Bressler, Amery & Ross

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MAY 2013

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Florida Supreme Court Decides Statute of Limitations Applies To Arbitrations

In an opinion released yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court held in Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Phillips, et al., No. SC11-2513, that Fl...read more

Health Insurance Providers May Feel The Pinch Of The Internal Revenue Code's New Sting

One unquestionable outcome of the Affordable Care Act is that next year  health insurance companies will see increased revenues as a result of th...read more

Third Circuit Extends Shareholder/Director "Employee" Test In Title VII To Business Entities That Are Not Professional Corporations

Recently, in Mariotti v. Mariotti Building Products, Inc., No. 11-3148 (3d Cir. Apr. 29, 2013), the Third Circuit was faced with whether a corporate o...read more

FINRA Member Regulation Sales Practice Forum (a/k/a what keeps regulators - and firms - up at night)

A lively and interactive discussion covering regulatory “hot topics” among a panel of regulators and industry representatives marked the m...read more

Revised I-9 Form Is Required To Be Used By All Employers By May 7, 2013

Employers are now required to use the new Employment Eligibility Verification Form (“I-9 Form”) recently released by the U.S. Citizenship ...read more

APRIL 2013

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Florida PIP Litigation: Update To March 22, 2013 Alert

On March 22, 2013, we reported in an Insurance Law Alert that Judge Terry Lewis of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County, Florida issued ...read more

New Jersey Bill Attacks Restrictive Covenants

We want to alert you to a new piece of New Jersey legislation just introduced into the assembly that if passed, would ban the enforcement of non-comp...read more
Social Media: Failure To Preserve Equals Sanctions And A Challenge For Employers

MARCH 2013

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Second Circuit Clarifies Required Degree of Specificity To State An Overtime Claim Under FLSA,  Rejects "Gap-Time" Claims
Second Circuit Enforces Arbitration Agreement, Upholds Class Action Waiver And Rejects Substantive Right For Private Plaintiff To Bring Title VII Class Action Utilizing Pattern-Or-Practice Theory
New York Court of Appeals Sets a High Bar for Piercing the Corporate Veil
Court Enters Order Partially Enjoining Florida's Recent PIP Reforms