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.
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. In general, the FFCRA requires all employers with fewer than 500 employees to provide emergency paid sick leave and emergency Family and Medical Leave Act leave for specific COVID-19-related reasons. All covered employers – especially small businesses with fewer than […]
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect this past Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Although the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) had been issuing “guidance” in the form of FAQs since the FFCRA was enacted on March 18, 2020, formal regulations were not issued until this past Wednesday. Now that the regulations have […]
The coronavirus pandemic has impacted, and will continue to impact, every facet of our lives. As part of the federal response to this crisis, a new law was enacted called the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the Act), which, for the first time, mandates paid sick leave and paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) […]
The head of our firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, Adam Chotiner, was recently recertified by The Florida Bar as a Board Certified Labor and Employment Lawyer. Board Certification is a five-year term and Adam has held this distinction since 2009. Learn more about Adam in this profile from Legal Eagle Florida.
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