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On July 1, 2025, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect, ushering in substantial changes to the state’s non-compete law under Florida Statute §...more
While many states recently have enacted laws making it harder for employers to enforce noncompetes, Florida is bucking the trend by enacting some of the strongest noncompete protections in the country. The newly enacted...more
As jurisdictions around the country continue to impose limitations—or outright bans—on restrictive covenants, Florida is taking a decidedly different approach....more
Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity Investment Confidentiality and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act took effect July 1. It brings the most sweeping changes to Florida’s restrictive covenant framework in years....more
On June 18, 2025, the Florida legislature presented Governor Ron DeSantis with the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act. It is expected that Governor DeSantis...more
Pending expected approval from Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act is expected to go into effect on July 1, 2025. Once in place, the...more
Set to take effect on July 1, 2025, the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the “Act”) allows covered non-compete and garden leave agreements to extend...more
Campo v. Uber Technologies, Inc., 2025 WL 15388 (Fla. 3d DCA 2025) - Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment for Uber Technologies, Inc. and affiliated defendants (collectively Uber), holding Uber...more
The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill, called the CHOICE Act, that augments Florida’s laws governing restrictive covenants to make it significantly easier for employers to enforce two new types of noncompete...more
The Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act on April 24, introducing the most sweeping changes to Florida’s restrictive covenant...more
The Florida House and Senate recently passed the Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act by an overwhelming majority. The CHOICE Act will substantially reshape Florida...more
On April 24, 2025, the Florida House and Senate passed legislation introducing large-scale changes to Florida’s non-compete landscape. The Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic...more
We are excited to kick off 2024 with more in-depth insights into the construction industry and legal issues that can impact your business. Our goal is to provide the most up-to-date information along with our thoughts and...more
Good news is on the horizon for companies that legitimately use independent contractors. The Florida legislature recently passed a premier law aimed at protecting businesses against misclassification claims when they aid...more
When it comes to independent contractor classification, human resources professionals can often feel no good deed goes unpunished. While (depending on context and location) there are a variety of tests for independent...more
The pandemic has taught employers that flexibility is key to survival – and thanks to a new law just signed into effect on May 11, Florida employers will not have to worry that any emergency actions they take to aid gig...more
Welcome to a special edition of our Healthcare Snapshot – this time with a Florida focus. We’re taking a deeper dive and examining how the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is focusing on whether home healthcare employees are...more
Employers in the nation’s third largest state have a lot of new employment law items to consider this fall. Following is a summary of some of the more significant items affecting those with workers in the Sunshine State. ...more
On June 16, 2021, Governor DeSantis signed legislation amending Fla. Stat. 409.2576, imposing revised reporting requirements of new hires, re-hires and independent contractors for businesses across the State of Florida....more
In an effort to increase child support payment collections, recent amendments to Florida’s family laws directly affect employers and businesses in the state. These amendments took effect October 1. Historically, Florida...more
Executive Summary: Effective October 1, 2021, Florida businesses will be required to submit new hire information for their independent contractors to the Florida Department of Revenue. This is a significant change for...more
Florida employers should be prepared to comply with important changes to the minimum wage and the requirement to report the use of independent contractors. The minimum wage rate applies to all public and private sector...more
Effective 1 October 2021, certain Florida businesses will be required to submit new hire information for their independent contractors to the Florida Department of Revenue. Specifically, Florida businesses that have paid an...more
On May 9, 2017, Governor Rick Scott of Florida signed the Transportation Network Companies Act (HB 221), which designates drivers for ride-sharing companies in the on-demand or gig economy as “independent contractors” as long...more
January was a busy month for independent contractor misclassification – and IC compliance. In addition to Lowe’s $2.85 million settlement with installers whom it classified as ICs, Lufthansa agreed to pay $1.1 million in...more