2021 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
Cynthia Sass is the Employee Co-Chair of the Pro Bono and Community Outreach Committee of the Section of Labor and Employment Law for the American Bar Association for the 2021-2022 term.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart is honored to present at The Florida Bar’s 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review sponsored by the Continuing Legal Education Committee and Labor and Employment Law Section this January. This will be Ms. Everhart third year speaking on procedural issues for federal and Florida equal employment laws.
CYNTHIA N. SASS & JENNIFER D. ZMARRAGA
Cynthia Sass and Jennifer Zumarraga co-authored the article, Jurisdictional Questions Raised When Remote Workers Reside in Other States and Countries, found on page 8 of the Fall 2021, Volume 29, No. 3 issue of the Labor and Employment Law newsletter published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. Since the coronavirus pandemic, remote worker issues are more relevant than ever.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
Yvette Everhart accepted the appointment as Plaintiff Vice Chair of the Treatise Committee of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association for 2021-2022. She looks forward to furthering the section’s initiatives on this committee.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
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vette Everhart is honored to serve as the Legal Education Director for the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar for the 2021-2022 term.
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 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 publication.
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!
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.
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’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!
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.
JANET E. WISE
Janet Wise is a member of the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, a Standing Committee of The Florida Bar for two terms running from 2016-2022.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!
Past 2021 Events
CYNTHIA N. SASS
November 12, 2021 – Cynthia Sass presented at the 15th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference sponsored by the American Bar Association in Beverly Hills, California. She was moderator and panelist for a discussion on Preparing for the Next Crisis: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
November 10, 2021 – Yvette Everhart moderated the panel presentation, The Attorney-Client Privilege for Labor & Employment Practitioners, at the 15th Annual ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference. The panel addressed various concerns and evidentiary issues employment practitioners face in the practice of employment law.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
October 22, 2021 – Yvette Everhart was interviewed by Anthony Hill of ABC Action News on the subject of age discrimination in the workplace. To view her interview, which aired on October 25, 2021, click here: Age Discrimination Interview.
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CYNTHIA N. SASS
October 15, 2021 – Cynthia Sass, with co-presenters Matthew Dietz and Lucas Hernández, addressed The Florida Bar Senior Lawyers Committee with a virtual CLE program. Their panel discussed the American Disabilities Act as it applies to lawyers and law firms, and what is needed to make the workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities, such as hearing, sight and mobility issues, as well as websites.
YVETTE D. EVERHART
May 21, 2021 – Yvette Everhart was honored to serve as co-chair the virtual Advanced Labor Topics seminar, 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.
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.