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When your Florida employer does something illegal, unethical or dangerous and you decide to call attention to it, you have certain protections available to you in doing so. As a whistleblower, you have the potential to make a serious impact on others, but the process...
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) makes it easy for employees to take time off work to care for themselves or an immediate family member during an illness or injury. While it is against the law for employers to deny a legitimate FMLA claim, some still interfere and...
When you dedicate your time and professional talents to a Florida business, it is imperative that the person who pays you for the work you perform classifies you appropriately as either an employee or an independent contractor. Whether you are an employee or an...
Employers may disguise financial misconduct by incorporating wrongful actions into routine work tasks. Employees, for example, may receive requests to add falsified numbers to accounting records. Whistleblowers.gov notes that employees may report their employers’...
Getting a pink slip may send you scurrying to find another job to pay the bills. However, if the reasons behind your termination are sketchy, you may have a case for illegal termination. Before pursuing legal action, familiarize yourself with what constitutes unlawful...
Florida categorizes some occupations as tipped wage jobs, and this classification makes them exempt from the usual minimum wage standards. You might wonder how that makes sense, especially with how discussions of raising the minimum wage have taken the stage in recent...
With an at-will employment arrangement, an employee enjoys the freedom to leave an employer without reason. Contracted employees do not enjoy this freedom but are bound by the terms of their employment contract. Many of these documents contain hidden clauses that...
Despite the many advancements the workplace has undergone in terms of technology and the way systems run, fundamental issues like harassment and discrimination continue to exist. Pregnant workers to this day face unfortunate levels of discrimination. But how does this...
Many workers across Florida have faced one or more types of discrimination at work. Yet, if you identify as LGBTQ, the chance of you experiencing this type of treatment at some point during your career is even higher. Per NBC News, 46% of LGBTQ workers across America...
The hope of securing justice is often why a person who experiences discrimination at the workplace goes to court against an employer. There is no guarantee that a court will rule in your favor, but if it should happen, there are a number of ways a court may compensate...