Lane v. Franks Opinion
As Director of Community Intensive Training for Youth (CITY), a program for underprivileged youth operated by Central Alabama Community College (CACC), petitioner Edward Lane conducted an audit of the program’s expenses and discovered that Suzanne Schmitz, an Alabama State Representative on CITY’s payroll, had not been reporting for work. Read […]
DOL Issues Final Rule revising the definition of spouse under the FMLA
On February 25, 2015, the Department of Labor issued a Final Rule revising the regulatory definition of “spouse” under the FMLA. The DOL moved from a “state of residence” rule to a “place of celebration” rule, which looks to the law of the place in which the marriage was entered […]
R. Jackson Presents at Dental Seminar on Employment Contracts
Robert Jackson presented at the North West Florida Dental Association Annual Meeting on Employment Contracts for Dentists.
Fox Named to 40 Under 40
Congratulations to Kelly Thrasher Fox for being named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2015. Click here to read more.
Congratulations Henry Callaway
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has appointed Mobile lawyer Henry Callaway as U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of Alabama. The appointment begins in May and is for a fourteen year term. Callaway will replace Bankruptcy Judge Margaret A. Mahoney, who has served since 1993 and will retire […]
