Month: June 2020

An accident with a big rig or semi tractor-trailer is unlike an auto crash with another passenger vehicle. While the injuries can be just as severe—including the possibility of death—truck accidents have a higher level of complexity, and they require an experienced truck accident personal injury attorney. Who Can Be Sued for Damages in a Trucking Accident? If you or ...

Seems we’ve all heard of COBRA. “If you leave your job, you can get COBRA insurance.” COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, which is a health insurance program that provides continued benefits of coverage when an employee loses their job or experiences a reduction of work hours. How Does COBRA Work? COBRA requires the continuation ...

This article will discuss pregnancy laws, maternity laws, and pregnancy discrimination laws in Florida, and seven reminders about this area of the law. There’s No Mandatory Pregnancy Leave in the Sunshine State. Florida does not have a state law that requires employers to offer pregnancy leave. Even so, Florida employers covered by the federal Pregnancy Discriminat...

If you are familiar with a qui tam lawsuit, then you are aware of one of the strongest whistleblower protect laws in the United States. Qui tam is a shortened Latin phrase that translates to “he who brings an action for the king as well as for himself." Qui tam is covered under the False Claims Act which allows an individual with evidence of fraud against a federal progr...