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Government and Administrative

New Red Light Camera Case Stops More than Just Traffic

In an October 15, 2014, ruling, the Fourth District Court of Appeal struck down the...

Employment and Labor

Florida Supreme Court Adopts Amendments to Mediation Procedures, Rule 1.720

The Florida Supreme Court has recently adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.720,...

Employment and Labor

NLRB Postpones Implementation Date for Its New Notice-Posting Rule

In response to inquiries from businesses and pushback from trade organizations, according to the October...

Employment and Labor

NJ Gets Tough on Harassment and Bullying

Originally published in School Leader, July/August 2011 edition. Schools must comply with new legislation beginning...

Employment and Labor

1st DCA Clears Up When 180-Day Rule Applies in Officer's Rights Cases

Before McQuade v. Fla. Dep’t of Corrections[1] rehearing was denied on Jan. 25, 2011[2], there...

Employment and Labor

Court Affirms: Public Meetings Open to Public but Not for Speaking

Community Maritime Park Associates, Inc. (“CMPA”) is a not-for-profit corporation charged by the City of...

Employment and Labor

Public Safety Employer – Employee Cooperation Act Of 2009: Does The Federal Government Really Know What Is Best For Local Governments?

  The 111st Congress introduced House Resolution 413 Public Safety Employer – Employee Cooperation Act...

Employment and Labor

The United States Supreme Court Announces New Rule For First Amendment Free Speech Cases: Public Employee Whistle-Blowers Need Not Apply

Originally published in The Florida Bar Journal, Volume 80, No. 9  October 2005 On May...

Employment and Labor

PINing in the Public Arena: Beware of Private Texting

First published in the October 31, 2009 newsletter for FPERLA (Florida Public Empoyer Labor Relations Association)...

Employment and Labor

Employee Free Choice Act : Employers Need to Act Now

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) has come back to life with the full support...