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 Disability Act (“ADA”) and Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) are daunting questions for employers. The decision-making process is filled with potential landmines that may only be apparent in hindsight – when it is too late for meaningful damage control. For this reason, employers must learn, wherever possible, from the experiences – good
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 protected legitimate business interest under Fla. Stat. 542.335. In these two cases consolidated for review before the Supreme Court, both Employees were former employees of licensed home health care companies. Both Employees engaged in conduct in violation of their non-compete compliment contracts by working for direct competitors of their prior em
