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In light of recent military deployments, employers should be reminded of Qualifying Exigency Leave provided for by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). We have been posting a series about navigating the complex maze that is the FMLA. At this time, we are now taking a turn down this…

On January 1, 2020, Florida’s minimum wage increased from $8.46 to $8.56 an hour ($12.84 for overtime). If employers have not already done so, they should make appropriate pay adjustments for their minimum wage earners. Employers with minimum-wage employees (including tipped employees) that have already issued their first payroll for…

Although the Mad Men days of the sexy secretary sitting on Santa’s lap (the boss’s lap) with his arms wrapped around her while both are drinking a dry martini SHOULD be a vestige of the past, there are those that believe that “keep your hands to yourself” does not apply…

Resuming our journey through the complex maze that is the Family and Medical Leave Act, we turn now to address – through a series of questions and answers – important aspects of FMLA when employees are dealing with their own serious health conditions (when they cannot perform their essential job…

By now you should’ve somehow realized that today (July 1, 2019) the amendment to the Florida Clean Indoor Air Act, which implements the 2018 constitutional amendment prohibiting vaping in the workplace, goes into effect. Hopefully, businesses and employers realize what they have gotta do now that the use of e-cigarettes in…