Adam D. Kemper focuses in the area of labor and employment law. He counsels employers of all sizes on a variety of workplace and human resources issues including, but not limited to, interviewing, hiring, employee discipline and discharge, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, whistleblower, unemployment, medical marijuana compliance, restrictive covenants, non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, separation agreements, workplace policies and employee handbooks. Mr. Kemper has recently begun working with Cannabis businesses on their various workplace needs.
Mr. Kemper also has extensive experience litigating employment-related disputes on behalf of both employees and employers. Mr. Kemper has litigated numerous cases from inception to trial. During law school, Mr. Kemper worked as an intern investigator of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Mr. Kemper regularly drafts articles and conducts seminars for companies on relevant labor and employment topics.
Mr. Kemper is also the Chair of Greenspoon Marder’s Summer Associate Program, where he distributes work assignments, establishes goals, and mentors summer associates on ways to improve and overcome deficiencies that are common among law students and junior associates.
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Middle District Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District Florida
Bar Admissions
- Florida
Education
- J.D., Florida International University College of Law, cum laude, 2010
- B.A., Florida State University, cum laude, 2007
Professional and Community Involvement
- Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Member
- Emerge Broward, Former Executive Board Member and Co-Chair of the Develop Committee, Member
Speaking Engagements
- Speaker, “Wage and Hour Compliance Seminar: Tips for the 2017 Employer,” Ultimate Software and Greenspoon Marder Luncheon, June 8, 2017
- Panelist, “Legal Areas of Practice Affected by Cannabis Law,” Palm Beach County Bar Association Cannabis Law Summit, April 20, 2017
- Speaker, “Medical Marijuana in the Workplace,” Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, April 12, 2017
- Speaker, “Wage and Hour Compliance Seminar: Tips for the 2017 Employer”, Ultimate Software and Greenspoon Marder Luncheon, March 22, 2017
- Speaker, “Effects of Marijuana on Employers“, Broward County Bar Association Medical Marijuana Legalization Summit, February 10, 2017
- Speaker, Increased FCRA Background Check Litigation – How Employers Reduce Risk in 2016, December 15, 2015.
- Presenter, “Gender Identity and Related Discrimination in the Workplace” at the Hot Topics in Today’s Workplace Seminar, October 28, 2015.
- Panelist, Employment and Labor Law Panel, Presented by FIU Law’s Employment and Labor Law Society, March 19, 2015.
Videos
Recognitions
- Super Lawyers magazine, Florida “Rising Stars,” Employment & Labor, 2017
Publications
- “Employer Obligations Toward Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana,” South Florida Business & Wealth, March 23, 2017
- Co-Authored, “Medical Marijuana and Employees: What Employers Need to Know about Employees and Medical Marijuana,” Vegas Legal magazine, December 5, 2016
- “Don’t Get Caught With Your Hands In The Tip Jar,” Vegas Legal magazine, August 31, 2016
- “How employers can prepare for DOL overtime rules,” Employee Benefits News, August 2, 2016
- “Restaurant, Here are some ‘Tips’ to Avoid Wage and Hour Lawsuits,” Food & Beverage magazine and Daily Business Review, 2016
- “Tips to Avoid Trouble,” Nonavibe magazine, June 6, 2016
- “8 Employment Issues to be on the Lookout for this Year,” Nonavibe magazine, May 5, 2016
- “Big changes in the workplace in 2016 | The Work/Life Balancing Act,” Miami Herald, March 3, 2016
- “Greenspoon Marder: Interns Must ‘Primarily Benefit’ From Their Internship Program or Else Companies Must Pay Minimum Wage,” PR Newswire, July 14, 2015
- “Strategic Perspectives- Employers need a uniform policy on smoking- which includes use of e-cigarettes,” Employment Law Daily, July 8, 2015
- “Complying With UPS Decision Should Be Light Duty,” Daily Business Review, March 31, 2015
- “Home Health Workers: Who Pays for Overtime?,” HomeCare magazine, March 2, 2015
- “With Same-Sex Marriage, Employee Handbook May Need Changes,” Daily Business Review, February 5, 2015
- “Florida’s recent ruling on gay marriage should prompt employers to revisit their employee handbooks,” Miami Herald, February 2, 2015
- “Home Health Care Industry, Pay Close Attention: The Dept. of Labor Changes to the Companionship Exemption Will Affect You,” FHI Weekly, January 19, 2015
In the News
- Quoted, “Decline in Marijuana Screening Raises Safety Concerns,” Business Insurance, May 16, 2018
- Quoted, “A Massachusetts Court Ruling Might End Up Changing How Some Employers View Medical Marijuana,” Blunt Network, August 2, 2017
- Quoted, “Creating a Successful (and Legal) Internship Program,” Business News Daily, April 18, 2017
