The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, FL (2026)

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06/01/2026

REMINDER: The Florida Bar annual fee season is underway with the traditional option to pay online by signing in to member.floridabar.org and clicking the “Pay My Fees” button.

Fees may be paid via credit card or e-check. Online payment is the quickest and easiest way to pay your annual fees, elect voluntary section memberships, and stay in compliance with Bar rules for trust accounting and pro bono reporting.

Fees remain at $265 for active members and $175 for inactive members.

Read the Bar News story for other fee payment options.

The Florida Bar annual fee season is underway with the traditional early option of paying online by signing into the Member Portal at member.floridabar.org and clicking the “Pay My Fees” button. This may be paid via credit card or e-check. It is the quickest and easiest way to pay your annual fe...

05/29/2026

Responding to the growing use — and misuse — of generative artificial intelligence in court filings, the Florida Supreme Court on May 28 amended statewide court rules to require attorneys and self-represented litigants to certify that legal authorities cited in filings are accurate. Here's what you need to know.

Responding to the growing use — and misuse — of generative artificial intelligence in court filings, the Florida Supreme Court has amended statewide court rules to require attorneys and self-represented litigants to certify that legal authorities cited in filings are accurate. The amended rules,...

05/25/2026

Honor. Remember. Reflect. 🇺🇸

05/21/2026

Stressing the need for uniformity, Miami-Dade and Broward courts on Wednesday jointly issued new administrative orders regarding the disclosure and verification of AI-generated court submissions.

Stressing the need for uniformity, Miami-Dade and Broward courts on Wednesday jointly issued new administrative orders regarding the disclosure and verification of AI-generated court submissions. “The Eleventh Judicial Circuit recognizes the importance of consistency and uniformity in the administ...

05/19/2026

You know about IQ and EQ. But what about TQ, WQ, and VQ? This author predicts that the future will belong to people who cultivate not two but five quotients: IQ, EQ, TQ (trust quotient), WQ (work quotient), and, most importantly, VQ (vision quotient). In an age of artificial intelligence, vision may turn out to be the defining human advantage.

You know about IQ and EQ. But what about TQ, WQ, and VQ?

05/11/2026

Just published in the May/June issue of The Florida Bar Journal: "External Law in Labor Arbitration: Wait — There’s More Than the Collective Bargaining Agreement To Consider?" by Labor and Employment Law Section members Heidi Parker, Hackman Parker, LLC, and Christopher Shulman, Shulman ADR Law, P.A.

The article explores many of the ways in which external law plays a role in labor arbitration. To start, a short overview of the jurisdictional background and bases for application of external law. Then, a discussion of various applications of external law, considering the external law’s impact on both the merits of the grievances arbitrated and the remedies an arbitrator may (and in some cases, must) award, in the event a grievance is sustained.

As even the casual observer will note, arbitration of labor and employment matters is here to stay. Many readers of this article, including members of The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, are familiar with arbitration of employment claims, typically arising out of predispute agreements....

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