor Flynn, Senior Litigation Attorney, Donnelly + Gross     A recent order from Florida’s Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) states that public employers commit an unfair labor practice and violate Florida law when they refuse to allow a public employee’s representative to question the employee on the record during […]

The Legal State of Race: Looking Ahead to 2023

Tue November 8, 2022 News

The U.S. Supreme Court is, once again, widely expected to strike overturn longstanding precedent and do away with race-conscious admissions policies in higher education. In 1978 (UC Regents v. Bakke), 2003 (Grutter v. Bollinger), and 2016 (Fisher v. UT Austin), the Court affirmed universities’ right to consider applicants’ race as […]

Florida Medicaid Minimum Wage Increases to $15 Per Hour

Fri September 2, 2022 News

The minimum wage for direct care employees of Florida Medicaid providers will increase to $15 per hour on October 1, 2022. Lawmakers appropriated $600 million dollars solely for this purpose to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). AHCA will distribute the funds to providers via enhanced Medicaid reimburse rates […]

Donnelly + Gross Principal Paul Donnelly Named The American Lawyer’s “Litigator of the Week” for First Amendment Victory

Sun January 30, 2022 Businesses

Donnelly + Gross principal Paul Donnelly, along with his co-counsel David O’Neil of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, have been named “Litigators of the Week” by The American Lawyer for their First Amendment victory against the University of Florida. “Litigators of the Week” are “recognized for their achievements in the nation’s […]