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Non-Compete Agreements: May not be worth the paper they’re written on.
By: Mark Stephenson, Esq. On January 5th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a monumental rule proposal that would ban a large swath of ...
Jennifer Ward to Host Woman Owned Law Table Talk
"Power is gained by sharing knowledge, not by hoarding it." I am honored to be hosting the Pennsylvania Table Talk series for Women Owned Law. Wednesday, ...
Applebee’s Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Neighborhood Restaurant Partners (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s in Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $100,000 and take ...
State AGs Throw Flag on the NFL
By: Jennifer Ward, Esq. Early April isn’t usually a big time for football action, but that’s exactly when the NFL received a cautionary letter from six ...
Florida Sets Out to “Stop WOKE”
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. What could this mean for employers? Earlier in March, the Florida Legislature passed HB 7, also known as the “Stop the Wrongs ...
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! – OSHA & CMS Vaccine Mandates
By Jennifer Ward, Esq. DOUBLE JEOPARDY! OSHA & CMS Vaccine Mandates What is “something new every week”? For months, there have been legal ...
Five Vaccine Exemptions Florida Employers Must Now Provide Employees
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. On November 18th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law HB 1-B/SB 2-B, requiring employers to provide five exemptions for ...
Critiquing Employees as Being “Motherly” – Not a Great Idea
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Cigar City Motors learned this the hard way after they were made to pay $500,000 in punitive damages following a sex ...
Florida Supreme Court: What’s Good for the Insured, is Good for the Insurer
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Recently, the Florida Supreme Court overturned two lower court decisions and ruled in Arch Insurance Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP ...