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Labor, Employment and Benefits: Alert - February 6, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied an employer’s request for review of a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, which held that tipped employees spending more than 20 percent of their time performing related but non-tipped duties must be paid the full minimum wage for that time, without the tip credit.

Construction: Alert - January 30, 2012

For almost 50 years, lessors have had the ability to limit their liability for liens that arose from improvements to the leasehold made by a lessee. However, in the most recent legislative session, the Florida Legislature enacted revisions to Florida Statute § 713.10 that provide a potential pitfall for lessors by inserting a provision that may allow a contractor to lien the lessor's interest even where there is a recorded document advising of the limitation of liens.

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Pending peace, refuge for Iraqis

The National Law Journal

January 5, 2009

Christopher Nugent and the Community Services Team were featured in an article titled, "Pending peace, refuge for Iraqis" in the January 5, 2009 online edition of The National Law Journal.

The piece discusses the team's involvement with The List Project in 2007, helping Iraqis in danger seek refuge in the United States. The article illustrates the 75 dedicated attorneys and paralegals managing more than 180 cases involving over 600 individuals. "It's kind of a 24-7 operation," said Mr. Nugent. "Because the e-mails don't stop at midnight – that's when they [in Iraq] are getting up."

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