Upcoming Events
2021 Events
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart was selected to attend the 2021 Leadership Development Program sponsored by the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association. Over the next year, Yvette will be part of “a diverse and talented group” working together to make meaningful contributions to the labor and employment law profession.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is honored to serve as the Legal Education Chair for the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar’s Executive Committee for the 2021-2022 term.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is Employee Co-Chair for the Technology Subcommittee of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association. Cynthia’s committee will be working with the ERR committee to coordinate the technology panel for the 2022 presentation in Puerto Vallarta.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino received an appointment to the Continuing Legal Education Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2021-2022 term, and looks forward to furthering the mission of the Continuing Legal Education Committee in assisting members of The Florida Bar in their continuing legal education and facilitating the production and delivery of quality CLE programs and publications for the benefit of Bar members.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart takes on the duties of the Regional Editor for all six southeastern states for the 2021 annual supplement to Employment At Will, A State-by-State Survey, an employment law treatise published by the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association and Bloomberg Industry Group. We know you’ll do a great job, Yvette!
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass has accepted the role of Editor-in-Chief of the annual supplements to Employment At Will, A State-by-State Survey, an employment law treatise published by the American Bar Association and Bloomberg Industry Group. Congratulations!
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino’s article The First Amendment and Employee Social Media Use was published in the March/April 2021 edition of LAWYER magazine by the Hillsborough County Bar Association. Are employees’ social media posts protected First Amendment speech? Find out on page 41!
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino serves as the 2021 Co-Chair of the Judicial Recognition Committee of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. What a great honor!
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Sass Law Firm is delighted to announce that Cynthia Sass was elected to the Board of Governors of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Her three-year term commences on January 1, 2021. Congratulations, Cynthia, on this great honor!
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino is proud to serve as Vice President of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association for the 2020-2021 term. It is a great honor and we know she will do a wonderful job!
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart continues as a member of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar through the 2021 term.
Past 2021 Events
YVETTE D. EVERHART
May 21, 2021 – Yvette Everhart co-chaired the virtual Advanced Labor Topics seminar which is hosted annually by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
March 26, 2021 – Amanda Biondolino interviewed with 10TampaBay news to discuss what rights employees have if their employers make getting the COVID-19 vaccination a job requirement.
Click here to watch the interview.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
March 15, 2021 – Cynthia Sass was interviewed by Fox 13 News as a legal expert on whether employers can force their employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
January 15, 2021 – Yvette Everhart presented at the 21st Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review sponsored by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Labor and Employment Law Section. Ms. Everhart spoke on the procedural law for federal and Florida equal employment opportunity laws for the second time.
2020 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass will act as Emeritus Employee Co-Chair for the 14th Annual Section Conference Planning Committee for the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association for 2019-2020.
JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise is Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, a Standing Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2019-2020 term.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino is Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association for the 2019-2020 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is Co-Chair of the Website Subcommittee of the Communications Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of The Florida Bar for the 2019-2020 term.
JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise is a member of the Advisory Council of the Ethics and Sanctions Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association. Ms. Wise was a member of the Ethics and Sanctions Committee from 2002-2018.
Past 2020 Events
YVETTE D. EVERHART
November 12, 2020 – Ms. Everhart moderated and participated in a panel discussion on Everything Employers and Employees (and their Counsel) Need to Know About Electronic Communication Policies and Social Media at the virtual 14th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference sponsored by the American Bar Association in November. The panel will discuss a variety of issues related to the use of personal electronic devices for work, tweets, email searches and posts on personal social media accounts.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
October 15, 2020 – Cynthia Sass presented First Amendment in Public Employment to the attorneys of the Florida Department of Health. Ms. Sass was honored to be asked to co-present these materials with Don Slesnick to this group of esteemed colleagues. Due to scheduling issues, Mr. Slesnick was unable to participate.
JANET E. WISE
July 9, 2020 – Janet Wise moderated the Ethics and Sanctions Committee’s panel presentation during the virtual conference presented by the National Employment Lawyers Association. The panel discussed “social distancing” and “masking” as they pertain to the ethics of attorneys who interview employee-witnesses and also attorney candor to the Court.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
March 2020 – Yvette Everhart moderated a segment on practicing before the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity—Reemployment Assistance, the agency responsible for administering unemployment benefits at the Practice Before State Labor & Employment Agencies seminar scheduled for March 2020 in Tallahassee. The seminar was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. Yvette was among several distinguished speakers at this event.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
February 8, 2020 – Cynthia Sass spoke on the topic The Intersection of Employment Law and Criminal Law at the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Regional Programming Committee event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Cynthia’s presentation provided practitioners with guidance on how to identify and handle employee and employer criminal activity in the workplace, such as claims of employee theft or embezzlement, employees viewing pornography on employer’s devices and employer’s illegal activity such as fraud on the government. She also discussed best practices and ethical considerations for addressing these issues.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
February 7, 2020 – Yvette Everhart presented at the 20th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review in February 2020. She discussed the procedural law for federal and Florida equal employment opportunity laws. This annual event is sponsored by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Labor and Employment Law Section.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
January 2020 – Cynthia Sass was a member of the Committee who coordinating the 2020 Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program sponsored by The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
January 9, 2020 – Amanda Biondolino, as co-chair of the Labor and Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association, moderated the CLE luncheon seminar on Recent Developments in Employment Law – Fees Issues and Settlements.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass was to participate in a panel discussion on The Impact of AI, Automation and Robotics in the Workplace at the Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association in Puerto Rico which was postponed due to the pandemic. The panel plans to focus on how automation, AI, and robotics’ performance of worker tasks raise significant questions about workplace transition and employee dislocation, and address what stakeholders should focus on to capitalize on opportunities and to meet the challenges to come.
2019 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass joined the Lawyers for the Arts program, which is an Ad Hoc Board Committee of the Tampa Museum of Art. The Lawyers for the Arts program is specifically designed to help local attorneys learn about the most recent and significant case law impacting the art world. The Tampa Museum’s Executive Director, Michael Tomor, established this program and Ms. Sass is honored to be a part of it.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass wrote a chapter about Discovery and Deposing the Alleged Harasser and Defense Witnesses: Plaintiff’s Perspective for a new TIPS book, Sexual Harassment and Retaliation: A Practical Guide for Plaintiff and Defense, released in April 2019 by the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association. With sexual harassment and retaliation claims on the rise, the book offers critical background and best practices for attorneys representing both Plaintiff Employees and Defendant Employers to successfully litigate these difficult claims.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is the Southeast Regional Editor of the 2019 Supplement to Employment at Will: A State-By-State Survey published by the American Bar Association and Bloomberg BNA. Cynthia will also be co-authoring the Florida Chapter.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart will be co-authoring the Florida Chapter of the 2019 Supplement to the book Employment at Will: A State-By-State Survey which is expected to be published by the American Bar Association and Bloomberg BNA this November.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is Employee Co-Chair of the Annual Section Conference Planning Committee for the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association for the 13th Annual Section Conference, the 2018-2019 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is Co-Chair of the Website Subcommittee of the Communications Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of The Florida Bar for the 2018-2019 term.
JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise has been appointed Vice Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, a Standing Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2019-2020 term.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass continues as Co-Chair of the ABA Liaison Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar for the 2018-2019 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is a member of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar for the 2017-2021 term.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is serving another term as Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association for 2018-2019.
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JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise continues as a member of the Advisory Council of the Ethics and Sanctions Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association for 2019. Ms. Wise has been a member of the Ethics and Sanctions Committee since 2002.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is a member of the Law School Liaison Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar for the 2018-2019 term.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
Amanda Biondolino will serve as Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association for the 2019-2020 term.
Past 2019 Events
YVETTE D. EVERHART
November 8, 2019 – Yvette Everhart moderated and participated in the panel discussion Who is Entitled to Protection from Retaliation? (Fundamentals), at the 13th Annual Section Conference this November sponsored by the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association. The panelists discussed the growth of third-party retaliation claims since the Thompson decision in 2011 and how courts are determining which type of co-employee relationships are sufficient to allow third-party retaliation claims to proceed. A comparison of the analysis of third-party claims under Title VII and anti-retaliation provisions of other labor laws such as the FLSA were also included.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
October 17, 2019 – Cynthia Sass and her fellow panelists discussed First Amendment in Public Employment at the 45th Annual Public Employment Labor Relations Forum in Orlando. The event was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section and the City, County and Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar.
JANET E. WISE
June 28, 2019 – Janet Wise spoke at the NELA convention in New Orleans. The topic of her panel presentation was Does the Opposition Clause Have Only Selective Application? Defendants’ Use of the Manager Rule to Limit Retaliation Claims. Ms. Wise discussed the current law in the Eleventh Circuit on this topic and how best to deal with arguments employers make related thereto.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart, on behalf of the Law School Liaison Subcommittee, proudly presented The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Scholarship and Dean W. Gary Vause Award to a former Sass Law Firm law clerk at the Stetson University College of Law Awards and Honors Ceremony held on May 17, 2019
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
iondolino spoke at a live webinar sponsored by the Public Interest Law Section of The Florida Bar on the Fair Housing Act on April 25, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Her presentation was designed to help attorneys gain a better understanding of state and federal fair housing laws.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
April 22, 2019 – Cynthia Sass co-moderated a panel on the topic Practicing at the Intersection of Criminal Law and Employment Law: A Panel Discussion Regarding Employees’ and Employers’ Criminal Activity in the Workplace – What employment counsel should consider when representing their clients who are accused of crimes in the workplace. This cross-over CLE luncheon was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association in Tampa, Florida on Wednesday, April 22, 2019.
AMANDA L. BIONDOLINO
April 12, 2019 – Amanda Biondolino spoke on Service Animals in the Workplace at the Advanced Labor Topics 2019 seminar sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar on April 12, 2019. She addressed and provided insight into developing law on this topic including what exactly is considered a service animal, if emotional support animals are covered under the ADA, and the best and worst ways to handle animal accommodation requests.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
April 12, 2019 & April 13, 2019 – Cynthia Sass was Program Co-Chair of the Advanced Labor Topics 2019 CLE seminar sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. The seminar took place on April 12 & 13, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida at the Wyndham Grand at Harbourside Place.
2018 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
November 7, 2018 – Cynthia Sass was honored to be part of the program, A View from the Bench: I Wish I Didn’t Know Now What I Didn’t Know Then, presented at the 12th Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference in San Francisco, California. Ms. Sass joined Judge Waverly Crenshaw, Judge Elizabeth LaPorte and Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, along with her co-Moderator Sean Gallagher, as the judges discussed the lessons they have learned on the bench and how they would apply those lessons to the practice of employment litigation.
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September 14, 2018 – Cynthia Sass co-presented with Alicia Koepke of Trenam Kemker, at the Effectively Litigating Employment Cases from Inception Through Trial program sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. Ms. Koepke and Ms. Sass discussed Where’s the Witness? Preserving Witness Testimony Through Trial and provided insight into ways to preserve a witness’s testimony early in the process through statements, video, and depositions, as well as effective and ethical methods for deposition preparation. Then they offered some effective methods to convert the witness testimony into evidence at both the summary judgment and trial stages.
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November 2018 – Cynthia N. Sass has again been asked to act as Southeastern Editor of the 2018 BNA/ABA supplement to Employment at Will: A State-By-State Survey published in November. She will also be co-authoring the Florida Chapter with Yvette Everhart and Brian Koji.
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CYNTHIA N. SASS
November 7, 2018 – November 11, 2018 – As part of her duties as Employee Vice Chair of the Annual Section Conference Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, Cynthia Sass coordinated four separate speaking tracks for the 12th Annual Section Conference. The topics included Civil Service Reform: Whistle blower Retaliation, Supervisory Discipline, and Mandatory Training and Reporting Requirements in the Federal Sector, attorney practice skills and professionalism with It’s You, Not Me: Tips and Strategies for Dealing with Difficult People and Writing Your Way to the Top: Effective Communication and Writing Skills to Enhance Legal Practice, public sector issues like the fundamentals of Due Process Rights for Public Employees and Life after Janus, and in the constantly changing technology aspects, Bots, Apps and Digitizing: The Future is Bright or Is It? and Preparing for and Taking a 30(b)(6) Deposition of a Technology Expert. The annual conference lineup was impressive and Ms. Sass was proud to be a part of it.YVETTE D. EVERHART
May 18, 2018 – Yvette Everhart, on behalf of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar and the Law School Liaison Committee, presented The Florida Bar Labor & Employment Law Section Dean W. Gary Vause Scholarship to a deserving member of the 2018 Graduating Class at Stetson University College of Law on May 18, 2018. This award is presented to a student whose excellent performance and demonstrated interest show promise of achievement in a labor and employment law career. On behalf of all members of the Sass Law Firm, CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
CYNTHIA N. SASS
March 24, 2018 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the March Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law in Clearwater, Florida. She was joined by other panel members discussing Strategic Use of Forensic Experts in Prosecuting and Defendant Non-compete/Trade Secrets/Business Tort Claims. The panel of experts and practitioners explored the cost and benefits of hiring experts before and after filing suit, as well as solutions to pesky ESI issues.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
February 13, 2018 – Yvette Everhart was among the distinguished speakers at U.S. Representative Kathy Castor’s Sexual Harassment Training and Forum on February 13, 2018. This free event took place at the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus in Tampa, Florida. Several other experts also serve as panelists, including survivors of workplace sexual harassment, and they spoke on the issues of preventing and reporting sexual harassment.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
February 9, 2018 – Yvette Everhart spoke at the ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee Midwinter Meeting in Clearwater Beach, Florida as part of a panel discussing Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View. The meeting was presented by the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association. CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association for the 2016-2018 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart remains a member of the Law School Liaison Subcommittee of the Outreach Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of The Florida Bar through 2018, having finished last year’s Co-Chair duties.
JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise is a member of the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, a Standing Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2016-2019 term.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass continues her duties as Co-Chair for the ABA Liaison Subcommittee of the Outreach Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar for the 2016-2018 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is Co-Chair of the Website Subcommittee of the CLE Group, a Administrative Committee of the Labor and Employment Section of The Florida Bar for the 2017-2018 term.
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is Employee Vice Chair of the Annual Section Conference Committee, which is an Administrative Committee, for the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association for the 2017-2018 term.
2017 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS & YVETTE D. EVERHART
November 2017 – Cynthia and Yvette proudly display the just released Second Edition of Employment At Will, a State-By-State Survey published by the ABA/BNA. Since its First Edition released in 2011, Cynthia and Yvette have contributed to this publication as co-authors of the Florida section and Cynthia has further contributed as Southeastern Region Editor. Great job!
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2016 Events
YVETTE Co-Chair on 09/23/16
Yvette Everhart is the Program Co-Chair for The Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Sections Fall Conference–Hot Topics in Employment Law—which will be held on September 23, 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. The conference will update labor and employment law practitioners regarding hot new trends as well as changes taking place in the law.
JANET Speaking Engagement on 9/3/16
Janet Wise will be speaking at the 2016 Fall Conference of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association on September 3, 2016, at the Don Cesar in St. Pete Beach on the topic of Ethics.
Celebration: A Century of Service
JANET E. WISE
CYNTHIA N. SASS
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart’s presentation to Dr. Charmaine Rose’s Saint Leo University students at Tech Data Corporation in Clearwater, on Monday, July 11, 2016, was extremely successful. Her discussion of best practices in human resources and tips for avoiding liability from employment law claims, resulted in an engaging question-and-answer session with the attendees.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
April 26, 2016 – Yvette Everhart presented at the live webinar entitled Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI, sponsored by Strafford Publications, Inc. The webinar was directed at labor and employment attorneys and the panel discussed recurring discovery and common records subject to preservation in employment actions and offered solutions for creating a litigation readiness and document preservation plan to avoid potentially costly spoliation allegations and sanctions under the new Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37(e).
CYNTHIA N. SASS
March 9, 2016 – Cynthia Sass moderated the webinar Most Websites Are Not ADA Compliant, Is Yours One Of Them?, presented by the Labor & Employment Section of the American Bar Association.
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January 23, 2016 – Cynthia Sass was part of a three-person panel discussing ADA/Website Accessibility at the 5th Annual Program Event presented by the 11th Circuit Regional Committee of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in Coral Gables, Florida. Read more . . .
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January 13, 2016 – Cynthia Sass spoke on Hiring and Terminating Employees in the Current Economy and Privacy and Today’s Technology in the Workplace at the Essentials of Employment Law Seminar presented by Sterling Education Services in Tampa, Florida. The topics were specific to laws applicable to employees employed in Florida. Read more . . .
2015 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
November 6, 2015 – Cynthia Sass was a panelist for the discussion on Basics of Litigating Front Pay, Compensatory and Punitive Damages Claims at the 9th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference of the American Bar Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Read more about 2015 9th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference…
YVETTE D. EVERHART
September 4, 2015 – Yvette Everhart presented on the topic Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases at the Strategies for Winning Employment Cases,
Read more about Strategies for Winning Employment Cases …
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August 27, 2015 – Jeanne Sahadi of CNNMoney interviewed Cynthia Sass for the article Can Your Employer See Everything You Do On Your Company Phone?
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March 27, 2015 – Cynthia Sass was the Employee Speaker on the panel discussion To Catch a Thief: Prosecuting, Defending and Insuring Claims for Cyber Espionage, presented at the 2015 Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law in Naples, Florida.
Read more about the Midwinter Meeting…
JANET E. WISE
March 28, 2015 – Janet Wise participated in a panel discussion on “Objection as to Form” – Obstructionist Conduct or an Exercise in Restraint? at the 2015 Midwinter Meeting of the Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee in Naples, Florida, sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law.
Read more about Midwinter Meeting …
CYNTHIA N. SASS
March 11, 2015 – Cynthia Sass moderated the ABA webinar discussion Advanced E-Discovery: Database Issues in Employment Cases sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Center for Professional Development,
Read more about Advanced E-discovery …
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January 30, 2015 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section’s 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course in Orlando, Florida. She spoke about the Uniformed Services Employment & Re-Employment Act of 1994, otherwise referred to as USERRA.
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January 24, 2015 – Cynthia Sass led a roundtable discussion on recent issues in settlement agreements in employment cases at the 11th Circuit Regional Committee of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers‘ 4th Annual Program Event in Coral Gables, Florida on January 24, 2015. The discussion focused on strategies in negotiating settlement agreements and problematic language, including a discussion of the EEOC’s most recent position articulated in EEOC v. CVS.
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January 14, 2015 – Cynthia Sass presented two topics for the Hiring and Termination: The Ins and Outs of Employment Law seminar presented by Sterling Education Services in Tampa specific to the State of Florida. One was the Overview of Confidentiality, Non-Compete & Non-Solicitation Agreement, and the other was The Termination Process.
2014 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASSDecember 8, 2014 – Ms. Sass moderated the SOX, OSHA and Beyond: Litigating Whistleblower Claims at the U.S. Department of Labor program co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment law, The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section and the Hillsborough County Bar Association held in Tampa on December 8, 2014.Read more about Litigating Whistleblower Claims…
2014 Appointment – Yvette Everhart has been accepted as a member of the Communications sub-committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. You go, Yvette!
CYNTHIA SASS2014 Appointment – The American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law, appointed Cynthia Sass as Employee Co-Chair of the Section’s National Programs Subcommittee for a one-year term starting in 2014. Congratulations, Cynthia!
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June 27, 2014 – Cynthia traveled to Boston this summer and was the moderator for the panel that discussed the volatile topic of Social Media, Employer Surveillance and Employee Privacy, as well as a speaker, at the National Employment Lawyers Association 2014 Annual Convention titled Blazing the Trail: Courage | Challenge | Change.
ETTE D. EVERHART
May 2014 – Yvette Everhart’s article, Navigating Ethical Perils of Social Media Surveillance, was published on page 66 in the May 2014 issue of the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s LAWYER magazine. The article discusses what lawyers can and cannot do using social media.
April 23, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association CLE luncheon. Ms. Sass discussed common employment and labor laws that may come into play in a worker’s compensation case.LAW OFFICES OF CYNTHIA N. SASS, P.A.
April 18, 2014 – The Firm entered the world of blogging, with the purpose of providing valuable knowledge and practical tips regarding labor and employment law in the State of Florida. Feel free to ask questions and express your input. Check out our employment law blog!
March 21, 2014 – Cynthia Sass was part of a panel on the topic of Balancing Interests in a BYOD World at the Midwinter meeting of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law in Mexico. She addressed BYOD: An Employee’s Perspective.
February 13, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the CLE Luncheon of the Tampa Bay Paralegal Association regarding general employment law topics titled Employment Claims You Should Know About.
January 30, 2014 – Cynthia Sass was Co-Chair to the Third Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program sponsored by The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers held in Miami, Florida the last weekend in January. Read more about the Third Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program …
January 31, 2014 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar’s 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course, on the Uniformed Services Employment & Re-Employment Act of 1994.
January 15, 2014 – Cynthia Sass spoke on the topic Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace at Sterling Education Seminar’s 13th Annual Fundamentals of Employment Law seminar in Tampa, Florida.
2013 Events
2013 was a landmark year for the Sass Law Firm., as it reached its 20th year practicing Labor & Employment Law in the State of Florida. Congratulations, Cynthia!!!
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November 2013 – Cynthia Sass is the Southern Regional Editor and co-author of the Florida Chapter of the 2013 updates to the 2011 edition of Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law, and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
September 2013 – Yvette Everhart completed her term as President of the Florida Chapter of the National Association of Employment Lawyers for 2012-2013.
2013 – Yvette Everhart co-authored the Florida Chapter of the 2013 Update to the 2011 Edition of Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law and the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.
August 13, 2013 – Janet Wise addressed attendees at the Internship Training Session on Legal Issues related to Establishing a Winning Internship Program for the Company and Student held at The Vaughn Center. The event is presented by Tampa Bay Technology Forum: Grow Tampa Bay Tech and sponsored by The University of Tampa.
July 25, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented a live webinar for the National Business Institute seminar titled Employee Documentation, Discipline & Discharge. Cynthia Sass’s topics were Recruitment/ Hiring Documents and When and How to Discipline or Discharge.
June 29, 2013 – Janet Wise moderated the Trial Advocacy: Obtaining Attorneys’ Fees Practically & Ethically discussion at The Summit for Workers’ Rights, the 2013 Annual Convention sponsored by the National Employment Lawyers Association in Denver, Colorado.
May 21, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented on Ethical Issues Facing Attorneys in the Age of Technology at the Annual CLE Seminar following the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s membership luncheon of its Trial and Litigation Section.
April 22, 2013 – Cynthia Sass moderated the panel discussion Social Media: The Separation of Work and Play at the America Bar Association’s National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law in Berkeley, California. This event was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of the ABA.
March 22, 2013 – Cynthia Sass presented Update on Ethical Issues and Social Media at the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association’s Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee’s 2013 Midwinter Meeting in Miami, Florida.
February 15, 2013 – Janet Wise presented in Orlando, Florida, at The Florida Bar’s 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review course, on the topic of USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Act of 1994).
2012 Events
November 1, 2012 – Cynthia Sass took a trip down the E-alleyways this November when she presented at the 6th Annual Convention of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section on Electronic Dumpster Diving: The Legal Ethics of “TMI” in Atlanta, Georgia.
September 19, 2012 – Cynthia Sass, Yvette Everhart and former associate Josh Kersey co-presented a 90-minute, three-part National Business Institute teleconference that discussed all aspects of Florida employment law titled Florida Update: Employment Law.
September 14, 2012 – Janet Wise co-presented at the 2012 Florida NELA Annual Conference at the Don Cesar on St. Pete Beach. Her topic was Top Five Ethical Dilemmas Plaintiff’s Employment Lawyers Face.
May 16, 2012 – Cynthia Sass co-presented on the topic Non-Competes in the Electronic Workplace: Solicitation in the Age of Social Media at the American Bar Association webinar on May 16, 2012, sponsored by the Section of Labor and Employment Law and the ABA Center for Continuing Legal Education.
April 2012 – LAWYER magazine, by the Hillsborough County Bar Association, published Yvette Everhart’s article, Class Arbitration Update: NLRB Rules, which discusses the new rulings by the National Labor Relations Board affecting employers and the unionization of employees in its April 2012 edition.
April 25-27, 2012 – Cynthia Sass co-chaired the National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law held at the New York University School of Law.
February 26, 2012 – Cynthia Sass presented Current Issues in Fair Labor Standards Act Litigation with the Honorable Paul Huck, U.S. District Court Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Joseph Z. Fleming, Esquire of Greenberg Traurig, at the 11th Circuit Regional Program of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers in Miami on February 26, 2012.
February 17, 2012 – Janet Wise presented at The Florida Bar’s 12th Annual Labor and Employment Law Certification Review Course, on the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-Employment Act of 1994.
2011 Events
November 10, 2011 – Cynthia Sass addressed members of the Plant City Bar Association. She discussed the current laws related to employment cases as outlined in her handout, General Practitioners Beware! Employment Claims You Should Know About.
November 5, 2011 – Cynthia Sass braved the elements during November on her trip to Seattle, Washington, to participate in a panel discussion appropriately named Rainmaking Tips in an Economically Challenging Environment at the Fifth Annual American Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Conference. This panel was part of the Leadership Development track and Ms. Sass’ presentation was entitled RAINMAKNG: The Art of Increasing Business for Your Law Firm.
October 27, 2011 – Janet Wise addressed the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association seminar, Tips for Litigating Plaintiffs’ Employment Cases, in Atlanta. Her topic of discussion was Professionalism and Avoidance of Sanctions.
September 9 – 11, 2011 – As Florida NELA’s Vice President of Programming, Yvette Everhart finished coordinating its 2011 Summer Conference at the Don CeSar Hotel on St. Pete Beach. The theme for the weekend was Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing for Employment Law Cases. Ms. Everhart arranged for several judges to speak as well as other special guests. It was an informative and fun weekend.
September 9, 2011 – Cynthia Sass presented at the 2011 Florida NELA Summer Conference, Clear Skies and Smooth Sailing for Employment Law Cases. Her discussion was based on the topic, Valuing a Case.
August 23, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Sterling Education Services, Inc.’s Employment Law Update: Contemporary Challenges in a Changing Workplace seminar on the topic, Privacy and Social Media in the Workplace. This topic is of interest to both employees and employers as it deals with current issues in the electronic workplace.
July 1, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke to members of the National Employment Lawyers Association in New Orleans at their Annual Convention. Her topic was Shaping Your Client’s Expectations from Intake to Settlement.
June 10, 2011 – Cynthia Sass also spoke in June and presented The Rise of the Machines: Discovery and Spoliation Issues in This Age of Technology to the attendees at the Advanced Labor Topics seminar. This event was sponsored by the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar.
April 29, 2011 – As a member of the Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee of the American Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, Cynthia Sass handled the topic, Discovery and Subpoenas for the Next Generation of Workplace Technology, at the National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law in New York City.
March 22, 2011 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Emerging Legal Issues: Employment Lawyers and Corporate Counsel seminar. Her topic was Top 10 Mistakes Made by Employers.
February 17 – 19, 2011 – Yvette Everhart’s first event as Vice President of Programming for Florida NELA went off without a hitch at its 2011 Winter Conference. It was a great success!
January 9, 2011 – Yvette Everhart had the pleasure of addressing future lawyers at Stetson University College of Law during Professionalism Day. She spoke on practicing in public interest law from an employee attorney’s perspective.
2010 Events
November 6, 2010 – Cynthia Sass presented at the American Bar Association’s 4th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Her subject was Up In the Air and Everywhere: E-Discovery Beyond Email, Cloud Computing and Virtual Servers.
September 20, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Greater Tampa Association of Realtors for the Real Estate Lives seminar. She presented the topic, Legal Issues for Job Seekers.
April 29, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the Midyear meeting of the Technology in the Practice and Workplace Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law in New York City. Her topic was It’s Not Just Email Anymore: E-Discovery and Technology-Derived Evidence and the Virtual Workplace.
March 27, 2010 – Cynthia Sass was a presenter of Beachcombing on the Non-Compete Shores: A Primer for Developing Electronic Evidence at the American Bar Association Section of Labor & Employment Law’s Midwinter Meeting of the Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee in California.
April 17, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke to the next generation at the University of Phoenix’s Career Development Seminar in West Tampa, which was open to the public. Her topic was Legal Issues Facing Job Seekers and there was a great turnout.
February 12, 2010 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the 2010 Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Winter Conference in Orlando on the topic, Case Assessment: Assessing, Valuing and Strategizing When Employment Law Claims Walk Through Your Law Firm Door. Janet Wise of our firm also participated at this convention on the panel covering the topic, Maternal Wall Bias and Related Claims.
February 12, 2010 – Janet Wise participated in the 2010 Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Winter Conference in Orlando on the panel covering the topic, Maternal Wall Bias and Related Claims.
2009 Events
October 28, 2009 – Cynthia Sass presented the topic, Discrimination and Fair Labor Standards Act Claims, to members of the 2009 Employment Discrimination Law Clerk Training Program for federal law clerks sponsored by the American Bar Association.
September 17, 2009 – Yvette Daniels-Everhart presented at the joint United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and City of Tampa Division of Community Affairs Training Seminar. Ms. Everhart spoke on The ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
September 5, 2009 – Yvette Daniels-Everhart spoke at the Summer Convention of the Florida National Employment Lawyers Association. Her topic, Yours, Mine or Theirs – The Document Dilemma, discussed current issues in document production.
June 26, 2009 – Janet Wise spoke on the topic of NELA’s Ethics Survival Kit: The Rules, Opinions & Decisions All NELA Members Should Have at Their Fingertips at the National Employment Lawyers Association’s 20th Annual Convention in California.
June 25, 2009 – Cynthia Sass spoke at the 2009 Florida Bar Annual Convention President’s Showcase in Orlando. Her topic was Change You Can Believe In (Like It or Not!): Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Family and Medical and Leave Act Revisions, and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments.