EMPLOYER'S MISHANDLING OF REQUESTS FOR A DISABILITY RELATED ACCOMODATION CAN BE A TERMINATED EMP
Whether and to what extent an employee (or prospective employee) may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with...
Looking at Hooters: Restaurant Chain's Unlikely Foray into Website Accessibility
If you or your company conducts business in whole or in part using a website, there is a federal law you must comply with to avoid...
Appellate Court Clarifies Foreclosure Statute of Limitations Period
Florida's Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's January 14, 2018 opinion in Velden v. Nationstar Mortgage clarifies how much a Mortgage Lender...
HSW Partner Jon Stage quoted in the Wall Street Journal's "Moneyish"
Only 15% of hiring managers would consider hiring an overweight woman Being overweight can weigh down your career prospects, too,...
Florida Supreme Court expands definition of Legitimate Business Interests protected by Covenants not
It is commonly known that trial courts applying Florida law to an employment contract containing a covenant not to compete will enter...
Parameters around the "Litigation Privilege": when can a litigant be slandered without lia
Under Florida's litigation privilege, "a defendant can slander the plaintiff and lie to her and the court, and still be absolutely immune...
Florida's "Bring Your Gun to Work" Law: Weapons at Work
Florida’s Preservation and Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles Act of 2008, FLA. STAT. § 790.251 (2017), is...
Florida Supreme Court further defines contours of "Stand Your Ground" law, does not protec
Florida's "Stand your Ground" law does not immunize a defendant from civil liability for injuring another person, even the agg
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Florida Supreme Court applies Covenants not to Compete to Home Healthcare
White v. Mederi Caretenders Visiting Services of Southeast Florida, LLC, SC16-28, SC16-400 Home health referral sources can be a...
