About: Rick Larson

We are pleased to announce that Rick Larson has been reappointed to the Central Florida Employment Council Board of Directors for 2013.  As such, Rick will continue his leadership participation on the executive board of the highly influential Central Florida business group. Note that Rick will be speaking at the...

Our very best wishes to all for 2013! Let’s hope that the New Year is a good one! And please don’t forget–the Florida minimum hourly wage rate goes to $7.79/hour on January 1.  That’s a 12 cent/hour raise, approximately $5.00/week based upon a 40 hour week week. Rick  ...

I recently had the honor to appear before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. at the briefing regarding the impact of criminal background checks and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) conviction records policy on the employment of Black and Hispanic workers. The Civil Rights Commission (a...