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29 Sep Florida’s New $10 Minimum Wage Poster

Posted at 14:53h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Florida’s new $10 minimum wage poster is now available! Just in time too, because the largest minimum wage increase in Florida history is here. On September 30, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. But...

09 Sep The Case for Employment Practices Liability Insurance

Posted at 19:15h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The case for employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) has never been stronger. Businesses are operating in a rapidly changing environment that keeps producing unprecedented, previously unimaginable challenges. COVID-19, #MeToo, gig workers, remote workers, medical marijuana, CDC guidance, quarantines,...

30 Aug Florida’s Minimum Wage Increasing to $10 Per Hour on September 30

Posted at 23:53h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The largest minimum wage increase in Florida history is just weeks away! On September 30th, Florida’s minimum wage will increase to $10 per hour. That’s $1.35 more per hour than the current minimum wage and $1.44 more than...

17 Jul Can Employers Prevent Unvaccinated Employees from Entering the Workplace?

Posted at 16:07h in 2021, Commercial Insurance, COVID-19, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management, Safety

By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Many employers are struggling with how to deal with the shrinking, yet substantial number of employees who are not vaccinated for COVID-19. As infection rates increase, employers are once again forced to consider actions to maintain operations while...

02 Apr Largest Minimum Wage Increase in Florida History is Less than Six Months Away

Posted at 13:41h in Commercial Insurance, Employee Benefits, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

When Florida enacted its own minimum wage in 2005, the minimum hourly wage went up $1. Despite going up every year since, this is still the largest single increase in Florida history…for now. On September 30, 2021, Florida’s minimum wage will go from $8.65 to...

17 Mar OSHA Launches Program to Protect High-Risk Workers from COVID-19

Posted at 15:06h in Commercial Insurance, COVID-19, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management, Safety

Did you know that OSHA is specifically targeting restaurants, supermarkets and other businesses for COVID-related inspections? The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) to significantly reduce the number of workplace exposures to COVID-19. To accomplish this goal, OSHA will...

27 Feb EEOC’s Enforcement and Litigation Capabilities Endure Despite COVID-19

Posted at 20:57h in Commercial Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Risk Management

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its enforcement and litigation data for fiscal year 2020. COVID-19, it seems, did not impair the EEOC’s ability to enforce the nation’s equal employment opportunity laws. In 2020, the EEOC: received 67,448 charges of workplace discrimination;responded to more than 470,000...

13 Jan Employment Law Landscape Expected to Change Under Biden Administration

Posted at 14:02h in Labor & Employment Law

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Shortly after delivering his inaugural address, President Biden began taking steps to push his policy agenda forward. This is particularly true in the employment law context. Step 1, as expected, was to stop any pending regulatory activity initiated under the Trump...

29 Dec COVID-19 Update: FFCRA’s Mandatory Paid Leave Provisions Expiring December 31st; Tax Credits Extended Until March 31, 2021

Posted at 18:51h in Health Insurance, Human Resources, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk On December 27, 2020, the second major coronavirus stimulus package was signed into law. The COVID-Related Tax Relief Act of 2020 includes a number of relief measures to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. But, what about...

28 Dec Can Employers Make the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandatory for Employees Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?

Posted at 14:19h in Americans with Disabilities Act, Commercial Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Professional Liability, Risk Management, Safety

Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The COVID-19 vaccines provide a glimmer of hope as new cases surge nationwide. It also raises some interesting questions for employers. How, for example, will the vaccine’s increasing availability be viewed in the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?...

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