Focused, results-driven employment counsel

Otto Immel advises on workforce management issues and all aspects of labor and employment law, including the full range of federal, state and local fair employment and anti-discrimination statutes. He also represents employers in a wide variety of workplace-related litigation. He focuses on:

• Employment law counseling
• Employment litigation
• Intellectual property (IP) agreements and enforcement

Knowing every business is unique, Otto develops an understanding of each client’s business objectives and structures his legal advice consistent with a client’s business goals.

Otto leads the firm’s Florida Labor & Employment Practice Group.

Bar Admissions

• Florida
• New Jersey
• New York
• Pennsylvania

Education

• Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1992)
  • Temple Law Review, research and special projects editor (1990-1992)

• The Johns Hopkins University (B.A., with honors, 1989)

• "Attention Multi-State Employers – State Employment Laws Ripe for Change"
• "CDC update allows COVID-positive employees to return to work sooner"
• "Hot Topics on the Legal Front for Employers in 2020"
• "L&E Legal Updates 2019"
• Accessibility For the Disabled: Combatting the Cottage Industry of ADA Lawsuits
• Bill To Narrow Joint Employment Passes In The House
• Business Traveler Alert: Changes to the Visa Waiver Program
• Bye, Bye Browning-Ferris: NLRB Overturns Browning-Ferris Joint Employer Standard
• CDC Issues Guidance on Potential COVID-19 Exposure in Critical Infrastructure
• CDC Updates Isolation Guidelines; COVID-positive Employees May Return to Work Sooner
• Common Employer Work Rules Found Unlawful
• Department of Labor Proposes Compensation Increases for Overtime Exemption Tests, Including $50,440 Minimum Salary Basis
• Department of Labor Shifts Course on Joint Employment and Independent Contractor Classification
• Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division Sets Forth 2018 Regulatory Agenda
• Department of Labor’s Proposed Overtime Rules Sent to Office of Management and Budget
• Department of State Announces it Will Begin Contacting Employers of Visa Holders
• Developments with the Department of Labor's Proposed Overtime Regulations: What's Going On?
• DOL Announces New FLSA Overtime Exemption Test with $35k Minimum
• DOL Issues Revised FFCRA Regulations Following Court Ruling
• DOL Overtime Rule Officially Struck Down, What To Expect Next
• DOL's First FAQs on Families First Coronavirus Response Act Answers Some Questions but Leaves Others Open
• Downsizing: Key Mistakes to Avoid in Implementing Workforce Reductions
• E-Verify: The Top 10 Mistakes Companies Make
• EEOC Releases Final Rule on Genetic Discrimination
• EEOC Updates and Expands Its COVID-19 Employer Technical Assistance Questions and Answers
• EEOC's Proposed Regulations Interpreting Americans With Disabilities Act Released for Public Comment
• Employee Social Networking - Hidden Dangers for Employers
• Employee Social Networking Can Lead to Employer Liability
• Employee Use of Social Media: More Headaches for Employers
• Employer Immigration Compliance: The Top 10 Employer Mistakes on the Form I-9 and Easy Solutions
• Employers: What the Revised CDC Guidance for Fully Vaccinated People Means for You
• Employment-related Internal Investigations and Terminations
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Policies
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination and Return-to-Work Issues
• FAQs Regarding Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Policies and Practices
• FAQs Relating to Quarles & Brady’s 10/12/2022 Webinar: COVID & the Flu: Legal Update and Fall Planning
• Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
• FFCRA Leave Regulations Issued by DOL on April 1 Revise and Expand FAQs
• For Your Benefits
• H-1B Visa Petitions are Still Available
• HR Collier Legislative Update September 2024
• In Groundbreaking Decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Issue #2
• It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over – EEOC Issues Updated Guidance as COVID-19 Pandemic Lingers
• Navigating COVID-19 Summer Employment Issues
• New EEOC Guidance Permitting Required COVID-19 Vaccinations and Addresses Certain Objections
• New Federal Leave Requirements: Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• New Florida Legislation—What Employers Need to Know
• New Governor Mandates E-Verify for Florida State Agencies and Businesses With State Contracts
• New Regulations Affecting Federal Contractors and Employers of Minors
• New Window for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• New Window for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• New Window for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• New York's Trailblazing Minimum Wage Legislation
• No-Match Letters are Back!
• Plan Now for Coronavirus to Avoid Disruptions and Promote Safe Practices
• Plan Now for Workforce Reentry as Shelter-in-Place Orders Come to an End
• President Pushes “Path out of the Pandemic” COVID-19 Action Plan: Key Takeaways for Employers
• Second Circuit Becomes Second Court to Find Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Sorting Out the Facts: How the Trump Administration’s Policy Shifts Affect Employers
• States Push Back Against Restrictive Covenants in Employment Agreements
• Swine Flu - Workplace Preparations For Employers
• Swine Flu Preparations: CDC Issues New Guidelines For Employers
• Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Surprise: “Time’s Up” on Confidential Settlement of Sexual Harassment Claims?
• Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) – Employer Impact
• The DOL Changes Clothes: New Interpretation Affects "Protective Equipment" and Expands Compensable Activities
• The FMLA Expands Again, and So Must Your Policies and Forms
• The Rising Tide: Momentum Building for Mandatory Vaccination Policies - Key Considerations for Employers
• The Rollercoaster Continues to Roll: Federal Vaccine Mandates Back On?
• U.S. Government Issues New Form I-9 for Use by All Employers
• Utah Joins In E-Verify Requirement
• Vaccination Mandates: The Latest on OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard, Other Mandatory Vaccination Considerations, and Answers to FAQs
• What’s that Smell? Medicinal Marijuana Spells Change in the Air for Employee Drug Testing Policies
• ​Filing Window For H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• ​New Window for Filing H-1B Visa Petitions Fast Approaching
• “Employment Law: What You Need to Know”
• “Please Exit the Ride” – OSHA ETS is Off, CMS Rule is On, and CDC Guidance is Updated: What Employers Need to Know Now

Seminar

• 2021 HR Conference & Legislative Update
• Accessibility For the Disabled: Combatting the Cottage Industry of ADA Lawsuits
• Attention Multi-State Employers - State Employment Laws Ripe for Change
• COVID & the Flu: Legal Update and Fall Planning
• COVID-19 Vaccination and Management Issues – Latest Developments
• COVID-19: Critical Fall Planning and Management Issues for Employers
• COVID-19: Vaccination and Later-Stage Management Issues
• Federal Vaccine Mandates: Key Takeaways and Action Steps for Employers
• Legislative Update