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Wow, it has been a whirlwind past few weeks! It was great to see so many of you at our Labor Seminars in Miami, Tampa and Tallahassee. We hope you were able to gain
BeLabor the Point
A Labor & Employment Law Blog
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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Avoiding Halloween Horrors at Work
By Lisa Berg
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Last week I took my 9 year old son to purchase a Halloween costume (he of course chose to be Thor). While I was in the costume shop, I decided to look for a…
Tales from the (En)crypt
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Approaching Halloween, want to hear something Really Scary?
Late last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit (Philadelphia) in Clemens v. ExecuPharm, Inc. (3rd Circuit Dec. 14, 2021), made clear that employers…
I-9 Update – Work Authorization of New Hires Applying to Renew Green Card
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services recently announced that lawful permanent residents who file a Form I-90 to obtain a new permanent resident card, aka green card, will have their green cards extended
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The NLRB Joint Employer Pendulum Swings Back Again…
By Rene Ruiz
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If your company engages with contractors to perform services you may think are completely unrelated to your business at first glance…beware. It will soon be more likely that the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”)…
Avoiding Unfair Labor Practices (ULPs)
By Paul Crucet
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In January 2021, I made several “way too early” pre-season predictions about then president-elect Joe Biden’s agenda regarding labor and employment. High on President Biden’s wish list was the Protect the Right to Organize…
DON’T IGNORE IRS ESRP NOTICES!
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Employers continue to receive nastygrams from the IRS threatening “Employer Shared Responsibility Payments” (ESRP). These penalties are assessed against an employer that doesn’t offer compliant, affordable group health coverage to a sufficient percentage of…
REGISTER NOW! Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminars
By Robert Turk
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After a two-year hiatus, we are thrilled to be back in person! This year’s theme is “When Really Bad Things Happen to Really Good Employers…”
Our annual seminars draw hundreds of human resource professionals,…
Working on July 4th… Downtime or Overtime?
Reposting due to popular demand.
Nearly two and half years into the pandemic, people are itching to connect in group settings. The 4th of July is a major holiday where folks get to spend…
It’s Hurricane Season Once Again!
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Is it June already? I wish that only meant that it is mango season in Florida, but unfortunately, it means the start of another hurricane season. Last year, we were lucky enough to have…