By Suzanne J DeCopain, Esq., Associate Published in FAHROgram May/June 2018 edition In 2013, HUD issued Fair Housing Equal Opportunity Notice 2013-01 to assist housing providers obligated to comply with the Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act in understanding their responsibilities to individuals who...Read More

For the second year in a row, Saxon|Gilmore participated in “Red Nose Day.” The first official “Red Nose Day” began in 1988 in the United Kingdom. Comic Relief wanted to help the children affected by poverty and raise awareness through comedy. Red Nose Day began in the United States in 2015. In three years, over...Read More

2018-Ricardo Gilmore and Jozette Chack-On attended the groundbreaking ceremony for The Renaissance at West River. Guest speakers included Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Tampa Housing Authority President and CEO, Jerome D. Ryans. The Renaissance at West River development will include 160 affordable multi-housing units for seniors and retail/office space. Ricardo L. Gilmore is a senior partner...Read More

By Ricardo L. Gilmore, Esq., Shareholder Published in FAHROgram March/April 2018 edition Over the years, many executive directors and presidents/CEOs have been faced with how to handle requests from third-party groups, like churches, to use the community facilities at housing authority complexes. Recently, on the HDLI listserv, this question came up for discussion. It was...Read More

2018 – Jozette Chack-On, a partner at Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A., attended the ground breaking ceremony for the Riviera Beach Housing Authority’s Heron Estates. Guest speakers included John W. Hurt, the Executive Director of the Riviera Beach Housing Authority, Matthew Rieger, Housing Trust Group President and CEO, and Bishop Thomas Masters, the Mayor of...Read More

By Claire B. Carter, Esq., Associate On April 9, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in the case of Rizo v. Yovino, 2018 WL 1702982 (9th Cir. 2018), ruling that a female employee’s prior salary cannot be used to justify paying her less than a male employee. The female employee, Aileen...Read More

By Claire B. Carter, Esq., Associate The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a ruling from the 7th Circuit Appeals Court, Severson v. Heartland Woodcraft, Inc.. In Severson, an employee requested an additional two to three months of medical leave from his employer after taking 12 weeks medical leave under the Family Medical Leave...Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously adopted a narrow interpretation of the “safe harbor” provision of the Bankruptcy Code relating to securities transactions, when a financial institution handles the funds. The safe harbor provision states that the Bankruptcy Trustee (or the Chapter 11 Debtor-in-Possession) cannot avoid a transfer of a “settlement payment” which is “made...Read More

Susan Scheiner, Firm Administrator at Saxon|Gilmore, had a photograph published in the Tampa Bay Times newspaper. Ms. Scheiner enjoys nature photography and was able to capture the beauty of the morning mist in Wesley Chapel. Her photograph was selected for inclusion in BayLink, Reader Photo Gallery.Read More

Paul Quin was a panelist at the Sessions event held at the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College, and discussed entertainment law. Other panelists included Ray Luzier (World Touring Drummer); Chick Corea (22-Time Grammy-Winning Jazz Legend, Pianist, and Composer); Bobby Rossi (Executive Vice President of Entertainment Ruth Eckerd Hall, Capitol Theatre and Ruth Eckerd on...Read More