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Compliance
Florida Small Business HR Checkup: Is Your Company Due for an HR Refresh?
Running a small business in Florida means wearing a lot of hats, and HR compliance can easily become something that is handled only when a problem arises. Over time, employee files become inconsistent, forms become outdated, and Employee Handbook policies may no longer reflect current laws or the way the business actually operates. An HR......
Fractional HR Services for Florida Small Businesses: What It Is and Why It Works
Small businesses need professional HR support just as much as larger companies—but many do not need, or cannot justify, a full-time Human Resources person. Fractional HR services provide Florida businesses with access to experienced HR expertise on a flexible, part-time, or as-needed basis. Instead of hiring a full-time HR manager, a company can ...
Closing the Hemp THC Loophole: What It Means for Florida Drug-Free Workplace Policies
If you’ve walked down the beverage aisle of a Florida grocery or convenience store in the last two years, you’ve seen them: seltzers and sodas infused with hemp-derived THC, sold next to the beer and kombucha, no dispensary card required. That entire category exists because of a gap in federal law — and Congress has......
New! Florida Dental Office HR & Safety Compliance System
Running a successful dental practice requires more than providing exceptional patient care—it also means staying ahead of ever-changing HR, OSHA, Privacy, and Florida regulatory requirements. For many Dentist Owners, creating compliant policies, safety programs, employee forms, and onboarding documents from scratch can be overwhelming and time-co...
Can a Salaried Exempt Employee Perform Additional Work at Hourly Rate (is OT implicated)?
The Department of Labor releases opinion letters designed to promote clarity, consistency, and transparency in the application of federal wage and hour standards. Opinion letters explain how the laws enforced by Wage and Hour apply in specific situations and circumstances that are faced by employees and employers. In May 2026, the DOL provided an o...
I9 Enforcement Update in 2026: Many Technical Errors Are Now Substantive Violations
In March 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) made one of the most significant changes to Form I‑9 enforcement in nearly 30 years—without formal rulemaking. ICE quietly updated its Form I‑9 Inspection under Immigration and Nationality Act § 274A fact sheet, reclassifying most I‑9 errors that had long been considered t...
Are “No Gossip” Policies Legal? What Florida Employers Need to Know
It’s a common workplace frustration: rumors flying, half-truths spreading, and morale taking a hit as conversations drift from productive to personal. For many Florida employers, the instinctive response is simple—add a “no gossip” policy to the employee handbook and call it a day. But here’s the catch: while that approach might seem prac...
HR and Payroll Updates for January 2026
It’s almost 2026, so now is the time to review and update your company’s HR and payroll practices and documents for the new year. With 2025 ending, here is our 10 point list of Human Resources and payroll actions and updates for January 2026. Happy New Year! Update your new hire packet with 2026 documents.......
What Employer Should Do When It Becomes Aware of a Possible FMLA-Qualifying Situation
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave for certain family and medical reasons. While the rules seem straightforward, one of the most confusing moments for employers is the “initial trigger” and what to do when you first learn that an employee might need FMLA leave,......
Florida Employers Have a New Independent Contractor Test in late 2025
The recent Eleventh Circuit decision in Galarza v. One Call Claims, LLC marks a significant shift in how employers in Alabama, Florida and Georgia should assess whether workers are properly classified as independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In that case, a group of insurance adjusters who had been deemed independent co...
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