Date Published: 2010-05-27 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn The Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Red Flag Rules (“Rules”) were originally slated to go into effect on June 1, 2008. Since that time, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced a number of extensions regarding the enforcement date. Unless
Date Published: 2009-04-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Article Download: Unpaid Wage Claims in Florida A recent decision issued by Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals1 is a powerful reminder to employers that former employees employed in Florida have a statutory right to recover unpaid wages separate and apart from
Date Published: 2009-02-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Article Download: Could It Be a New Era In Employee Rights 2009 brings with it a new presidential administration and a Congress in Washington, D.C., which is dominated by democrats. Since democrats took control of the House and the Senate, a number
Date Published: 2009-05-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Article Download: Crossing the Line - Just Say No In April of this year, another news story aired for several days relating to sexually explicit emails being sent and received by employees while at and during working hours. For those of us
Date Published: 2009-03-01 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Article Download: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 This article provides an overview only of the monetary assistance available to individuals who find themselves unemployed due to no fault of their own in connection with maintaining their health insurance through COBRA1. Effective
Date Published: 2009-05-27 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Click to Download Article: Mandatory Paid Leave Benefits Private Sector Employers Currently, private sector employers in the State of Florida have no obligation to offer paid leave benefits. The obligation to provide paid sick or vacation leave benefits to employees in
Date Published: 2009-12-30 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn View Article Here: Looking Back-Looking Forward By the time this article is published, 2009 will have ended and the New Year will have begun. As you may recall at the beginning of 2009, I wrote an article which discussed pending federal legislation
Date Published: 2009-09-28 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn View the article here: Contracting with Federal Government, Social Security Numbers and E-Verify On September 8, 2009, a new social security number verification requirement went into effect. The rule requires contractors and employers that contract with the federal government or respond to
Date Published: 2010-03-24 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Who is an independent contractor? An independent contractor for under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Law is someone who meets at least 4 of the following criteria (see FS 440.02): (I) The independent contractor maintains a separate business with his or
Date Published: 2009-10-21 Author: Christina Harris Schwinn Download Article: FLSA Record Keeping Requirements Originally Published by Lee Building Industry Association, www.bia.net. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“Act”) imposes a requirement on covered employers to maintain accurate records for each non-exempt worker employed by the employer. Generally speaking, a covered