A Changing Atmosphere for Navigating COVID-19 in the Workplace

By Meagan Martin on June 8, 2023 Posted in COVID-19

Starting on June 1, Florida employers are prohibited from discriminating against an individual based on vaccination status or refusal to take a COVID-19 test or wear a face mask. The stated goal of SB 252, which amends Florida Statute § 381.00316, among others, is to prevent deprivation of employment opportunities and discrimination based on an … Continue Reading

Florida Reexamines Abortion Rights Under Its State Constitution Post-Dobbs

By Pat Muldowney and Sean Caulfield on July 7, 2022 Posted in Dobbs

According to statistics published in U.S. News & World Report, Florida has the fifth-highest rate of abortions performed per 1,000 women among all 50 states, and it trails only California and New York in the actual number of abortions performed annually. In an effort to reduce those numbers – and in anticipation of the U.S. … Continue Reading

Florida’s New Form I-9 & E-Verify Requirements

By Alan deVries and BakerHostetler on January 20, 2021 Posted in Immigration

Like many states before it, the State of Florida has enacted new requirements for mandatory use of E-Verify and expanded I-9 documentation requirements for private and public employers. The new law, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2021, requires all Florida employers who do not use the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system to … Continue Reading