As seen in Full-Service Restaurant magazine, December 2016. By: Alicia Koepke Restaurants and other employers often question when they can lawfully deduct amounts from employee pay. The answer is difficult to ascertain because it can depend on a variety of factors, including whether the employee is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act…
Winter 2016 By: Stephanie Lieb As seen in 11th Circuit Historical News, Volume XIII, Number 3, Winter 2016 July 15, 2016, marked a momentous occasion for newly minted United States Bankruptcy Judge Roberta A. Colton, as well as the Eighth and Eleventh Circuits. The formal investiture for Judge Colton, held in the…
As seen in The Florida Bar Out-of-State, Fall 2016. By: Megan W. Murray and Ashlyn Robinson The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been actively reviewing its policies and procedures in recent months, and in July 2016 the U.S. watchdog for consumer finances unveiled its latest proposal to tighten regulations on the multibillion-dollar debt collection…
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) recently approved the EEOC’s revised proposal to collect summary employee pay data information through the Employer Information Reports, or EEO-1s. Under the new rule, employers (including federal contractors) with 100 or more employees will be required to provide…
When it comes to arbitration provisions in employment agreements, one size does not fit all. Arbitration has significant advantages and disadvantages. Deciding whether to include an arbitration provision in an employment agreement requires thorough consideration based upon an employer’s individual circumstances. Pro: Class-Action Waivers. The biggest potential advantage of arbitration is that…
As seen in Today’s Restaurant News – Florida Edition – Volume 20 By: Alicia Koepke In an article published in the October issue of Today’s Restaurant News Florida, Alicia Koepke provides insight on the new criteria surrounding the upcoming Department of Labor overtime requirements that go into effect December 1, barring any delay from current…
As seen in Radiology Today – October 2016 By: Maja Lacevic Health care providers increasingly practice in an environment shaped by a variety of legal and regulatory issues and oversight. Whether it is contemplating a merger or sale, complying with complex government regulations, or responding to a data breach, these issues impact how radiologists and…
By: Suzanne E. Ward When Justin Ellsworth was killed in Iraq in 2005, his family requested that Yahoo grant them access to Justin’s Yahoo e-mail account. Yahoo refused, forcing Justin’s family to sue Yahoo to gain access. Ultimately, the Michigan probate court did not grant Justin’s family access to his…
By: Michael B. Schwartz It’s hard to imagine what could be more frightening to a parent than to hear his or her child has experienced a medical emergency. But what if your child’s doctor refuses to speak with you about your child’s illness or injury? Fear of the unknown is…
As seen in Law Practice Today. By: Amy Drushal Below are tips from a Generation X partner with baby boomer tendencies for millennials who work with baby boomers. Many (unfair) stereotypes have been written about millennials and how to “deal” with them. From the standpoint of someone between the millennial and baby boomer generations, the stereotypes…
