Akerman Senterfitt

With more than 500 attorneys, Akerman Senterfitt has offices in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles, California, and Vienna, Virginia. Founded in 1920, the firm has grown to represent many of the largest public companies in the state as well as private companies, governmental entities, educational establishments and high net-worth individuals in a wide range of practice areas. For additional information about the firm and our attorneys, please visit our website: www.akerman.com.

Supreme Court Expands Avenues for Claims of Retaliation
Kelly J. Garcia, June 19, 2008
Only two years removed from its opinion clarifying the standard for establishing a claim of retaliation under federal employment laws, on May 27, 2008, the Supreme Court declared that causes of action for retaliation are now available under two additional statutes.

GINA Establishes Protection for Claims of Genetic Bias
June 16, 2008
Employees filing charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") will have one more protected class they can check off as a basis of discrimination.

The "Bring-Your-Guns-To-Work Law": Right to Bear Arms Trumps Workplace Safety as of July 1, 2008
Michelle N. Boyd, May 12, 2008
Governor Charlie Crist signed a new bill into law this week which many are calling the "Bring-Your-Guns-To-Work Law".