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COVID-19 infections are on the rise, and this week, the CDC and the FDA approved a new booster, recommending that all eligible people get the new COVID vaccine (as well as a flu shot)
BeLabor the Point is a blog published by Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A. that focuses on labor and employment law issues. It covers topics such as immigration-related employment authorization, changes in visa programs including H-1B and Temporary Protected Status (TPS), regulatory updates affecting work permits and employment eligibility, and legal developments impacting employers and employees in Florida and beyond. The blog provides information on government policies, administrative rules, and court decisions relevant to workforce compliance, immigration status, and labor regulations.
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COVID-19 infections are on the rise, and this week, the CDC and the FDA approved a new booster, recommending that all eligible people get the new COVID vaccine (as well as a flu shot)…
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Florida’s minimum wage is currently $11 per hour. This is just a friendly reminder that on September 30, 2023, Florida’s minimum wage increases to $12 per hour. The new overtime wage rate will increase…
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Prior to 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) took a three-pronged approach to analyzing whether vulgar, threatening, or offensive speech by employees fell inside or outside of the protections of section 7 of…
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”) goes into effect today! For those of you who attended Stearns Weaver Miller’s Labor & Employment Law Breakfast Seminar on June 2, 2023, I discussed two new laws…
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This is your reminder — always have counsel review and revise every agreement before offering it to an employee. A number of new decisions and laws have made many standard employment agreements, restrictive covenant…
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If the folks on the news are talking about el Niño, it must be hurricane season. Last year, Hurricane Ian reminded us how devastating a storm can be. However, even fewer menacing storms can disrupt our…
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On Monday, we posted a blog on SB 1718, which requires private employers of twenty-five or more employees in Florida to use the E-Verify system for new hires, effective July 1, 2023. Governor DeSantis…
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Last week, the Florida Legislature passed SB 1718, which, among other things, requires private employers of twenty-five or more employees to start using E-Verify for any employee hired on or after July 1, 2023. …
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In lieu of our annual seminar, we will be hosting a two-part breakfast series in our Miami office. In Part 1, we will analyze rapid changes in employment law and provide suggestions on how…
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We published a shorter version on this topic in a previous blog post. You can also find this article published on Law360.com.
In the last few months, there has been a…