Resources

Tom Harper prepares the Florida Employment Law Letter each month. The Florida Employment Law Letter is a monthly newsletter of labor relations and employment law developments in Florida. The Florida Employment Law Letter is subscribed to by approximately 800 human resource officials, company owners, lawyers and in-house counsel with Florida companies. Editing the Florida Employment Law Letter requires our lawyers to read the new employment law decisions in Florida each month to stay current and to decide when court decisions and new laws are noteworthy for the readers of the Florida Employment Law Letter.

American Arbitration Association

Arbitration Resources for the Attorney or Arbitrator

1. FINRA code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer disputes
2. The Arbitrator’s Manual for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority(FINRA)
3. Federal Rules of Evidence
4. Florida Rules of Evidence
5. The Arbitrators Reference Guide for FINRA
6. A Lawyer’s Obligation of Truthfulness: Formal Opinion 06-439 from the Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility of the American Bar Association.
7. Florida Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Statutes: Chapter 44, Florida Statutes
8. Florida Rules of Civil Procedure on Mediation and Arbitration: FRCP Rules 1.700-1.830
9. Florida Statutes, Section 627.745: Insurance and the Mediation of Claims
10. Florida’s Mediation Confidentiality and Privilege Act: Florida Statutes, Sections 44.401-44.406
11. Pre-Mediation Stipulations or Agreements: Although we believe that Pre-Mediation Stipulations are usually unnecessary, a model pre-mediation agreement between the parties is available for use from the following link:(Mediation Agreement)
12. Relevant portions of the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators:
       Rule 10.220: Mediator’s Role
       Rule 10.230: Mediation Concepts
       Rule 10.300: Mediator’s Responsibility to the Parties
       Rule 10.420: Conduct of Mediation

Employment Law Resources

Other Resources

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR)
Volusia Manufacturers Association (VMA)
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)Association of Builders and Contractors
First Coast Manufacturers Association
My Florida.com
Florida House of Representatives
Florida Senate
Florida Supreme Court
State of Florida, Department of State
Florida Department of State: Sunbiz.org
Records on Florida Corporations
City of Jacksonville Official Website
Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
Florida Times Union Jacksonville Website
Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Financial News and Daily Record
Jacksonville Society for Human Resource Management
Employ Florida Marketplace
The White House
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of State
21st Century Workforce Commission
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Labor Relations Authority
National Council on Disability
National Endowment for the Arts
Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
U.S. Small Business Administration
U.S. Social Security Administration
U.S. Postal Service
Federal Courts Finder
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Internet Resources

Tom Harper along with Harper Gerlach contributes extensively to local and international charities and non-profit organizations. Some of the organizations which we have supported in our community and abroad include the following:

• Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
• Normandy Village Day Care Center
• City Rescue Mission and the Life Builders Program (Homeless Shelter)
• The Help Center, Inc. (a full service drug and alcohol rehabilitation program.)
• The St. John's Cathedral Choir
• The Jacksonville Humane Society
• Jacksonville Beaches Fine Arts Series
• North Florida Center for Non-profits
• The Hope Fund-The Florida Times Union Newspaper
• The Florida Pre-Paid College Plan
• The Meninak Club of Jacksonville and The Meninak Foundation
• Riverside Fine Arts Series
• Children's Orphanage in Port au Prince, Haiti
• Clarke School for the Deaf
• Hubbard House (Women's Shelter)
• Juvenile Diabetes Research
• Habijax (Habitat for Humanity)
• Pinecastle, Inc. (Developmentally Disabled)
• The Tobb Dell'Oro Middle East Friendship Foundation (To Promote Peace and Friendship between Israelis and Palestinians)
• Boy Scouts of America, North Florida Council;  North Florida Council, Troop 522
• The Westside Business Leaders Association
• Christian Legal Society
• Prisoners of Christ Ministry
  

The Arbitration Offices of G. Thomas Harper

1912 Hamilton Street, Suite205
Post Office Box 2757 Jacksonville, Fl 32210

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2757
Jacksonville, Fl 32210

(904) 396-7000
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