Florida Wage & Hour Litigation Update 2021

Wage and hour collective and class litigation continues to dominate employment-related lawsuit filings in federal court in Florida, similar to its red hot status around the country and in large states, like California.  Despite nearly two decades of such litigation activity and increasing employer sophistication with compliance, new and novel issues continue to emerge in terms of litigation and compliance, presenting challenges for even seasoned employment law practitioners, corporate counsel and human resources personnel.  The consistently changing legal landscape of wage and hour litigation requires that counsel for employees and employers alike keep abreast of the most recent developments in the law.  Hot issues include the growing focus on exemptions for commissioned employees working in retail or service establishments (the so-called 7(i) exemption), developments in who is an employee versus an independent contractor, and who employs such workers, and continued evolution in the understanding of tips and tip pooling arrangements.  This program will provide participants with an update on these developments and advice on litigation and compliance, a view on wage and hour issues from the plaintiff and defense perspective.

This program begins at 4:00 p.m. eastern.

This program is approved for 2.0 hrs  Florida CLE (2006341N) with 2.0 hrs of Labor and Employment Law Certification Credit.

Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA provider of MCLE (Provider 11872) This program offers 2 hrs of MCLE. Bridgeport will assist attorneys from outside CA obtain CLE in accordance with the rules of their state.