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Sovereign Immunity Bars Suits For Damages Against States Under The FMLA’s Self-Care Provision

On March 20, 2012, the United States Supreme Court held in Coleman v. Court of...

Casualty Litigation

DUI Crashes: Officer Liability

You pull-over someone for running a stop sign. The driver turns out not to have...

Michael L. Forte
Government and Administrative

Litigating a Claim Against a Government Official After Denial of a Dispositive Motion Raising Qualified Immunity

Originally published in the Winter/Spring 2011 Edition of the ABA Newsletter, Section of Litigation, Committee...

J. Richard Caldwell, Jr.
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)...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Employment and Labor

Revamping the ADA

On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008...

Suzanne Barto Hill
Employment and Labor

Department of Labor Considers New Regulations for Military Leave Under FMLA

Most people are aware that the Family & Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) allows eligible employees...

Employment and Labor

Employee Free Choice Act Awaits Presidential Election

There is a good chance that the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) may come  back...

Leonard J. Dietzen, III
Government and Administrative

Candidates Beware: Brush Up on Florida Campaign Finance Laws

As the political campaign season heats up, the Florida Elections Commission (FEC) will be keeping...

Daniel J. Gerber
Suzanne Barto Hill