Insights

On November 19, 2025, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued an advisory entitled “Discrimination Against American Workers is Against the Law.” The new guidance reflects EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas’ focus on protecting American workers from discrimination by employers who prefer to hire non-Americans. The guidance provides no statistics or […]

On July 24, 2025, the Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) restarted its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program which allows employers to self-audit and resolve minimum wage and overtime pay violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The renewed version of the program has expanded coverage […]

The Florida CHOICE Act took effect on July 1, 2025, strengthening the enforceability of noncompete restrictions which prevent a “covered employee” from assuming a role with another company where the employee (1) provides services similar to those provided to the former employer or (2) is reasonably likely to use the […]

The CHOICE Act, or the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality and Economic Growth Act, was passed by state lawmakers on April 24 to expand the permissible length of some noncompete agreements to four years and mandate the issuance of preliminary injunctions, among other employer friendly provisions. The new law […]

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 […]