Many of our attorneys are viewed as industry thought leaders, sharing their valuable insights with colleagues and business professionals across the country. Most recently, firm Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner traveled to Tampa, Florida to present at The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section’s 25th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review seminar. […]
The leader of our firm’s Labor and Employment Law practice group, Adam Chotiner, recently spoke with ALM to discuss a surge in the filing of lawsuits against employers by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The cases involve alleged issues of gender discrimination, pregnancy discrimination and mistreatment of transgender employees. Read more on Law.com here.
We’re proud to share that firm Shareholder Adam Chotiner has been recognized by Florida Trend magazine in its 2024 NOTABLE Labor and Employment Lawyers list. Adam is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Florida Bar, and he oversees our Labor and Employment Law practice group. Please join us in congratulating him! Learn […]
By: Adam S. Chotiner August 21, 2024 Yesterday a federal judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the FTC rule banning non-compete agreements from going into effect (click here to read the judge’s order). That same judge had issued a preliminary injunction on July 3 that only benefited the plaintiffs in that particular case. Finding […]
By: Adam S. Chotiner July 25, 2024 In the latest twist, on July 23, 2024, a federal judge in Pennsylvania upheld the FTC’s authority to issue the non-compete rule and refused to block it from going into effect on September 4. In short, this latest judicial ruling reached the exact opposite conclusion of the Texas […]
A couple of months ago, Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Hermann Shareholder Adam S. Chotiner provided an alert about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voting to ban non-compete agreements and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalizing a new rule raising the salary threshold for key overtime exemptions. Click here to review the prior alert and […]
Are Non-Compete Agreements Now Banned? New Overtime Salary Rules By: Adam S. Chotiner April 25, 2024 Tuesday was a busy day for labor and employment law developments. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to ban non-compete agreements, and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a new rule raising the salary threshold for key […]
COVID vaccine mandates: should businesses require them for employees? It’s a hot topic and one the Sun-Sentinel tackled in a recent story. Shareholder Adam Chotiner, who is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by The Florida Bar, was interviewed for the article and provided significant insight. Click here to read the full article.
By: Adam S. Chotiner, Esq. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect this past April and applies to all employers with 500 or fewer employees. In general, the FFCRA requires such employers to provide paid sick leave and paid Family and Medical Leave Act leave for certain specific COVID-19-related reasons. Last month, […]
Should you monitor workers who aren’t social distancing off duty? Firm Shareholder Adam Chotiner weighs in about issues involved in monitoring social distancing away from work in an article from the Society for Human Resource Management. Click here to read the full article.
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