Paige Newman

Paige Newman is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Paige focuses her practice on matters relating to state and federal discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour claims.

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Florida Has Made the Bold “CHOICE” to Bolster Enforceability of Non-Compete Agreements With a New Law Taking Effect This Summer

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Non-Compete & Trade Secret Litigation
The Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act takes effect July 1, 2025, expanding employers’ rights in enforcing non-compete and garden leave agreements with Florida-based workers. The Act is intended to “encourage optimal levels of information sharing and training and development” by companies with their workers, while further protecting employers’ confidential information … Continue Reading

New Pay Transparency Laws in Effect in 2025 – What Employers Need to Know

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Wage & Hour
Multistate employers are likely already aware of challenges in tracking and complying with various state and local laws governing pay transparency in the recruitment and hiring process. Now, even as Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives may be under the microscope at the federal level, more states are coming on line with pay transparency laws … Continue Reading

A Tip for Employers With Tipped Employees — Stay on Top of the Ever-Changing Guidance on the 80/20 Rule!

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Wage & Hour
Employers with tipped employees are constantly trying to keep up with the ever-changing and evolving tip credit rules promulgated by the United States Department of Labor (DOL) — specifically, what is known as the 80/20 rule. However, a recent federal appeals court has given the 80/20 rule the pink slip, and it may not be … Continue Reading

How Much Worse Off Must an Employee Be Post-Job Transfer to State a Title VII Claim?

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation
In what may be considered a “win” for employees, the United States Supreme Court recently clarified that an employee challenging a job transfer as “discriminatory” need only prove that they sustained “some” harm due to the transfer, not “significant” harm, to assert a Title VII violation. Although the bar may appear to have been lowered, … Continue Reading

New Year, Same Analysis – The Eleventh Circuit Reiterates Proper Standard for Evaluating Employment Discrimination Claims

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention
The McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework used to evaluate employment discrimination claims may not be permanently cast aside, but a recent decision reminds us that it is not the only means through which employees can prove that unlawful discrimination occurred. Specifically, in Tynes v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently … Continue Reading

Fifth Circuit Inches Adverse Employment Action Marker Closer to Title VII Goalpost, But Potentially Punts to Supreme Court for the Ultimate Decision

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation
Title VII prohibits discrimination against an individual with respect to their compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, based on certain protected characteristics, but how material must an adverse action or change in status be? Title VII does not define “privileges of employment,” and courts across the country have adopted their own materiality standards for … Continue Reading

Florida’s New Immigration Bill: What Employers Need to Know

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Immigration Planning & Compliance
Florida employers should prepare now to comply with a new law taking effect in July, aimed at ensuring that employers do not allow undocumented immigrants to work in their businesses. Senate Bill 1718 (SB 1718), which became law on May 10, 2023, is an expansive immigration bill enacted in response to the expiration of federal … Continue Reading

Handle With Care: Dealing With the Aftermath of Layoffs

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employee Handbooks & Policies, Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention
Mass layoffs have been the topic of discussion in the technology industry over the last several months, with tens of thousands of employees laid off so far in 2023 alone. In many cases, the layoffs are tied to concerns related to the current economic environment, as companies exercise caution in reducing expenses in anticipation of … Continue Reading

Emerging Trend: Curbing Non-Compete Agreements

By Paige Newman on Posted in Non-Compete & Trade Secret Litigation
Employers may find it increasingly difficult to protect customer relationships built on their dime as more states enact enhanced restrictions on non-compete agreements, or even bar them altogether. While employers may want to protect their investment by having employees sign agreements that restrict them from working for competitors or servicing the same customers once the … Continue Reading

Sexual Harassment Complainants Guaranteed Their Day in Court – Employers Beware the Implications

By Paige Newman on Posted in Employee Handbooks & Policies, Employment Counseling & Workplace Claims Prevention, Employment Discrimination Harassment & Retaliation, Employment Litigation
Since the onset of the #MeToo movement, allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace are frequently spotlighted in the news and on social media. Still, many claims between employers and employees are resolved outside of the public eye, through mandatory arbitration. New legislation passed this month by the U.S. House and Senate, pending President Biden’s … Continue Reading
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