I recently received a phone call from a client, a business owner, who did not understand why a former employee, terminated for poor performance within weeks of hire, had been awarded unemployment compensation benefits. After all, the termination occurred during the employee’s probationary period. My client was focused on the […]
Florida has the fastest-growing medical marijuana program in the nation. Three years after voters passed Amendment 2 legalizing medical marijuana and despite governmental efforts to limit that right, a new dispensary or two open every week somewhere in the state. Getting a Florida medical marijuana card is relatively fast and […]
Employment Practice Liability Insurance (EPLI) coverage is not the solution for every employer. Here are four key considerations which are complicated enough that they require the assistance of a knowledgeable and trusted insurance broker and an experienced employment defense attorney. Selection of Counsel. Most policies provide for the employer to be […]
In 2016, the US Department of Labor was planning to implement new modernized overtime rules which promised to expand overtime eligibility to 5 million workers, including nearly all salaried employees who earn up to $47,476. Those plans were enjoined by a federal district court in late 2016. The former administration’s […]
Employers rightfully want to keep costs down by avoiding unwarranted unemployment compensation claims. In fact, some believe in never giving in on unemployment. But allowing the claim to go through can be the wiser financial decision even where the employer might otherwise prevail. Why? Because employees who go from little […]