Under federal law, employers are required to complete a Form I-9 for every employee as part of the verification of the employee’s authorization to work in the United States. Historically, this meant employers were required to verify an employee’s eligibility by physically inspecting the employee’s authorization documents, while the employee…
On August 2, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) issued its decision in Stericycle, Inc., in which the NLRB adopted a stricter legal standard for evaluating the lawfulness of workplace rules and policies under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). Although many employers may think of the NLRA as…
September 18, 2023, TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce the addition of four new associates to its Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Employment Law, and Real Estate and Lending Practice Groups. They are Reed S. Arroyo, Tabitha Blackwell, Audrey K. Carver, and Brent M. Tunis. Reed Arroyo Arroyo…
Independent contractors are excluded from the National Labor Relations Act’s (“NLRA”) protections, which include the right of covered employees to form and join labor unions and engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. On June 13, 2023, the National Labor…
On May 11, 2023, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 252 (2023), “[a]n act relating to protection from discrimination based on health care choices.” SB 252 went into effect on June 1, 2023, and codifies COVID-19 related restrictions imposed on Florida employers similar to those enacted in 2021, which expired…
