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Document(s) published by this organization: 13
Show: results per page Sort by:  | New Union Election Rules Struck Down
Guy O. Farmer; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 28, 2012, previously published on May 23, 2012 The National Labor Relations Board's ("NLRB" or the "Board") new prompt election rules, which were supported by the unions, became effective on April 30, 2012. These new rules were challenged in federal court in Washington, D.C. That court ruled on May 14, 2012, that the new...
| | EEOC Rules Transgender Employees and Applicants Are Protected by Title VII
Guy O. Farmer; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article May 15, 2012, previously published on May 15, 2012 The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") recently ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 USC § 2000e, prohibits discrimination against transgender employees and applicants.
| | What is Telemedicine? Federal and Florida State Law Implications
Troy A. Kishbaugh, Sarah Logan Mancebo; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article April 17, 2012, previously published on April 10, 2012 Telemedicine, generally, is the use of information technologies to transmit and exchange medical information between individuals via electronic means to provide health care services. Essentially, telemedicine brings technology to medicine for the treatment of individuals when the individual and the...
| | Employees Protected From Harassment by Customers
Guy O. Farmer; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 15, 2012 A recent settlement of a sexual harassment case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against a South Florida restaurant reminds employers that, under Title VII, an employer is liable for third party harassment if it knows or should have known about the harassment and fails...
| | Florida Legislation Regarding Pain Management Clinics
Troy A. Kishbaugh, Sarah Logan Mancebo; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 22, 2012, previously published on March 5, 2012 The Florida Legislature passed House Bill 7095 in 2011 to address the problem of prescription drug abuse in Florida. Florida is known as a primary source of prescription drugs across the country. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration ("DEA"), 49 of the top 50 practitioners...
| | U.S. Department of Labor Revamps H-2B Worker Program
Nicolas J. Watkins; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 5, 2012, previously published on February 29, 2012 Employers of temporary or seasonal foreign workers are going to be affected by recent revisions to the process by which they obtain a labor certification from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) for the temporary employment of a foreign worker in H-2B status. The changes to USDOL's regulations...
| | Avoid Litigation by Obtaining Severance Agreements and Releases
Guy O. Farmer; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article March 5, 2012, previously published on March 1, 2012 With increasing claims by former employees and the significant cost of defending against such claims, both at the administrative and judicial levels, employers should consider offering employees severance pay when terminating or laying off, in exchange for severance agreements and releases. In this...
| | New FMCSA Regulation Prohibits Commercial Drivers From Using Hand-Held Cell Phones
Marlene Quintana; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 23, 2012, previously published on February 21, 2012 Employers in Florida should be aware of a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ("FMCSA") regulation that bans commercial drivers from using hand-held cell phones while operating commercial motor vehicles ("CMV"). On November 23, 2011, Transportation Secretary Ray...
| | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission FY 2011 Report
William H. Andrews; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 13, 2012, previously published on February 8, 2012 In a report issued by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC reports that they received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46 year history. Charges of religious discrimination jumped by 9.5%, the largest increase...
| | Pre-Eligibility Request for Post-Eligibility Leave is Protected Activity Under the FMLA
Guy O. Farmer; GrayRobinson, P.A.;
Legal Alert/Article February 2, 2012, previously published on February 1, 2012 Florida employers should be aware that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that the Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") protects a pre-eligibility request for post-eligibility leave.
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