By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Houcorp, Inc., a fast-food restaurant franchise operating seven restaurants in Indian River and Brevard Counties in Florida has ...
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Florida’s New Law Mandates the Use of the E-Verify System
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. On May 10, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 1718 into law. This statute will require private employers with at least 25 ...
Changing the Negligence Game
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. On March 24th, 2023, Florida passed into law HB 837 that significantly overhauls several areas of negligence and bad faith law ...
Women’s History Month Spotlight with Phylise Wilson
Happy Women's History Month! We're shining a spotlight on the amazing women on the dream team at Ward Law. We sat down with Phylise Wilson, our top-notch Office ...
Non-Compete Agreements: May not be worth the paper they’re written on.
By: Mark Stephenson, Esq. On January 5th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a monumental rule proposal that would ban a large swath of ...
Jennifer Ward to Host Woman Owned Law Table Talk
"Power is gained by sharing knowledge, not by hoarding it." I am honored to be hosting the Pennsylvania Table Talk series for Women Owned Law. Wednesday, ...
Applebee’s Settles EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit for $100,000
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. Neighborhood Restaurant Partners (NRP), which operates an Applebee’s in Plant City, Florida, has agreed to pay $100,000 and take ...
State AGs Throw Flag on the NFL
By: Jennifer Ward, Esq. Early April isn’t usually a big time for football action, but that’s exactly when the NFL received a cautionary letter from six ...
Florida Sets Out to “Stop WOKE”
By: Jeremy Rogers, Esq. What could this mean for employers? Earlier in March, the Florida Legislature passed HB 7, also known as the “Stop the Wrongs ...
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! – OSHA & CMS Vaccine Mandates
By Jennifer Ward, Esq. DOUBLE JEOPARDY! OSHA & CMS Vaccine Mandates What is “something new every week”? For months, there have been legal ...