Domestic violence is an epidemic in this country. It permeates every facet of our society including the NFL and federal judiciary. When domestic violence becomes a workplace issue, what’s an employer to do? No more business as usual, according to the American Bar Association and Florida Legislature. Employers have ethical […]
More and more businesses are offering family friendly policies that allow workplace flexibility including working from home. “Studies show that flexibility makes workers happier and helps companies lower turnover and raise productivity,” according to President Obama’s remarks this summer at the White House Summit on Working Families. This is true, […]
A great deal of civil litigation, including employment litigation, ends in settlement agreements, not a trial. While a great deal of effort is often put into negotiating the dollars involved in the settlement agreement, an identical amount of attention must be placed on the so-called “boilerplate” provisions. In the age […]
Some lawyers go to law school to try cases. They are excellent advocates who enjoy cross-examining witnesses and making closing arguments to juries. They are good to have around when you need them. But, let’s hope you don’t. I lead a team of experienced employment litigators, but the most important […]
Employers that are having difficulty attracting qualified employees to fill a specialized occupation will sometimes sponsor foreign workers on H1-B visas. The vast majority of the time, both the employer and the foreign worker are satisfied with this mutually beneficial arrangement. Unfortunately, this arrangement does not always work out and […]