Category: Client Alerts
New Laws to Preserve and Revive HOA Covenants
MRTA Changes The 2018 legislative session resulted in changes to Florida Statutes, Chapters 720 and 712, dealing with the preservation and revitalization of community covenants and restrictions and the Marketable Record Title Act (“MRTA”), and the addition of a new requirement for homeowner association boards to address MRTA on an […]
Legislative updates effective July 1, 2018 to the Condominium Act and HOA Act
2018 Legislative Update – On July 1, 2018, the amendments to Chapter 718 (Condominium Act) and Chapter 7120 (HOA Act) signed into law by Governor Scott will be effective. Some of the changes are clarifications and modifications to the laws enacted in 2017, such as conflicts of interest, director term […]
Employers Prevail on the Issue of Class Action Waivers
The United States Supreme Court recently ruled in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis that employers can use arbitration agreements to bar employees from filing class-action lawsuits over the terms of their employment, including claims for unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more
Client Alert: Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018
On March 28, 2018, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law the Alabama Data Breach Notification Act of 2018, making Alabama the fiftieth state to enact such legislation into law. Earlier in March, South Dakota enacted a similar law, making Alabama the only state in the country, until now, without […]
Cybersecurity Breach Response Alert
An employee in the human resources department receives an e-mail purportedly from the chief financial officer of the company complaining that she has not received certain payroll information necessary for an audit of the company. Read More
