Summertime is quickly approaching and 'tis the season for beach vacations, fun in the sun, and summer hires—many of which will be under the age of 18 years old. In anticipation of summer hires, employers may want to...more
Bill Gates once said “Information Technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.” The advent of the gig economy along...more
Many aspects of the workplace are very different now from the way they used to be just a few short years ago. The number of American workers breaking away from the typical 9-to-5 grind in favor of freelance gigs continues to...more
Why should your dealership conduct thorough investigations into possible employee misconduct and document poor performance before termination? A Florida court just gave 1.3 million reasons....more
11/7/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Cancer ,
Car Dealerships ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Discipline ,
Documentation ,
Emotional Distress Damages ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Former Employee ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Lost Wages ,
Performance Reviews ,
Punitive Damages
This list of frequently asked questions was originally prepared by the law firm of Fisher Phillips in 2005, in response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. It has been updated several times over the course of the past 12...more
9/8/2017
/ COBRA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Donations ,
Emergency Response ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Form I-9 ,
Hardship Distributions ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hurricane Harvey ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Hurricane Season ,
Labor Relations ,
Military Leave ,
Natural Disasters ,
Plant Closures ,
Popular ,
Retirement Plan ,
Severe Weather ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act ,
Workers' Compensation Claim ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
Here’s the skinny: the Trump administration wants to make E-Verify mandatory for all employers. The electronic database that immediately confirms an individual’s eligibility to work in the United States has been promoted as a...more
7/5/2017
/ Citizenship Status Discrimination ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
E-Verify ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Form I-9 ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Immigration Reform ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Social Security Administration (SSA) ,
Tentative Nonconfirmation ,
Trump Administration ,
Undocumented Immigrants ,
US Department of State