On June 18, 2020, OSHA issued its Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID- 19, a 32-page downloadable booklet (link below). This supplements the guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The guidance describes how a COVID-19 outbreak could affect workplaces and […]
Title VII prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender workers, the United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday, June 15, 2020. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the opinion for the 6-3 majority and was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. and Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. […]
What is it like going to court during the pandemic? I can tell you what it is like in federal court in Gainesville, Florida. I am a labor and employment lawyer who for thirty years has traveled the State of Florida to appear in state and federal courts and before […]
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS. Old contracts are like old underwear—need I say more? Sometimes, our clients get so comfortable reusing old contracts and forms, that they do not notice the insufficient coverage until it is too late. Aside from changes to the law—and there are often real changes that implicate employment contracts—people tend […]
On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor announced its new overtime rule increasing the minimum weekly salary level from $455 to $685 (equivalent to $35,568 per year) for employees with white-collar duties (executive, administrative, or professional) who are exempt from overtime pay. The rule also lifts the total annual […]