Originally posted as an article written for an ABA Newsletter, Winter Edition. All clients want their day in court and to have their voice heard. But that may not happen any time soon, so what other options do practitioners have for pending matters? A few weeks ago, rumors started in…
Attention employers: There are important updates regarding increases in the minimum wage in Florida that you need to know. On January 1, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will increase by $.09 to $8.65 per hour, reflecting annual inflation. However, minimum wage will gradually increase more over the next few years because…
In April 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect, mandating that most employers with fewer than 500 employees provide paid leave to eligible employees who are unable to work because of certain coronavirus-related circumstances. This mandate is set to expire on December 31, 2020. As Trenam…
Following new guidance from the Small Business Administration allowing lenders to approve the sale or merger of companies that accepted PPP funds under certain conditions, Don Weinbren offered his insights in an October 7, 2020 Tampa Bay Business Journal article on how the update might fuel M&A activity in the…
Four Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” Five Attorneys Named “Ones to Watch” Trenam Law is pleased to announce that fifty-four of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021. Additionally, four attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in their particular specialty and…
On June 15, 2020, the Federal Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on LGBTQ employee’s rights. In a Tampa Bay Business & Wealth article published on June 23, 2020, Alicia Koepke discusses the clarity this ruling provides employers across Florida, and the rest of the country, in regard to discrimination…
Originally published in the July/August 2020 issue of The Florida Bar Journal. By: Alicia Koepke As a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many businesses have been or will be forced to close operations or reduce or eliminate their workforce. In doing so, covered employers should carefully consider their…
This Employment Law Update was originally published on 3/20/2020 and has been updated with new information. For your convenience, information that has been added since our last update is underlined. As of April 3, 2020, there were more than 200,000 confirmed U.S. cases of COVID-19. That number is likely…
Originally published by the Business Observer on April 2, 2020. More than a decade has passed since the mass layoffs of the 2008 financial crisis. In that time, unemployment has fallen to record lows in many parts of the country, especially Florida. But with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Trenam Law is pleased to announce that twenty of its attorneys have been listed as Top Lawyers 2020 by Tampa Magazine. Earlier in the year, Tampa Magazine mailed close to 11,000 surveys to Florida Bar attorneys in Hillsborough County. During the peer nomination process, attorneys were asked to vote for…
