By Deedee Bitran Religious accommodation in the workplace isn’t just a legal requirement—it’s a growing area of litigation risk. A recent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit against Marriott underscores the stakes for employers nationwide.[1] Last month, the EEOC sued Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation and Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc. in the Middle District of Florida...Read More
From the Florida Bar Journal A Legal Roller Coaster: The Corporate Transparency Act By Peter J. Guala and Morrie I. Levine When originally enacted, millions of U.S. businesses and foreign entities registered to do business within the U.S. were impacted by the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which resulted in multiple federal lawsuits. Injunctions were issued...Read More
By Jennifer D. Newton In the traditional legal services model, value is calculated by the hour. The assumption is that legal insight is tied directly to the time spent on research, drafting, or advising. While this approach may have worked well for industries grounded in relatively static regulatory frameworks, it begins to fall apart in...Read More
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