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The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent historic decision in United States v. Windsor will have far-reaching impacts on same-sex married persons in Florida and throughout the United States. The decision—which held that the federal government cannot discriminate against same-sex married persons in the administration of federal laws—affects hundreds of federal laws…

Whistle-Blower and Retaliation claims are more popular than ever. In fact, they’ve taken over the top spot among EEOC filings, passing race discrimination, the long-time leader. I’m not sure what the 35,000-plus EEOC retaliation claims each year means for society or for those of us working toward the elimination of…

Reducing Unemployment Compensation Payouts Recent revisions to Florida’s Unemployment Compensation law should result in the payment of fewer employee claims, and, presumably, lower unemployment taxes for employers. The change applies to terminations occurring after June 27, 2011. Generally, the Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation denies unemployment benefit claims only when…

Just as employers were starting to revise policies and understand the impact of significant changes to employment laws in 2008, they are faced with complicated changes recently enacted and already effective in 2009. New COBRA Rules: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”) was enacted to help workers…