On July 24, 2013, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a district court and issued an important decision affecting employer liability under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (“OSH Act”) in a case involving supervisor misconduct, Comtran Group, Inc. v. U.S. Department
Christina Harris Schwinn will provide an employment law update to the HRMA of Southwest Florida, local chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), at its March 12 luncheon event. The presentation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Crowne
Partners, William T. Haverfield II, Diane L. Jensen, Neale E. Montgomery, Irene Kennedy Quincey, Christopher J. Shields, Katherine R. English, and Eric D. Molina are recognized in the 2013 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of 1,228 honorees, published in the July issue of Florida Trend magazine, includes attorneys in
Date Published: 2012-01-18 Author: Christopher J. Shields Article Download: Winter 2012 Community Law Newsletter Case Law and Rule Update
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 11:30am - 1:00pm Partner, Christina Harris Schwinn will provide an employment law update to the HRMA of Southwest Florida, local chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), at its March 12 luncheon event. The presentation will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1
At a recent California community association forum, a friendly professional disagreement arose over a manager's contention that individual board members can't act on anything because individually they have no standing to act. He insists individual board members can act only when they comprise a board,
At its September 25, 2012 meeting, the Lee County Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) repealed Lee County’s ordinance that provided for equal opportunity in employment (“Ordinance”) to employees who worked for employers with 6 or more employees, but with 14 or fewer employees. The Ordinance
In a September 2012 HOAleader.com article, we discussed state laws and offered tips for proceeding when nobody runs for the board. One of our Florida experts noted that under Florida laws governing HOAs, the problem solves itself because board members serve until their replacement is selected. Florida laws have
Small business owners are awash in employment law changes for 2014 and some local professionals are offering their expertise to help people find their way. Christina Harris Schwinn, partner in the Pavese Law Firm, and David C. Raimey, managing member of Leading Edge Benefit Advisors, will
Date Published: 2011-06-08 Author: Christopher J. Shields Article Download: Summer 2011 Community Law Newsletter News Alert: Florida House Bill 1195 is Enacted and Becomes Law on July 1, 2011.