Business and Legal Insights

Posts from April 2021.

Changing the Rules of the Internet? The Uncertain Future of Platform and Intermediary Liability

4.28.21

The success of the modern internet can, in many ways, be traced to the passing of the watershed law of internet regulation that provides immunity from civil lawsuits for platforms or other internet intermediaries that publish the content of others. This law, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (or “Section 230”...Read More

Tags: amendments, business, internet, Liability, liability, Section 230

Business Continuity Planning Part 2: Vulnerability Risk Assessment

4.16.21

This is the second of a multi-part series of blog posts which will introduce the concept of Business Continuity Planning and explain the elements that go into making a typical Business Continuity Plan.Read More

Tags: business, Business Continuity Plan, business interruption, construction, construction contract, construction contracts, construction law, Florida Construction Contracts, Florida Construction Law, insurance, Natural Disaster

Employer Insights: Florida’s E-Verify Requirements in 2021

4.5.21 | Paul J. Scheck

Last year, a new law was enacted requiring public and private employers to comply with Florida’s new E-Verify mandates, with Fla. Stat. § 448.095 of the Florida Statutes taking effect on January 1, 2021. The law makes the use of the web-based E-Verify system, regulated by the Department of Homeland Security, mandatory for all...Read More