Labor and Employment Law.

AuthorScott, Cathleen
PositionAnnual Reports of Sections and Divisions of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

This year has been an opportunity to showcase the Labor and Employment Section's exemplary service to the Bar, its membership, the judiciary, and the public. The section's primary goals continue to be the delivery of premier CLE and educational programs, publication of informative legal articles, implementation of technological changes in the means of delivery services, and the mentorship and development of its members to assume key section roles. We also strive to meet the ever-changing demands of our section.

To accommodate the increasingly busy practitioner, we have a record number of webinars for our section as well as regular CLEs. We collaborated with other sections to bring innovative and thoughtful topics including a tax and severance agreement webinar. We just completed our litigation seminar at the Breakers in September 2018 in Palm Beach and our annual update and board certification review January 17-18 in Orlando. We are gearing up for our Advanced Labor Topics 2019, which will be held at the Wyndham Grand in Jupiter at Harbourside Place on April 12-13. This year we will add on a day at our advanced labor topics for a section retreat. Our retreat will focus on section goals, revenue and cost challenges, and making sure we are on track to meet the needs of our diverse membership. Our section is made up of small and large firms, public and private attorneys, and those representing both employers and employees. Our CLEs have something for every...

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