Tipped employees, such as servers, bartenders, and other hospitality workers, often have questions about their rights when it comes to overtime pay. Understanding how federal and Florida state laws apply to tipped employees is essential to ensure you’re being...
Pregnancy is a difficult process, and giving birth can cause physical trauma. Women often need quite some time to heal after pregnancy, labor and delivery. They also need time to bond with their newborn babies. Some employers are generous and offer their workers paid...
Workers with disabling medical conditions have a few key protections under the law. Those protections include rules prohibiting discrimination. Businesses should not consider an employee's medical status when deciding whether to hire them, fire them or promote them....
Each new contract provides an organization with an opportunity to protect itself and limit operational disruptions. Contracts with employees, independent contractors and even business partners can include various protective clauses. Restrictive covenants are popular...
By: Abhishek Ramaswami on behalf of Cadogan Law | November 25, 2024 | Employment Law On November 20, 2024, Florida’s First District Court of Appeals issued a decision in Clint Shannon Gessner v. Southern Company and Gulf Power Company that heightened the standard...
In Part 1 of this series on Pregnancy Discrimination, we highlighted the various federal laws that employers must comply with as it pertains to pregnant and nursing employees. In Part 2, we will examine how employers can avoid liability under the various laws. The...
In Part 1 of this series, we examine the various laws that govern the rights of pregnant and nursing mothers. Under several Federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) as amended, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”), Pregnancy...
By: Abhishek Ramaswami on behalf of Cadogan Law | September 2024 On April 29, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”)’s Wage and Hour Division issued new guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the workplace titled “Artificial Intelligence and...
By: Abhishek Ramaswami on behalf of Cadogan Law | September 2024 In May 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released a guidance publication titled “Assessing Adverse Impact in Software, Algorithms, and Artificial Intelligence Used in Employment...
By: Abhishek Ramaswami on behalf of Cadogan Law | September 2024 On April 29, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its long-awaited update to its enforcement guidance on harassment in the workplace. The update reflects the cultural,...