On July 10, 2025, the Supreme Court of Florida held that a claimant need not specifically allege they are seeking relief under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) in a charge of discrimination dual filed with the Equal...more
7/21/2025
/ Administrative Remedies ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
FL Supreme Court ,
Florida ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws
A recent United States Supreme Court decision on the scope of personal jurisdiction, i.e., a court’s authority to exercise jurisdiction over a particular party, could potentially have lasting impacts on the way states decide...more
7/5/2023
/ Commerce Clause ,
Due Process ,
Florida ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Pennsylvania ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Scope of Discovery Requests ,
SCOTUS ,
Toxic Exposure
In yet another example of the Florida Sunshine Law’s virtually unblemished and undefeated record, the Fourth District Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court’s decision that the Palm Beach County Canvassing Board and...more
Earlier this summer, the U.S. Supreme Court found that Maine’s tuition assistance program violated the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. In order to fulfill the Maine Constitution’s guarantee that every child...more
In a recent decision by the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the court held that the proper causation standard in retaliation claims brought under Florida’s Private Whistleblower Act (“FWA”) is but-for causation. This...more