Is your home in a flood zone? You can easily find out by looking at a map of your state. If your house is located anywhere on that map, it’s in a flood zone. It’s true. Just look at the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey...
Florida’s minimum wage applies to those employees entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act. It is adjusted annually for inflation. According to the Florida Supreme Court, only upward adjustments are permitted. Employers are required to pay the federal or their...
Unlike the Individual Mandate, the Affordable Care Act’s Employer Mandate isn’t going anywhere in 2019. Employers with 50 or more full-time and full-time equivalent employees will still have to offer “affordable” health coverage to avoid ACA penalties. But, there is a sliver of good news....
Does workers’ compensation insurance coverage automatically follow employees when they travel or work out of state? Nope. Workers’ compensation laws are state-specific. So are workers’ compensation insurance policies. An employee injured while working out of state will not have workers’ compensation coverage unless that state...
Every condominium association should have insurance, which is precisely why Florida law requires them to have insurance. Associations must use their best efforts to obtain and maintain adequate insurance to protect the association’s property. Florida’s minimum mandatory insurance requirements apply to every residential condominium, regardless...
How valuable is your home? It’s probably the most expensive thing you own. It’s probably the most important thing too. Homes aren’t like other property. Their market value can be measured financially, but their true value is measured emotionally. It’s the emotional investment that makes...
Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are sophisticated scams that commonly use social engineering, phishing and spoofing to compromise legitimate business e-mail accounts. In 2017, the FBI reported receiving 15,690 BEC complaints with BEC losses topping $675 million. The FBI warns small, medium and large businesses...
Did you know that longshoremen aren’t the only employees covered by the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act? If you didn’t, you’re not alone. Identifying who is covered by the Longshore Act isn’t always easy. This can be a huge problem because violations of the...
Do unit owners have the right to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in their reserved parking spaces? In the past, Florida condominium associations essentially had the power to answer this question as they saw fit. Not anymore. As of July 1, 2018, unit owners may...
And…. we’re off! Everyone knows that the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially began on June 1st. Well, everyone but Alberto, the subtropical storm that became the first named storm of the season on May 25th. Nevertheless, this is the time of year when we remind...