- Posts by Alamea Deedee BitranAssociate
Alamea Deedee Bitran is an attorney in the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen, where she is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group. Deedee represents employers, business owners, lenders, purchasers and ...
There is a growing trend of local jurisdictions enacting pay transparency laws which require employers in those jurisdictions to provide compensation information to job applicants and employees.Read More
In January 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) released an updated resource document, “Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act” (the “Update”), which explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) applies to job applicants...Read More
Only three months after the introduction of a bill to the House of Representatives that, if passed, will ban non-compete agreements nationwide for non-exempt employees, on January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued its own plan to ban non-compete clauses.Read More
On September 1, 2022, Representative Mike Garcia introduced H.R. 8755, titled The Restoring Workers’ Rights Act (“RWRA”) to the House of Representatives, and if it passes and is ultimately signed into law, it will ban non-compete agreements nationwide for employees who are considered non-exempt under the Fair Labor...Read More
On July 12, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) updated its guidance on COVID-19. Employers should review their current policies and procedures to ensure prompt compliance with these new guidelines.Read More
The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act (“FCA”), also known as the new federal “Ban the Box” law, became effective on December 20, 2021, and prohibits certain federal employers and contractors from requiring a job applicant to disclose his or her criminal background on a job application or during an interview prior to a...Read More
The District of Columbia recently passed a new expansive law which bans most noncompetition agreements for employees in the District.Read More
On Monday April 22, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to hear three cases which seek rulings on whether sexual orientation, transgender status, and transitioning status are protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act after years of courts and government agencies taking conflicting positions on this...Read More
A common misconception is that the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) does not apply when an employee cares for a sick grandparent. However, prudent employers and human resources professionals should carefully examine the facts of each situation to ensure compliance with the law.Read More
Today, while it is understood that the phrase “because of sex” includes gender stereotyping, the law remains in flux as to whether discrimination “because of sex” includes discrimination because of “sexual orientation.”Read More
The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) requires covered employers to provide eligible employees with unpaid family and medical leave for certain qualifying reasons. While employers should definitely know the FMLA basics (i.e., whether they are “covered employers” who employ any “eligible employees”...Read More
Do you know which policies would constitute a violation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)? Employers should review their policies to ensure that the policies are not overbroad and do not encompass what could be reasonably interpreted as chilling employees’ Section 7 protected concerted activities. Read More
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