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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Tampa, FL Document Search Results (6) Sort by:  | Florida Judge Issues Significant Victory for Cable Installation Company in Independent Contractor Status Case
Guilène F. Theodore; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article April 5, 2012, previously published on April 2, 2012 On March 29, 2012, a federal district judge in Florida issued an order granting summary judgment in favor of a cable installation company, finding that its technician installers are independent contractors and not employees. Scantland v. Jeffry Knight, Inc., No. 8:09-CV-1985-T-17TBM, U.S. District...
| | DOL Issues Proposed Rules Regarding FMLA Changes for Military Caregivers and Flight Crew
Meredith L. Gaunce, Lara J. Peppard, Alfred B. Robinson; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article March 7, 2012, previously published on March 6, 2012 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published proposed rules on February 15, 2012, in 77 Fed. Reg. 8960 to implement amendments to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) made by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (NDAA) and the Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act...
| | Pregnant Employee Terminated Prior to Becoming Eligible for Leave Can State Causes of Action Under FMLA
Lara J. Peppard; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 12, 2012 The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held in a case of first impression in this circuit that the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) “protects a pre-eligibility request for post-eligibility leave.” That is, the FMLA protects an employee who gives notice, before she is eligible...
| | Transgender Employee Fired by Government Employer Is Protected Under Federal Law
Guilène F. Theodore; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article December 9, 2011, previously published on December 8, 2011 The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that a transgendered government employee was entitled to protection under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution and could not be fired because of his or her gender non-conformity unless the government employer could demonstrate a...
| | Florida’s Minimum Wage to Increase on January 1, 2012
Edmund J. McKenna; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article October 27, 2011, previously published on October 6, 2011 On November 2, 2004, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment that created Florida’s minimum wage. The minimum wage applies to all employees in the state who are covered by the federal minimum wage. Florida law requires a new minimum wage calculation each year on September 30, based...
| | First Decision Issued in Florida Recommending a Defined Contribution Plan for Public Workers in Accordance with City’s Proposal
Meredith L. Gaunce, Karen M. Morinelli; Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article October 26, 2011, previously published on September 15, 2011 In the first decision of its kind, a report issued by Public Employees Relations Commission (PERC) Special Magistrate William McGuiness recommended a defined contribution retirement plan for Sarasota police officers nearly identical to the plan proposed by the city of Sarasota. This report, issued...
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