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Sunday, December 22, 2024

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Florida Super Lawyers Honors 3 Dinsmore Rising Stars

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Florida Super Lawyers Honors 3 Dinsmore Rising Stars.

GREENBERG TRAURIG: United Way of Miami-Dade – VeritageMiami 2021 Interactive Dinner

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Greenberg Traurig is proud to support the United Way of Miami-Dade’s VeritageMiami 2021 Interactive Dinner, featuring celebrity chef Adrianne Calvo.

GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Greenberg Traurig Honors Black History Month

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Extending its observance of Black History Month, global law firm Greenberg Traurig will present a Courageous Conversation on “How Inclusion Powers the Economy.

POLSINELLI PC: Polsinelli Grows Miami Office and Intellectual Property Presence with Two New Attorneys

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli has grown its Miami office with two new intellectual property attorneys, Rebecca C.E. McFadyen, Ph.D., and Robert Rodriguez. Both new attorneys join as Counsel, and with their additions, Polsinelli’s Miami office has doubled its attorney headcount since inception in 2019.

FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Arrests Made in Senior Exploitation Case Following Tip to Attorney General Moody’s Senior Protection Team

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Senior Protection Team, Office of Statewide Prosecution and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced two arrests in a case involving the exploitation of a Florida senior.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: South Florida Truss Manufacturer Pays Back Wages to Employee Denied Paid Sick Leave Under Families First Coronavirus Response Act

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Martinez Truss Co. – a manufacturer based in Medley, Florida – has paid an employee $4,352 in back wages for wrongly denying paid sick leave to an employee who requested time off to care for their child.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: West Palm Beach Boys & Girls Club Pays Back Wages to Employee Wrongly Denied Paid Sick Leave After Doctor Directed Quarantine

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
The Boys & Girls Club of Palm Beach County has paid $1,040 in back wages to an employee after the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) determined the employer violated paid sick leave requirements of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA).

FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Moody Joins Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General in Urging Congress to Fund Expanded Access to Broadband

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Attorney General Ashley Moody is joining 38 attorneys general in urging Congress to help ensure that more Americans have the home internet connectivity necessary to participate in telemedicine, teleschooling and telework as part of any additional legislation that provides relief and recovery resources related to addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General Moody Recognizes National Sunshine Week

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
In recognition of National Sunshine Week, Attorney General Ashley Moody is asking Floridians to review the 2020 Government-in-the-Sunshine Manual.

FLORIDA OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Court Rules in Favor of Attorney General Moody and Appoints a Receiver to Take Control of FCADV

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
A Leon County Circuit Judge ruled in favor of Attorney General Ashley Moody in the state’s case against the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence—appointing a receiver to take control of FCADV.

HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Florida Supreme Court Dismisses Long-Awaited Case on AOB Policy Language

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
The Florida Supreme Court recently chose to not hear a case regarding the validity of certain language around assignment of benefit agreements.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Recovers $265,001 in Back Wages for Roofing Contractor’s Employees After Overtime Violations Found

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Orion Builders Service Inc. – based in Thonotosassa, Florida – has paid $265,001 in back wages to 67 employees after a U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) investigation found the employer violated overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Results in South Florida Assisted Living Facility Paying $103,389 in Back Wages to 20 Employees

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Paradise Villa Retirement Home Inc. – operator of five South Florida assisted living facilities – has paid $103,389 in back wages to 20 employees for violating minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: U.s. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Florida Laundry Service Paying $60,863 in Back Wages to 15 Employees

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Crown Linen LLC – based in Orlando, Florida – will pay $60,863 in back wages to 15 employees for violations of the overtime and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Chris Thanner Honored Among Northeast Florida’s ‘Ultimate Attorneys’

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Jacksonville Business Journal has recognized McGuireWoods partner Christopher Thanner among its 2019 “Ultimate Attorneys,” which honors accomplished lawyers and corporate counsel who have contributed significantly to the legal profession and the Jacksonville community.

PECKAR & ABRAMSON: Brett J. Moritz joins Peckar & Abramson's Miami office

By Lene Caracas-Apuntar |
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that litigation attorney Brett J. Moritz has joined the firm’s Miami office as an Associate.