Ms. Ellen Leibovitch, a Florida Board Certified Labor and Employment Attorney, is a partner in the Boca Raton office and she heads our Labor and Employment Law Practice. Ms. Leibovitch focuses her practice on labor and employment law counseling and litigation, as well as commercial and business litigation. Ms. Leibovitch counsels and assists clients on the full-range of labor and employment matters. She drafts, analyzes, and evaluates employee handbooks; and she prepares employment, non-compete, confidentiality, severance, separation, independent contractor and other employment-related agreements. Ms. Leibovitch has made numerous employment-related presentations to clients and to business and other organizations including: * developing and implementing policies and practices against harassment and discrimination * effective use of employee handbooks and personnel policies * implementing diversity programs * enforcing and challenging enforcement of non-compete agreements * investigating and remedying harassment and discrimination complaints * how to navigate wage and hour, I-9, workers compensation and other audits by federal and state agencies * navigating the Fair Labor Standards Act's statutory and regulatory requirements * recognizing and preventing harassment in the work place * records retention requirements and programs Ms. Leibovitch has substantial and significant bench and jury trial experience. She litigates cases in state and federal courts and represents clients at governmental agency proceedings. The types of matters she handles include the following: * age, race, disability and gender discrimination * Family & Medical Leave Act violations * breach of partnership and other contractual issues * claims against businesses under Title III of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 * overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act * sexual and other forms of harassment * non-compete, non-solicitation and other restrictive covenants * theft of trade secrets Publications, Including the Following * The Legalities & Practicalities of Telecommuting * What to do When Terminating an Employee * Make Sure You Are Not DOA When the DOL Comes Knocking * Can Employers Require Employees to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine? * Application of the Religious Exemption in the Era of Employer-Mandated Vaccinations * Does non-payment of wages to an exempt employee give rise to an FLSA claim? * Final Rule To Update FLSA's Joint Employer Regulations * Exempt Employee Thresholds * Significant Changes to Overtime Regulations * Website ADA Compliance - The Next Wave of Litigation? * Employers: New Tax Law Makes Confidential Sexual Harassment Settlements Not Deductible * Protecting Employers from Sexual Harassment Claims * Changes to the FLSA and Compensation to Live-In Domestic Care Workers * Time to Review Employee Handbooks Speeches, Including the Following * 3 Chicks Chat: Episode #19 - Employment Contracts * What Employers Need to Know About COVID19 * Can Employers Require Employees Be Vaccinated? * Do's and Don'ts for Email (and Other Electronic) Communications * Employment Laws all Employers Should Know * Amendments to the Fair Labor Standards Act's Overtime Requirements * Year-end Celebrations and Related Work Place Issues * Employers Beware: Do Not Fall Prey to Overtime Traps * How to Distinguish Between Employees and Independent Contractors * Hiring and Firing Persons with Disabilities * Employee Handbooks and Record-keeping Requirements * Ethics and Employment: What All Paralegals Should Know * Smart Hiring Strategies for Interviews and Background Checks Designations * Board Certified by the Florida Bar: Labor & Employment law Honors and Rankings * Boca Raton Observer's Top Lawyers of 2023 * Americas Most Honored Lawyers, The American Registry (2022) * Top Lawyers, Palm Beach County (2020-2021) * 'Top Attorneys in Florida,' The Wall Street Journal * 'Top Attorneys in Florida,' The American Registry * 'Florida Super Lawyers,' Thomson Reuters (2010 - 2021) * South Florida Leaders in the Law (2018) * Palm Beach Illustrated, Top Lawyers * Corporate America Legal Elite (2015) * 'Florida Attorney of the Year - Employment Law,' Legal Elite (2015) * 'Attorney to Watch in 2015,' Attorney at Law Magazine * 'Leader in the Law,' Florida Association of Women Lawyers * Outstanding Public Service Program - 'Educating Tomorrow's Adults,' Florida Association for Women Lawyers * 'Leaders in Law,' Lifestyle Media Group Memberships and Affiliations The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Section * Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee Florida Association of Women Lawyers, South Palm Beach County Chapter Board of Directors, Past President Perennial chair of Past Presidents Committee/Woman Lawyer of the Year awards ceremony South Palm Beach County Bar Association President Senior Care Strategies, Inc. Board of Directors