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On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a proposed rule that would apply retroactively and prohibit employers from utilizing non-compete clauses with employees. If this proposed rule were to pass, it would require that all employers rescind all existing non-competes and provide notice to all of its current and former employees that Read more →

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On September 30th, 2022,  The federal minimum wage in Florida will change to $11.00 an hour. Florida is one of only 10 states that calculate their minimum wages based on the federal Consumer Price Index (CPI).  Accordingly, every year the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity recalculates the minimum wage based on the new CPI figures Read more →

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In Bell v. Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hosps.,[1] the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee granted the employer’s motion for summary judgment because the Plaintiff, a registered nurse who suffered from fibromyalgia, failed to show that she was a “qualified individual” for her position. Specifically, Plaintiff did not establish that she could Read more →

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The United States Labor Department (DOL) recently responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for documents relating to its enforcement of Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and it showed active enforcement. This provision of FLSA requires covered employers to provide a reasonable break time and place, other than a bathroom, Read more →

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In Sims v. MVM, Inc., No. 11-14481, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 1130 (11t Cir. Jan. 17, 2013), the Eleventh Circuit court of Appeals considered the causation standard for proving cat’s paw liability under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Court held that the proximate causation standard announced by the Supreme Court in Staub Read more →

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