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Florida Court Reinforces Employer’s Ability to Enforce Marijuana Policies in Public Union Contract
[co-author: Leah Shepherd] On July 29, 2026, Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal (Second DCA) ruled that a county was not legally obligated to accommodate a firefighter-paramedic’s off-duty medical marijuana use under state law. Many Florida employers had been closely watching the status of the appeal as it could have significantly shifted accommodation requirements for medical marijuana in the state. Quick Hits In Hillsborough County v.
Florida Court Reinforces Employer’s Ability to Enforce Marijuana Policies in Public Union Contract
Quick Hits In Hillsborough County v. Giambrone, a Florida appellate court overturned a lower court’s unprecedented ruling that required a county to accommodate a firefighter-paramedic’s off-duty medical marijuana use after a positive random drug test. The court emphasized that the language in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and drug-free workplace policies must be carefully considered.
Florida Court Reinforces Employer’s Ability to Enforce Marijuana Policies in Public Union Contract
Quick Hits In Hillsborough County v. Giambrone, a Florida appellate court overturned a lower court’s unprecedented ruling that required a county to accommodate a paramedic’s off-duty medical marijuana use after a positive random drug test. The court emphasized that the language in the parties’ collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and drug-free workplace policies must be carefully considered.
Florida’s Major Changes to Civil Rights Claim Filing Rules
On May 22, 2026, Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill (HB) 1407, which revises the procedural framework governing the commencement of civil actions and administrative remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA). Quick Hits On May 22, 2026, Governor DeSantis signed HB 1407, which revises the procedural framework for civil actions and administrative remedies under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA).
Florida Teachers Union Fails to Upend Law on Dues and Recertification Requirements for Public-Sector Unions
On July 24, 2024, Judge Mark Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida dealt Florida teachers unions a critical blow in their attempt to overturn Senate Bill (SB) 256 regarding public-sector union dues collection and recertification, concluding that all but one of the unions’ challenges should be dismissed. A federal district court rejected challenges to a Florida law that makes it more difficult for public-sector teachers unions to collect dues and recertify.
Federal Court Permanently Blocks Florida Restrictions on Workplace Diversity Training | JD Supra
[co-author: Leah Shepherd] On July 26, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida permanently blocked Florida’s Stop WOKE Act, which restricted the types of anti-harassment and antidiscrimination training that employers can require their workers to attend.
Federal Court Permanently Blocks Florida Restrictions on Workplace Diversity Training
Quick Hits The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida recently upheld an injunction against part of Florida’s Individual Freedom Act, also known as the Stop WOKE Act, which regulated the types of content that employers could include in employee training. The court found that a section of the law was unconstitutional because it violated employers’ First Amendment rights to free speech.
First Challenges To Florida's 2023 Public-Sector Union Law Fizzle As New Requirements Take Effect
Public-sector employers in Florida will want to make certain they are in compliance with new restrictions on non-public safety unions (i.e., unions representing public-sector employees other than police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers), as Senate Bill (SB) 256 became effective on July 1, 2023. Quick Hits On July 1, 2023, parts of Florida's SB 256, a law that imposes new requirements on certain unions representing public-sector employees, took effect.
First Challenges to Florida’s 2023 Public-Sector Union Law Fizzle as New Requirements Take Effect | JD Supra
Public-sector employers in Florida will want to make certain they are in compliance with new restrictions on non-public safety unions (i.e., unions representing public-sector employees other than police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers), as Senate Bill (SB) 256 became effective on July 1, 2023. Quick Hits On July 1, 2023, parts of Florida’s SB 256, a law that imposes new requirements on certain unions representing public-sector employees, took effect.
First Challenges to Florida’s 2023 Public-Sector Union Law Fizzle
Public-sector employers in Florida will want to make certain they are in compliance with new restrictions on non-public safety unions (i.e., unions representing public-sector employees other than police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers), as Senate Bill (SB) 256 became effective on July 1, 2023. Quick Hits On July 1, 2023, parts of Florida’s SB 256, a law that imposes new requirements on certain unions representing public-sector employees, took effect.
First Challenges to Florida’s 2023 Public-Sector Union Law Fizzle as New Requirements Take Effect
Public-sector employers in Florida will want to make certain they are in compliance with new restrictions on non-public safety unions (i.e., unions representing public-sector employees other than police officers, firefighters, and correctional officers), as Senate Bill (SB) 256 became effective on July 1, 2023. Quick Hits On July 1, 2023, parts of Florida’s SB 256, a law that imposes new requirements on certain unions representing public-sector employees, took effect.
When Is ‘No Fee' A Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit's Guidance On Reasonableness In FLSA Attorneys' Fees Cases
United States: When Is ‘No Fee' A Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit's Guidance On Reasonableness In FLSA Attorneys' Fees Cases 05 March 2021 by Karen M. Morinelli and Samantha E. Dunton-Gallagher Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On February 1, 2021, in an unpublished opinion resolving a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) attorney's fees dispute, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in Batista v.
When Is ‘No Fee’ a Reasonable Fee? 11th Circuit’s Guidance on Reasonableness in FLSA Attorneys’ Fees Cases
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 On February 1, 2021, in an unpublished opinion resolving a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) attorney’s fees dispute, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in Batista v. South Florida Womans Health Associates, Inc., struck another blow against unreasonable plaintiffs’ counsel seeking “reasonable” fees.
Is Next-Day Pay the Next Big Thing? | JD Supra
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New DOL Opinion Letter Extinguishes Private Fire Department’s Eligibility for Overtime Exemption | JD Supra
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New DOL Opinion Letter Extinguishes Private Fire Department’s Eligibility for Overtime Exemption
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Public Employers Beware: SCOTUS Refuses to Review City Employee Overtime Appeal
On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the City of San Gabriel, California’s attempt to overturn the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s expansive interpretation of what employers must include as “wages” when establishing the regular rate of pay to calculate overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Public Employers Beware: SCOTUS Refuses to Review City Employee Overtime Appeal
On May 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected the City of San Gabriel, California’s attempt to overturn the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal’s expansive interpretation of what employers must include as “wages” when establishing the regular rate of pay to calculate overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
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