Fraudulent filings on the Florida Secretary of State’s website, Sunbiz.org, are on the rise. Although many business owners and officers are familiar with Sunbiz.org and its business entity directories, most may not realize that the Sunbiz.org online filing portal has no verification process in place. This lack of verification may…
On May 8, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Senate Bill 264, which prohibits the acquisition of certain types of Florida real estate by persons from so-called “Foreign Countries of Concern” (China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and Syria). The types of restricted property include agricultural land,…
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) poster. The new poster presents the information about the FMLA in a question-answer format, the DOL believes that presenting the information in this way will make it more employee friendly. Employers may continue to use…
Although organizers have not yet provided many details regarding their call to action, it is likely that similar to 2017’s “A Day Without Immigrants,” this event will include a call for supporters to refuse to report to work. Such a call to action will raise questions for non-unionized employers regarding…
On May 10, 2023, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 1718, which requires Florida public agencies as well as private employers with twenty-five or more employees to use the E-Verify system to verify employment eligibility of new employees starting July 1, 2023. Starting July 1, 2023, covered Florida employers…