Changes to overtime rules effective Dec. 1

The Department of Labor released its updated changes to 2004 regulations regarding overtime in its final rule. The DOL estimates that 4.2 million workers will lose their exempt status when the rule goes into effect December 1, 2016.


Rulemaking begins for Florida waters

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection began to update water quality criteria to meet “human health criteria”, which will limit the amount of the chemicals that can be discharged into waters across the state.


When nondisclosure agreements can backfire

In business, we’ve all seen the traditional nondisclosure agreement (also known, more simply, as the “NDA”) between two parties wishing to discuss a potential business transaction.



Gunster’s VentureBuzz (May 2016)

Here is your roundup of recent significant events in the worlds of technology, entrepreneurship, startups and venture capital investing in Florida and beyond.


Input into the H-1B lottery system for 2017 is complete

On May 2, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that it had completed data entry for all fiscal year 2017 H-1B cap-subject petitions selected in their computer-generated random process, also known as the H-1B lottery system. USCIS will now proceed to return all H-1B cap-subject petitions that were not selected in […]



Family Wealth Compass – April 2016

This publication offers a timely roundup of estate and trust planning tips, information and news, courtesy of Gunster’s private wealth services attorneys.


Gunster attorney honored on Best Lawyers in America list

Gunster is pleased to announce that shareholder David Bates has been selected by the Best Lawyers in America as the 2015 Lawyer of the Year for West Palm Beach in the area of corporate law. This is a prestigious honor granted to only one attorney in each practice area per region. The award is based […]



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