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With the onset of the 2025 hurricane season and the first appearance of Jim Cantore at a predicted point of impact, businesses should have their hurricane preparedness plans finalized. A well-done hurricane preparedness plan will address a host of issues, including but not limited to: Ensuring the business is properly…

Despite the depictions of holiday parties often seen in TV and movies (think Mad Men, A Bad Mom’s Christmas, or Office Christmas Party), in today’s workplace, the wild and crazy office party should be a vestige of the past. Many employers learn the hard way that some employees view the…

As a reminder, effective September 30, 2024, Florida’s minimum wage will increase from $12 to $13 per hour. Tip Credit Employers who meet the eligibility requirements for the tip credit under the Fair Labor Standards Act may credit up to $3.02 toward satisfaction of the minimum wage paid to tipped…

Associated General Contractors of America (“AGCA”) took a successful first step towards challenging two provisions of the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) August 2023 prevailing wage rule for those working on federal construction projects when it obtained a favorable initial ruling in the form of a temporary injunction from the District…

On March 11, 2024, the DOL will be returning to its pre-2021 framework for evaluating whether workers should be classified as independent contractors or employees. This distinction determines whether a worker may be entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act for hours worked over 40 hours in any…