Published works by Akerman Law

Published works

• Not-So-Sweet Home: Alabama Lawsuit Risks Constitutional Challenges to the State’s Sales/Use Tax Regime

  SALT Insights · August 25, 2025

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• Taxing the Intangible: Applying Conventional Definitions to Modern Digital Products

  SALT Insights · April 2, 2025

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• Is the Wicked Witch Really Dead? California Passes Long Anticipated PAGA Reforms, But Do They Really Help Employers?

  HR Defense · July 16, 2024

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• Legal Challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s New Overtime Rule

  HR Defense · July 1, 2024

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• California’s New Drug Testing Rules Protect Employees’ Off-Duty Cannabis Use

  HR Defense · June 10, 2024

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• California Proposes New Legislation Prohibiting Algorithmic Discrimination in the Workplace

  HR Defense · June 3, 2024

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• Jingle All the Way to the SEC: Employers (Even Privately Held) Under Scrutiny for Language in Separation Agreements Impeding SEC Whistleblower Rule 21F-17

  HR Defense · December 6, 2023

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• What’s Mine is Yours and What’s Yours is Mine: The NLRB’s New Joint Employer Rule Vastly Expands Joint Employer Status

  HR Defense · November 9, 2023

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• Looking for Skeletons in the Closet? Avoid These Background Check Mistakes

  HR Defense · October 31, 2023

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• Cemex Construction NLRB Decision

  HR Defense · September 18, 2023

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• As School Bells Ring, Employers Should Review School-Related Activities Leave Policies

  HR Defense · September 6, 2023

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• Baby on the Way!… And So Are Accommodations for Pregnant Workers

  HR Defense · August 29, 2023

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• No More Two-Stepping for Court Certification of FLSA Collective Actions: The Sixth Circuit Leaves the Rodeo

  HR Defense · July 24, 2023

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• Faith at Work and the New Sacred Balance: Understanding the More Stringent “Undue Hardship” Standard

  HR Defense · July 17, 2023

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• Promoting Employee Mental Health Well-Being Pays Off

  HR Defense · May 22, 2023

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• Let’s “Chat-a-Bot” Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace

  HR Defense · May 11, 2023

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• Pay Transparency Law Updates: Hiring in 2023

  HR Defense · February 23, 2023

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• 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Now Set to Begin Mid-July 2023

  HR Defense · February 16, 2023

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• Overbroad and Overstepping? FTC Moves to Ban Non-Competes Nationwide

  HR Defense · January 18, 2023

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• What’s in Store for the Next Four Years? The EEOC’s Strategic Plan

  HR Defense · January 10, 2023

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• Don’t Be Left Out In The Cold on Effective Performance Reviews: Five Tips You Need To Know

  HR Defense · November 30, 2022

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• Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud: When Employee Talk About “Quiet Quitting” Could Become Protected Speech

  HR Defense · November 14, 2022

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• California is Spooky—California’s Recently Enacted Laws Provide Further Fright (aka Legal Obligations) to California Employers

  HR Defense · October 31, 2022

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• Does Your Clawback Need A Manicure?

  HR Defense · October 12, 2022

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• NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Rule

  HR Defense · October 5, 2022

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