Date Published: 2009-07-31 Author: Christopher J. Shields Article Download: Summer 2009 Community Newsletter Part 3 - July 2009 Real Estate Taxes Presumption of Correctness
Wednesday, July 11, 2012 - 11:30am - 1:00pm The National Association of Women Business Owners of Southwest Florida will host a presentation covering what employers should know about social media from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 11 at The Club at Grandezza clubhouse, 11481 Grand Oak Blvd.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 4:00pm - 6:00pm The distinction between whether an individual is classified as an employee or an independent contractor can affect business owners in a variety of ways, including how employers withhold a variety of taxes. Misclassification of an individual may result in a number
School is out for the summer and high school students (many of whom are under the age of 18) are “pounding the pavement” and looking for the perfect summer job. For the purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“Act”), the federal law that governs
Pavese Law Firm was a major Lucky Patcher Apk latest version sponsor of the Florida Gulf Coast University Small Business Development Center’s Entrepreneur’s Law School event on Saturday, January 28, 2012. The attorneys donated their time to help answer questions for small business owners and
Effective July 1, 2011, the Florida Legislature enacted amendments to Chapter 443 of the Florida Statutes governing unemployment compensation benefits and taxes. Prior to the July 1, 2011 amendment, many employers complained about an employee being able to receive unemployment benefits even though the employee
Date Published: 2008-08-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn The Florida Legislature meets each year generally beginning on the first Monday of March and concludes 60 days thereafter. The bills that were passed by both houses of the Legislature are then forwarded to the Governor’s office for action. The Governor
Date Published: 2011-05-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Last month’s article featured Part I of II – Making Good Hiring Decisions in Good Times and Bad Times. This month, Part II of II will discuss effective interviewing skills. Effective interviewing skills can be developed if proper attention is paid to
Date Published: 2011-04-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn There is no question about the fact that hiring the right employee for your company can be a daunting and time consuming process. Unfortunately, many employers fail to recognize the overall benefit of having good hiring procedures in place prior
Date Published: 2007-04-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn This article is focused on the private sector, not government employers. Florida is an employer-friendly state. Unlike some other states, Florida is a right-to-work state and many of the laws that are in place favor the employer, not the employee. However,