Federal Jurisdictional Update
2/19/18
By: Owen T. Rooney Title 28 of the United States Code Section 1367(d) allows for federal supplemental jurisdiction over state law claims. This statute, as now construed by the US Supreme Court in Artis v. District of Columbia, holds that the statutes of limitations on any state law claims stops while the claim is in…
Employers Beware: Florida’s Minimum Wage Set to Increase by 1.5 Percent
10/17/12
By: Jonathan Kandel The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity recently announced that the Florida minimum wage will be $7.79 per hour beginning January 1, 2013. This represents an increase of 1.5 percent (or $0.12) from the state’s current minimum wage of $7.67 per hour. The increase is due to a change in the Federal Consumer…