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November 18, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

OSHA SUSPENDS IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS MANDATORY COVID VACCINE/TESTING REQUIREMENTS

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Effective as of November 16, 2021, OSHA announced that it will suspend implementation of its emergency temporary standard (ETS) on mandatory COVID vaccine/testing requirements that it issued on November 4, 2021. This announcement follows the entry of an order by

November 15, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

FLORIDA EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ALL NEW HIRES AND MORE

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Why are employers required to report newly hired (rehired) employees and independent contractors? The obvious reason is so that the State of Florida can determine whether unemployment taxes are being paid on the wages paid to the employees. There

November 8, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Mandatory COVID Vaccines and Paid Leave. Does It Apply To Your Business? Maybe …

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. Ever since President Biden announced last September that his administration would instruct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) to promulgate an emergency temporary standard (ETS) requiring employers with 100 or more employees to require their employees to be vaccinated,

April 27, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Employer Mandated COVID 19 Vaccine?©

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. 2020 will be remembered, most notably, for the COVID 19 pandemic (“COVID”) and the total upheaval of home and work life as we knew both before COVID. Since COVID became an unfortunate reality of life, clients call me—almost daily—asking

March 18, 2021 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Forcing Nonexempt Employees to Work Off the Clock (without pay) Violates the Law

PRINT ARTICLE By: Christina Harris Schwinn, Esq. A recent appellate court case from the Fifth Circuit Court Appeals[1] is a stark reminder that employers are ultimately responsible for ensuring that nonexempt employees accurately record all time worked and are fully compensated for all hours worked regardless

January 19, 2021 In Employment Law Newsletter, Recent News By Pavese Law Firm

Florida Mandates New Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements

The new requirements effective January 1, 2021 affect both private and public sector employees, but do so in different ways. This article will outline many of the new requirements imposed on both private and public sector employers, as same relates to verifying whether a person

May 18, 2016 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter By Pavese Law Firm

United States Department of Labor Issues its Final Overtime Rule – What You Need To Know Now…

The DOL finally issued its final rule governing overtime pay. Among other things, the final rule increases the minimum annual salary for an exempt employee to $47,476 per year from $23,660. The final rule is effective December 1, 2016 unless enjoined or overturned by Congress.

May 17, 2016 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter By Pavese Law Firm

President Obama Signs Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 and White House Takes Aim at Noncompete Agreements

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) creating a new cause of action that may be filed in federal court for misappropriation (theft) of trade secrets. Two of the key federal remedies available under this

May 2, 2016 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter By Pavese Law Firm

Florida Supreme Court Decision in Castellanos Workers’ Compensation Case

Florida Supreme Court Rules Section 440.34, Florida Workers' Compensation Statute is unconstitutional both the Florida and the United States Constitutions. Attorney’s Fees Section 440.34 of Florida’s workers’ compensation statute is the provision that governs the payment of attorney’s fees in connection with workers’ compensation cases

April 14, 2016 In Articles, Employment Law Newsletter By Pavese Law Firm

Christina Harris Schwinn Addresses Changes to Minimum Salary Test

In an article published by the Southwest Florida Business Today titled "Is your business prepared for changes to Minimum Salary Test?" Christina Harris Schwinn discusses the steps to prepare business owners for these changes. Click here to read the full article.

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