Nelson Castellano was featured in an interview with the Tampa Bay Business Journal, where he discusses the reorganization of the firm and its willingness to embrace generational change. “Trenam is a 50-year-old-plus firm, and it reached a point where founders – who were really the movers and shakers driving the…
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…
Dean Kent shares his perspective on patent infringement disputes following a lawsuit filed by the University of South Florida alleging that Stryker Corp infringed on two of its patents. in the Tampa Bay Business Journal. “Stryker’s response will decide how the proceedings continue and if the two companies can work…
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…
Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble were among the companies hit with a flurry of class action lawsuits in New York, Florida and Louisiana federal courts over their sale of over-the-counter decongestants, following a finding by an FDA advisory panel that phenylephrine, an ingredient in many allergy and cold…
Trenam Managing Shareholder Marie Tomassi is stepping aside to make way for a new top executive after leading the firm for a decade in the role. Incoming Managing Shareholder Nelson Castellano described his election as a natural evolution of the law firm’s leadership. The longtime Trenam attorney and Tampa native…
By Alicia H. Koepke On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its proposed rule that would significantly increase the minimum salary to be paid to certain employees for those employees to remain exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)….
Fifty-One Attorneys from Trenam Law Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 Four Attorneys Listed as “Lawyer of the Year Eleven Lawyer List as “Ones to Watch” August 17, 2023 – TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that fifty-one of its attorneys have been listed in The…
Examining the impact on employee rights and employer disciplinary measures Highlights: The NLRB has expanded the interpretation of Section 7 rights under the NLRA, encompassing protected workplace discussions and communications with third parties. Recent NLRB rulings have declared broad non-disparagement and confidentiality provisions in separation agreements as unlawful under the…
