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Florida's Open Carry Shift: Implications For Employers
OD Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart More Ogletree Deakins is a labor and employment law firm representing management in all types of employment-related legal matters. Ogletree Deakins has more than 850 attorneys located in 53 offices across the United States and in Europe, Canada, and Mexico. The firm represents a range of clients, from small businesses to Fortune 50 companies.
Florida’s Open Carry Shift: Implications for Employers | JD Supra
On September 10, 2025, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled the state’s open carry ban unconstitutional (in violation of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution) in McDaniels v. State of Florida. Attorney General James Uthmeier has told prosecutors and law enforcement that open carry is now “the law of the state,” and the Florida Sheriffs Association has advised deputies not to enforce the open carry ban, found in Section 790.053 of the Florida Statutes.
Florida’s Open Carry Shift: Implications for Employers
Quick Hits Florida’s First District Court of Appeal has ruled the state’s open carry ban unconstitutional, leading the state attorney general to declare open carry as “the law of the state,” with the Florida Sheriffs Association advising deputies not to enforce the ban.
Is Next-Day Pay the Next Big Thing? | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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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Job Restructuring Must Be an Accommodation Option Kauffman v. Petersen Health Care VII LLC, 7th Cir., No. 13-3661 When faced with a request for a reasonable accommodation, an employer must be willing to make at least minor reassignments of job duties in order to allow an employee to perform the position's essential duties, according to the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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