PUBLICATIONS

Our most recent monthly newsletters are listed on this page. This information is published to keep our clients apprised of changes in the law. In addition, they will explain the changes and how they affect your business or organization.

JULY 2010 NEWSLETTER

New Reform Act Expands Whistleblower Liability

Case Law Update: Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives are not exempt from FLSA Overtime Requirements

“Silent Raids” Sweep Illegal Workers from Jobs

Case Law Update: Eleventh Circuit Weighs In on Office Politics

Case Law Update: Third District Court of Appeal Reaffirms in Separate Cases That Isolated Misconduct Does Not Disqualify Employee from Unemployment Benefits

JUNE 2010 NEWSLETTER

Case Law Update: United States Supreme Court Ruling on Arbitrator Authority

Case Law Update: United States Supreme Court Ruling on Employee Text Messages

Case Law Update:  Eleventh Circuit Denies Attorney’s Fees Request in FLSA Case Due to Plaintiff’s Counsel’s Failure to Give Defendants’ Counsel Advance Notice of Lawsuit

Federal Trade Commission Postpones Enforcement of Identity Theft Red Flags Rule

Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Must Notify Employees of their Rights under the National Labor Relations Act Beginning June 21, 2010

Legislation Update: Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act) (H.R. 5175, S. 3295)

FIRM NEWS

Robert J. Sniffen and Michael P. Spellman were each selected by Super Lawyers Magazine as top attorneys in Labor and Employment Law. 

Robert J. Sniffen and Michael P. Spellman were each named to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite” in Labor and Employment Law. 

Terry J. Harmon has been selected for inclusion on Super Lawyers’ Florida Rising Stars list for 2010.

MAY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Supreme Court Ruling: Disparate-Impact Claims

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Fact Sheet Regarding For Profit Private Sector Internships

Florida Department of Corrections Can be Held Liable Under Title VII for Failing to Remedy Sexually Hostile Work Environment Created by Inmates

DOL, IRS and HHS Issue Regulations Implementing Expansion of
Group Health Coverage to Adult Children

Changes in Florida’s Unemployment Compensation Laws

Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds No Individual Liability for ADA Retaliation Claims

U.S. Department of Labor Discontinues Fact-Specific FLSA Guidance

Increase in Wages Exempt from Garnishment

Amendment to the FLSA: Nursing Mothers

New U.S. Department of Labor Poster Required for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Case Law Update: Subcontractor Immunity Under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law

FIRM NEWS

Engelhardt Appointed to the Standing Committee on Professionalism

Spellman Appointed as Vice Chair to the Federal Court Practice Committee

Tyndall Admitted to the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida

APRIL 2010 NEWSLETTER

The Hire Act of 2010 is Passed by Congress and Signed into Law

Florida Commission on Human Relations Issues Annual Report

COBRA Premium Subsidy Program Extended Again

Class Action Suit against Wal-Mart Based on Gender Discrimination to Continue

U.S. Department of Labor Takes Position on Unpaid Interns

Supreme Court to Review “Cat’s Paw” Case

Possible Expansion of Anti-Discrimination Protections in Leon County

Guidance on Small Employer Tax Credit for Providing Health Care Coverage

Administrative and Executive Exemptions under the FLSA

Legislation Update: Sovereign Immunity Caps in Florida

FIRM NEWS

Sniffen & Spellman Sponsors 2010 Tallahassee Book Fair

Sniffen Elected as Vice-Chair of Florida Commission on Ethics

Spellman Reappointed to University of Florida Alumni Association Board of Directors

MARCH 2010 NEWSLETTER

Historic Health Care Reform Legislation is Passed and Signed Into Law

Eleventh Circuit to Reevaluate Whether Repeated Flirtation and Unwanted Physical Contact Between Supervisor and Subordinates Constitutes Sexual Harassment

U.S. Department of Labor Issues Revised COBRA Subsidy Notices

Nine Month Delay Between Protected Activity and Adverse Action is Insufficient to Establish a Causal Relationship in Retaliation Actions

Case Law Update: Citizens not Guaranteed Right to Speak at Public Meetings

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor of Employer

FEBRUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Policies Prohibiting Spouses from Working Together Do Not Constitute Marital Status Discrimination Pursuant to the Florida Civil Rights Act

Employee’s Failure to Disclose Employment Discrimination Lawsuit to the Bankruptcy Court Results in Summary Judgment for the Employer

Florida Legislature Moving Unemployment Compensation Tax Delay toward Swift Passage

U.S. Senate Filibuster Prevents Appointment to NLRB

JANUARY 2010 NEWSLETTER

Defense Contractors Beware: The Franken Amendment Lurks

Eleventh Circuit Recognizes Private Right of Action Under ADA For Pre-Offer Improper Medical Inquiries Irrespective of Disability Status

The 11th Circuit Adopts a New Approach for Determining Complete Preemption Under ERISA

Third DCA Rejects Marital Status Discrimination Claim

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