Florida just enacted a new law that seals its status as the most enforcement-friendly state in the country for non-compete and garden leave agreements. The “Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality,...more
7/10/2025
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Federal wage and hour officials have trained their attention on healthcare employers in the Southeastern United States – and we expect this scrutiny to continue into the new year. The past year alone saw the Department of...more
1/6/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Misclassification ,
Over-Time ,
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Unpaid Overtime ,
Wage & Hour Division (WHD) ,
Wage and Hour
Even though the FTC’s impending rule that will ban most non-competition agreements specifically carves out claims for violations that accrue before the rule goes into effect – an exception that many federal courts have...more
8/16/2024
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A hotel manager was recently held individually liable for violations of federal wage and hour law under a broad definition of “employer.” Although the ruling applied to a unique set of facts – including that the manager was...more
7/25/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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