Schwarzberg & Associates



	Downtown West Palm Beach Esperanté Building 222 Lakeview Avenue Suite 210 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 659-3300 Fax: (561) 659-1911

Informing clients and friends of the firm about legal trends, news or items of interest.

December 23, 2011 - How About a New Year's Resolution for your Business? - "This year, I will check the overall health of my workplace !!"

Semptember 6, 2011 - New NLRB Rule Requires Notification of Employee Rights to Organize.

August 23, 2011 - Hurricanes: Managing Through The Storms - Hurricane and Disaster Planning From An Employment Law Perspective.

July 22, 2011 - Florida's Governor, Rick Scott signed into law significant amendments to Florida's Unemployment Compensation Law, Chapter 443 of the Florida Statutes (the "Amended Law").

June 20, 2011 - Supreme Court Rules for Wal-Mart in Massive 1.6 Million Female Workers' Job Discrimination Lawsuit by Denying Class Action Status

May 25, 2011 - Private Employers Can Deny Employment to Applicants who Have Filed For Bankruptcy

May 10, 2011 - Florida Minimum Wage Increases – June 1, 2011

February 28, 2011 - United States Supreme Court Holds: Employer's Termination of Employee as Punishment for Employee's Fiancée Filing a Charge of Discrimination Constitutes Unlawful Retaliation Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

2010

October 10, 2010 - Is Obesity a Disability under the American With Disabilities Act? The EEOC seems to think so.

April 30, 2010 - Discriminatory Pay And Promotion Practices Can Expose Employers To Costly Consequences

2009

December 23, 2009 - Congress Extends COBRA Subsidy.

November 25, 2009 - Employment Law News Alert - GINA, ICE, EEOC, REHAB ACT.

August 26, 2009 - Swine Flu, Employment Law, and YOU!

June 30, 2009 - Supreme Court Discrimination Ruling - "Employees have a legitimate expectation not to be judged on the basis of race."

June 22, 2009 - Federal and Florida Minimum Wage Increase for Employers.

June 22, 2009 - ADVOCACY ACTION ALERT: Healthy Families Act Introduced to Congress on May 18, 2009.

June 22, 2009 - The Supreme Court Places the Burden Squarely on Plaintiffs to Prove Age Discrimination Under the ADEA.

May 19, 2009 - Employment Law Compliance Checkup - Your car receives tune-ups, your computer has virus protection, and you see your doctor for an annual checkup. When was the last time you checked the overall health of your workplace?

February 23, 2009 - The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: what it means for you and your company

2008

December 18, 2008 - Changes to the ADA and FMLA in the New Year.

December 3, 2008 - “Policy On Holiday Parties” prudent policies and guidelines to consider to help make holiday events safer and enable employers to avoid potential liability.

June 12, 2008 - “Layoffs, Reductions In Force, and Plant Closings: Employers must comply with the federal WARN Act"

May 1, 2008 - “Being On The Blackberry Means Being On The Clock" - Time spent by a non-exempt employee on a BlackBerry must be included in calculating entitlement to overtime pay

April 14, 2008 - Employers Beware: New Law Allowing Firearms On Your Property

February 11, 2008 - The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) was expanded on Monday, January 28, 2008 by the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (“NDAA”). This expansion includes the first such expansion since the FMLA was enacted in 1993.

2007

November 29, 2007 - “Protections for Employees Who are Victims of Domestic Violence” New Florida legislation providing leave for domestic violence victims could create liability for employers not in compliance.

November 27, 2007 - “Policy On Holiday Parties” prudent policies and guidelines to consider to help make holiday events safer and enable employers to avoid potential liability.

August 24, 2007 - New Harassment Training Rules Take Hold In California - California has stepped up its efforts to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the workplace.

July 24, 2007 - Federal Minimum Wage Increase for Employers - The deadline has arrived for most U.S. employers to increase employee’s compensation to the new federal minimum wage of $5.85 per hour.

April 30, 2007 - Employment Law Compliance Checkup... Your car receives tune-ups, your computer has virus protection, and you see your doctor for an annual checkup. But when is the last time your workplace had a checkup?

January 19, 2007 - Steve Schwarzberg was one of the featured speakers in the Daily Business Review's Labor and Employment Law Roundtable.

2006

November 27, 2006 - “Policy On Holiday or Similar Parties” prudent policies and guidelines to consider to help make holiday events safer and enable employers to avoid potential liability.

July 26, 2006 - Supreme Court's White decision exposes employers to greater litigation risk on retaliation claims.