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Recent Federal Appellate Decision Highlights Risks Posed to Public Universities and Colleges from Constitutional Violations in Title IX Sexual Misconduct Investigations
The federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision on February 9, 2018 that highlights the many challenges currently facing public universities and colleges’ efforts to comply with Title IX.[1] In John Doe v. Miami University, the Court held that a male student’s lawsuit against Miami University in Ohio and an individual administrator… Read More »
Back In Business After Hurricane Irma Has Passed
We are happy to report that, as of September 12, 2017, our team at Johnson & is at full capacity and operating business as usual. We are mindful of how fortunate we have all been, in our firm and our community, to have avoided the direst of circumstances as Irma lost force traveling north… Read More »
Johnson Raises a Fork to Fight Hunger and Sponsors “Fork Fight 2017”
On May 16, 2017, several members of Johnson along with friends and clients, attended Fork Fight 2017, a celebration of the culinary gifts of Tampa Bay on behalf of Feeding Tampa Bay. In addition to enjoying wonderful food and wine pairings served up by chefs from Tampa’s finest restaurants, the sponsors and participants enjoyed… Read More »
Johnson Sponsors “Boots & BBQ 2017” Supporting Lacoochee Boys & Girls Club
Lacoochee, Florida is an old mill town in Pasco County, Florida. A little more than an hour drive from Tampa, in many respects it is a world away. When the mill shut down decades ago, nothing replaced it. Families live in poverty, unfamiliar with simple things that we take for granted, such as how… Read More »
Nicole Newlon Receives The Rotary Foundation’s Paul Harris Fellow Award
The presentation of Paul Harris Fellow recognition is The Rotary Foundation’s way of expressing its appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian and educational programs. It is named for Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, a Chicago lawyer who started Rotary International with three business associates in 1905. Rotarians often designate a Paul Harris Fellow… Read More »
Eleventh Circuit Holds that a Fair Labor Standards Act “Opt-In” Collective Action Claim Does Not Bar Further State-Law “Opt-Out” Class Action Claims
On September 28, 2016, the Eleventh Circuit issued its decision in Calderone v. Scott, a case that had implications for Florida plaintiffs with wage claims against their employers.[1] In Calderone, former employees of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office brought suit against the Sheriff under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Florida… Read More »