The seminar will be held from 1 pm – 4 pm at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites, located at 5710 Blue Lagoon Drive, Miami, FL  33126.

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amends the definition of “principal” so that it only applies to individuals acting for himself or herself, and not as a fiduciary or as an official of any legal, governmental or commercial entity, who executes a power of attorney;

eliminates the provision that created a presumption that the execution of a power of attorney revokes any prior powers of attorney executed by the principal;

provides that the execution of a power of attorney does not revoke any power of attorney previously executed by the principal;

adds a provision that a power of attorney that complies with NY-GOL 5-1501 and is executed in another state or jurisdiction by a domiciliary of the State of New York is valid in the State of New York, and a power of attorney executed in the State of New York by a domiciliary of another state or jurisdiction in compliance with the law of that state or jurisdiction or the laws of the State of New York is valid in the State of New York.

Click here to see the complete text of the New Statutory Power of Attorney.

The department released an important clarification/interpretation of the definition of “son or daughter” under Section 101(12) of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as it applies to an employee standing in loco parentis to a child. According to the clarification, the benefits of FMLA apply even if the employee is not a biological parent as long as they are in loco parentis. This means that even if they are not an adopted child, FMLA applies.

Read the entire letter here.

A two-day sting has led to the closure of 70 Florida businesses — including 24 in South Florida — because of violations of the state’s workers’ compensation laws.

Random site visits by the state Department of Financial Services found the companies failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees. State law says construction-related companies must have workers’ compensation coverage if they have one or more employee, including the owner. Other businesses must have the coverage if they employ four or more employees, excluding business owners.

Most of the 24 were in Miami-Dade County:

Aldo’s Pool, Americans Builders and Construction, Dianza Commercial Dry Wall System, Authentic Construction, Professional Carpentry USA, GA Stone, No Drip Plumbing, JJJ Finishing Master, Built Top Building Services, Superior Wood Floor, Unlimited Ceiling Corp., Reinolds H. Castro Inc., Laura’s Management, J.R.F. Florida Painting Corp., ABC Seamless Rain Gutters, Jose Ber Tile, Zepol, Allen R. Greenwald, Mercado Enterprise, Articpolo Inc., Enloe Carpentry.

The USF Small Business Development Center, in partnership with the Florida Procurement Technical Assistance Center, will bring local, federal and state governmental agencies and major corporations together to network, educate, counsel and ultimately, contract, with small business firms.

We feel confident that the relationships we build during this conference will be of great benefit to our clients.

SEC. 4207. REASONABLE BREAK TIME FOR NURSING MOTHERS.

Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 207) is amended by adding at the end the following:

‘‘(r)(1) An employer shall provide—

‘‘(A) a reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth each time such employee has need to express the milk; and

‘‘(B) a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public, which may be used by an employee to express breast milk.

‘‘(2) An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee receiving reasonable break time under paragraph (1) for any work time spent for such purpose.

‘‘(3) An employer that employs less than 50 employees shall not be subject to the requirements of this subsection, if such requirements would impose an undue hardship by causing the employer significant difficulty or expense when considered in relation to the size, financial resources, nature, or structure of the employer’s busineH. R. 3590—460

‘‘(4) Nothing in this subsection shall preempt a State law that provides greater protections to employees than the protections provided for under this subsection.’’

Mr. Davis will present HR: The “Insurance Policy” against expensive litigation and lower profits. His presentation is scheduled to be held on Monday, August 30, 2010 at 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm.

Mr. Chanfrau will present OSHA in a Changing World: New Compliance Directives You Need to Know. His presentation is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 10:30 am – 11:30 am.

Both are honored to have been called upon to play an important role in the learning experience of the attendees and to help in serving their educational needs.