With the proliferation of technology and cloud-based computing, employers often struggle to provide employees with the tools to allow access to the information they need to effectively and efficiently do their jobs while preserving the privacy of confidential and proprietary information. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) has long been one tool employers could use to prevent current or former employees as well as external business competitors from accessing and using computer information […]

Tampa, Fla. (October 8, 2021) – Previously, all large employers (those with 250 employees or more) were required to report new hires to a state registry. Florida has now expanded that reporting obligation to all employers regardless of size AND added a reporting requirement for independent contractors.

Effective October 1, 2021, all Florida companies must report to the State Directory of New Hires all newly hired or rehired employees, as well as independent contractors, who are paid $600 […]