Employment Alert
Final Rule Updates Overtime Exemption Regulations On May 18, 2016, the Department of Labor issued the Final Rule updating the overtime exemption regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act relating to white collar exempt positions. The Final Rule nearly doubles the minimum salary required for exemption of executive, administrative, and […]
How About that Uniform Bar Exam?
“Hey, Florida, How About That Uniform Bar Exam”, HSMc Founding Partner Franklin Harrison quoted in the latest issue of Daily Business Review. http://www.dailybusinessreview.com/id=1202751682346/Hey-Florida-How-About-That-Uniform-Bar-Exam?mcode=0&curindex=0&curpage=ALL Julie Kay, Daily Business Review March 9, 2016 | The Florida Bar has formed a new committee that will study adoption of a national uniform bar exam […]
Goldman Comments in Andalusia Star News
Member Ben Goldman comments on the current status of the Timmerman Building in Andalusia in a February 17, 2016 Andalusia Star News article. To read the article, click on Learn More below. Learn More
O’Rear and Hart Receive Defense Verdict
On February 3, 2016, firm attorneys Caine O’Rear and Christine Hart received a jury verdict in their client’s favor in a commercial contract case tried in federal court in Mobile. They represented Levada EF Five LLC, an investment company from New York, regarding breach of contract claims brought over the […]
Can an Association Waive the Attorney-Client Privilege by Including Its manager in Litigation-Related Communication
Can an association waive the attorney-client privilege by including its manager in litigation-related communication? The answer is maybe. One of the oldest and most fundamental US legal concepts is the attorney-client privilege. The attorney-client privilege protects communications between a client and his or her attorney, preventing the attorney from being compelled […]
