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As our Tampa work discrimination attorney will tell you, workplace disputes often involve traumatic experiences and, therefore, most work discrimination cases involve some degree of emotional distress. In addition to other types of damages, emotional distress is a category under which you might recover compensation in your work discrimination...

If you feel that you have been the victim of discrimination in the work place, call your  Tampa work discrimination attorney to schedule a consultation. If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, you may be concerned with finding an employer who will hire you with your conviction. Some employers may not even hire someone who has been...

TAMPA — A lawsuit against Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco was filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa this week by a former deputy who says he was not properly compensated for working overtime nor for travel time before and after work shifts. Shawn Meeks, a Pasco deputy from January 2010 until March, filed the lawsuit on Monday. In the lawsuit, Meeks maintains he wo...

Clearwater Beach’s Sandpearl Resort is the defendant in a lawsuit alleging wage theft. Three current or former employees who worked as in-room servers at the resort filed a suit on behalf of themselves and a group of unnamed others claiming the resort forced them to work about five hours per week of unpaid overtime. The suit was filed by Aris Poloska, 25, Romeo Nasell...