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Florida Appeals Court Reinforces Employer Liability Under Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine Despite Use Restrictions

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A recent decision from Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of Florida’s “dangerous instrumentality” doctrine, reminding employers that having company vehicle policies alone may not be enough to avoid...more

Miller Nash LLP

Washington Update: With Few Exceptions, Employers May Not Search Employees’ Personal Vehicles

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Beginning July 23, 2023, the ability of employers to search employees’ privately owned vehicles, even when located on the employer’s property, will be severely limited. Washington has just enacted a new statute that...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

New Jersey: Notice to Employees Required Before Using Tracking Devices on Vehicles Used by Employees

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed into law a bill that requires employers to provide employees written notice before using tracking devices on any vehicle used by an employee....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Payroll Potholes: Paying for Travel Time

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Seyfarth Synopsis: While employers usually don’t need to pay for travel time associated with an employee’s ordinary commute, federal and California law create exceptions that employers should know—particularly when company...more

Fisher Phillips

Tackling Employee Expense Reimbursements Under New Illinois Law

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Illinois employers are collecting receipts and preparing payments to comply with new legislation that requires employers to reimburse employees for business expenses incurred by the employee during the scope of employment....more

Cozen O'Connor

The New York Note - August 2018 #2

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This Week in New York – For-Hire Vehicle Bills, Rezoning in Manhattan Neighborhood & Labor and Employment Conference Invitation - For-Hire Vehicle Bills & Rezoning in a Manhattan Neighborhood - This week the New York...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Yes to Getting Paid for Getting Dressed? Doesn’t Meet the Test, Says 11th Circuit

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When do you have to pay an employee before a shift? In Llorca v. Sheriff (Collier County, Florida), the Eleventh Circuit waded into the rich history of what types of pre-shift activities might qualify for hourly compensation....more

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Eleventh Circuit Finds Insurance Carrier Responsible In Georgia For Harm Caused by Intoxicated Employee

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In a recent Eleventh Circuit opinion, the Court found that the insurance carrier was responsible, under Georgia law, for the harm caused by an intoxicated employee’s vehicle usage. Great American Alliance Ins. Co. v....more

Burr & Forman

Employee Impaired Driving and a Million Dollar Verdict: Employer Best Practices for Employee Vehicle Use

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If your employees use business vehicles or personal vehicles for work, you should take heed of Great American Alliance Ins. Co. v. Anderson, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 2277 (11th Cir. Feb. 8, 2017), involving approximately $1...more

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