Monthly Archives: August 2020
Your Bylaws Can Protect Your Business From Lawsuits
Businesses give a lot of thought to their written documents, as they should. Things like employee manuals, business contracts, or policies and procedures are often carefully put in lengthy written documents. Yet, many of those same businesses give little thought to the heart and soul of their business: Their bylaws, and their articles of… Read More »
Election Day Results: Voters Decide on 10 Primaries for State Attorney and Public Defender Offices
Primary Election Day was August 18th, and it seems as though we are starting to see the first results from the contest. Recently released unofficial tallies from the Secretary of State’s Division of Elections website reveal the most likely outcomes from Tuesday’s Primary Election: Long-time 11th Circuit State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle fended off… Read More »
DOL: Florida Company Pays More Than $16,000 to Resolve Failure to Pay Overtime Claim
On August 12th, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a press release confirming that Randall Mechanical Inc.—a contractor based in Orange County, Florida—will pay $16,852 to resolve an employment lawsuit. The company consented to findings that it improperly denied 20 employees their full and fair overtime wages and agreed to revise its policies…. Read More »
Miami Herald: Many Florida Nursing Homes Failing to Protect Residents From COVID-19
The Florida Department of Health reports that 545,040 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the state as of August 12th. The respiratory disease poses an extreme, potentially life-threatening risk to Florida’s most vulnerable residents, especially those who live in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. According to a disturbing report from the Miami Herald,… Read More »
Negligent Security and Convenience Stores: An Overview of Florida’s Unique Laws
In Florida, a business or property owner may be liable for a third party attack that occurs on its premises. All companies have a legal responsibility to provide adequate security to protect patrons and other guests. If you were injured in an attack, you can bring a premises liability lawsuit against a negligent business… Read More »
Choice of Venue Clauses Can Help You Enforce Your Contracts
When you draft or review your business contracts, you may give a lot of thought about what you will be able to litigate in court—in other words, what your rights are under the contract, what your (and the other party’s) rights are, what your duties and obligations are, and possibly, what the potential damages… Read More »
All About Not for Profit and Nonprofit Organizations
If you ask people on the street what a nonprofit organization is, there’s a good chance you’ll get a different answer from every person that you ask. If you’re considering starting a business as a nonprofit, or you already own, run or manage a nonprofit, there are some things about no for profit companies… Read More »
Must Employees be Paid During Smaller, Routine Work Breaks?
When employees aren’t working, they shouldn’t get paid. That statement makes a lot of sense to many business owners. However, an employer can have a different definition than federal laws have of when a worker is on the job and when he or she is not. Why Employer May Dock Pay Many business owners,… Read More »
Construction Litigation: Miami Company Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged “Shoddy” Work
According to a report from The Real Deal, the Lennar Corporation—a Miami-based home construction company—is facing a lawsuit from a group of homeowners in Homestead. The homeowners’ association alleges that the company’s workmanship was shoddy. Further, the association also contends that the construction company failed to repair and resolve the construction defect after being… Read More »
Five Tips to Help You Maximize Your Personal Injury Compensation
After a serious accident, you need money to pay for your medical care and to support your loved ones. Sadly, defendants and insurers never make it easy for injured victims to get the full amount that they deserve. You need to know how to maximize your compensation. Here, our West Palm Beach personal injury… Read More »