The relationship between a child and school authorities is one that is compelled by law. School personnel owe a duty to exercise reasonable care for the safety of students entrusted to them. This duty applies both in and out of the classroom. The standard of care is...
Year: 2024
Defamation in Employment
What is defamation? Defamation is a false statement made to the public or a third party that injures the reputation of another. Defamation claims can be based on oral statements (slander), or on written statements (libel). In the workplace, defamation often takes the...
Are you a victim of Sextortion?
Sextortion is a form of extortion in which a perpetrator threatens to expose sexually compromising information (such as sexually explicit private images or videos of a victim) unless the victim meets certain demands. These demands can take the form of requests for...
What’s the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)
What is the ADA? The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in areas of life such as employment, education, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government programs...
The VASPA Law- A Game Changer For Victims On and Off the Job?
Background. Until recently, the legislative landscape surrounding domestic violence largely targeted and provided protection to victims with a familial or dating relationship to their offending actor. This meant that victimized persons in situations where domestic...
Workplace Violence Prevention – Making A Safe Space?
Workplace violence is defined as “any act or threat of physical violence, harassment, intimidation, or other threatening disruptive behavior that occurs at the work site.” Regrettably, incidences of workplace violence occur all too often in businesses across the...
Welcome To The Team!
Leiona Noah, Esq. is an associate at Kates, Nussman, Ellis, Farhi & Earle, LLP. She graduated from St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump College of Law, located in Miami Gardens, Florida, in May 2023, with a certificate in Intellectual Property law. Prior to...
The Trouble with Templates: Drafting a Contract
Everyday thousands of individuals across the nation enter into legal binding contractual agreements. These contracts range from simple oral agreements, leases, employment contracts, those made to purchase a home, and more-complex contracts concerning the merger of...