Ephraim Hess | Fort Lauderdale Litigation Lawyer | Florida

Ephraim Roy Hess has practicing law for more than 20 years.  He has successfully represented both individuals and small to medium sized businesses in matters ranging from sexual harassment and age discrimination to the negotiation of severance issues and the enforcement and defense of non-compete agreements.
 
Some areas of representation include:

Employment and Labor Law
•        Discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, age, race, national origin, religion, disability, or pregnancy
•        Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
•        Drug Testing
•        Sexual Harassment
•        Contract review/negotiations
•        Whistleblowers and Retaliation
•        Long Term Disability
•        EEOC/FCHR Charges
•        Unemployment
•        Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA)      

Business Law and Litigation
•        Non-Compete Agreements
•        Severance Agreements
•        Confidentiality Agreements
•        Defense and claims of breaches of contract
•        Response to Administrative Charges
•        Defense against discrimination charges
•        Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification Issues

Civil Trials and Appeals
•        Contract disputes
•        Malicious Prosecution
•        Fraud
•        Breach of Contract
•        Public Records Actions
•        Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
•        Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Please contact the Hess Law Firm to discuss your individual matter.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney/Director	Ephraim Roy Hess, P.A.		Since 2005

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
University of Miami School of Law	J.D.	Law School	1993
Tulane University	B.A.	Anthropology, History	1990

State / Court	Date
Florida	1993

• Current Member of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (Florida NELA)
  
  Current Listserve Moderator for the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association.
  
  Current Member of the Broward County Bar Association
  
  Current Member of the Dade County Bar Association
  
  Served as a Board Member of the Florida Affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  

• Appointed by Governor Christ and served as a member of Florida’s Diabetes Advisory Counsel (DAC) from 2008-2015

• Baron v. City of Hollywood, 93 F. Supp. 2d 1337 (S.D. Fla. 2000) Pre-Employment Drug Testing Baron vs. City of Hollywood challenged the City of Hollywood’s pre-employment drug testing policy that required all new employees to be drug tested regardless of the job they were performing. Mr. Hess was able to successfully argue that this policy was unconstitutional and in violation of the 4th Amendment. Samson v. Federal Exp. Corp., 746 F.3d 1196 (11th Cir. 2014) Disability Discrimination In a landmark decision for people with disabilities, our firm successfully defeated Federal Express at the 11th circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Hess and his team were able to show to the Court that Fedex was misusing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to justify their discriminatory actions toward Mr. Samson.

• Mr. Hess has lectured in the field of employment law and civil rights, legal issues pertaining to diabetes, and the use of technology to level the playing field in employment litigation.

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