Recently, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth Act (the “CHOICE Act” or the “Act”), which significantly expands employers’ ability to enforce covered noncompete agreements and clarifies employers’ ability to enforce “garden leave” agreements with “covered employees,” so long as certain requirements are…
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January 6, 2025 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that fifty-two of its attorneys have been recognized as Top Lawyers 2025 by Tampa Magazine. During the fourth quarter of 2024, Tampa Magazine mailed close to 12,000 surveys to Florida Bar attorneys in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Southern Pasco counties. During the…
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As we explained in a previous update, which you can access here, on April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule governing the minimum salary required for employees to qualify for certain exemptions from the overtime pay obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (the…
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As we discussed here, in April of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a final rule (the “Rule”) that would have, among other things, created a near total ban on any new non-competition agreements between employers and employees and would have rendered most existing non-competition agreements unenforceable upon…
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Two Attorneys Listed as “Lawyer of the Year” Twelve Attorneys Listed as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® August 15, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that sixty-three of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2025. Additionally, two attorneys from Trenam have…
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Three Attorneys Listed in Top Categories June 24, 2024 - TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that a total of forty-five attorneys were recognized in the 2024 edition of Florida Super Lawyers comprised of the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Three attorneys were recognized in the…
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On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule significantly increasing the salary threshold for certain employees to be classified as exempt from overtime pay obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL’s final rule increases the minimum salary requirement but does not change…
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On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted a final rule that bans noncompete agreements with employees, independent contractors and other workers in the United States in most circumstances. The final rule differs, in several respects, from the FTC’s January 2023 proposed rule. Status of the Final Rule…
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On January 9, 2024 the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule on the classification of workers as employees or independent contractors for purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Among other things, the FLSA requires employers to provide their non-exempt employees with minimum wage for all hours…
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January 3, 2023 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that forty-eight of its attorneys have been recognized as Top Lawyers 2024 by Tampa Magazine. During the fourth quarter of 2023, Tampa Magazine mailed close to 11,000 surveys to Florida Bar attorneys in Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco counties. During the peer…
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