Category Archives: Employment Law
Unemployment Benefits in Florida: A Step-by-Step Guide
You are eligible for unemployment compensation if you have been laid off from your job through no fault of your own. It is understandable that you probably have a lot of questions on how unemployment compensation works. Florida has specific rules about eligibility, benefit amounts, and earnings requirements. You may be eligible for unemployment… Read More »
Hostile Work Environment Claim: What Steps to Take
Before you make a hostile work environment claim, specific legal criteria must be met for a workplace to be considered hostile. To make a successful hostile work environment claim, you must show that you constantly felt uncomfortable at your place of work. A lousy boss, a rude co-worker, or an unpleasant workplace does not… Read More »
Florida Whistleblower Protection Act: What You Should Know
If an employer does something illegal or unsafe, including discrimination or neglecting to follow safety guidelines, an employee should report it. However, sometimes, employers retaliate against employees who make these types of claims. They may even fire the employee who filed the complaint. The Florida Whistleblower Act protects employees. If you think you may… Read More »
How do I File a complaint With the Florida Department of Labor?
It is the Department of Labor (DOL)’s duty to improve employee’s working conditions, advance their opportunities for profitable employment, protect their retirement and health care, strengthen free collective bargaining, and track changes in employment. The DOL does this for every state, including the Florida Department of Labor. In doing so, the DOL oversees a… Read More »
2019 Changes to Florida Drug Testing Laws
If you are an employee in Florida and your employer requires you to participate in regular drug testing, it is helpful to know your legal rights. On a federal level, certain limitations exist regarding drug testing. For example, the federal government requires drug testing for specific industries, including transportation, aviation, the Department of Defense,… Read More »
Can My Employer Read My Slack Messages in 2019?
Slack is an extremely popular instant messaging application, ideal for the workplace. The program allows for easy organization of threads and message groups, quick collaboration on team projects, document sharing, private messaging, and many more features. However, a recent change to the privacy policy will allow employers to access and read employees’ private messages… Read More »
Can My Employer Fire Me for Smoking Marijuana in Florida?
Marijuana laws have changed drastically throughout the country in the past several years, and many people are attempting to reconcile state laws with the federal government’s Schedule I classification of marijuana and employee codes of conduct for various employers. Some Florida residents may wonder if they can lose their jobs for legally consuming cannabis… Read More »
Proving Unpaid or Miscalculated Overtime Wages
Overtime pay is regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA requires that covered employees be paid a minimum wage, plus overtime at a rate of 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate of pay for every hour worked over forty hours in a workweek. It is common for employers to miscalculate employees’… Read More »