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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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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November 1, 2024 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce the addition of seven associate attorneys in the firm’s Tampa office. The attorneys joining in Tampa include Elizabeth Alderson, Jonathon Ballantyne, Matthew Ceriale, Aaron Cook, Michael Harrigan, Stevie Henderson and Rebecca Sorensen. “We are excited to welcome this…
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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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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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In a Tampa Bay Business Journal article published Apr. 25, 2024, Trenam Shareholder in the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, John Goldsmith was quoted sharing insights on the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent ban on noncompete agreements. The article delved into emerging details about the FTC’s recent decision to…
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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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Since 2019, numerous state legislatures and municipalities have enacted forms of CROWN Act legislation. CROWN is an anti-discrimination principle that stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” and variations of the CROWN Act have been introduced to prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles or hair textures historically…
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You may not think that you can be liable for the treatment of the employee(s) of another company, but under certain circumstances, you could be. Companies may not realize that, legally, they may be deemed to be the employer of individuals who are formally employed by another entity. That concept…
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