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When to Speak with an Employment Law Attorney

  It seems like everybody has one of those days at work when they just can’t take it anymore. How do you know if you should speak with an attorney? Are you just having a bad day at the office, … Continue reading

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What Southwest Florida Hourly Employees Need to Know

  Hourly employees in Southwest Florida face a unique set of challenges. Getting fairly compensated for one’s regular hours and overtime hours are two common issues that hourly employees face. Employees in retail, non-tipped food service positions, manual labor and … Continue reading

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What Restaurant Workers in Southwest Florida Need to Know

Restaurant workers in Southwest Florida work very hard. In no other industry does the day-to-day, minute-to-minute performance of an employee mean so much to their take-home paycheck. According to the National Restaurant Association and data from the Bureau of Labor … Continue reading

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Age Discrimination in the Southwest Florida Workplace

Discrimination takes a variety of forms, but very few people think about age discrimination until it happens to them. It shouldn’t be surprising that in an area with a sizable older population, age discrimination is on the rise. Commissioner Valle … Continue reading

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Racial Discrimination a Half Century after MLK’s Speech

Although it has been nearly 51 years since Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous “I Have a Dream Speech,” racial discrimination in the workplace is still alive and well. While racial discrimination may not be as blatant as it … Continue reading

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Disability Discrimination in the Workplace

It’s unlawful for an employer to terminate or discriminate against a worker because of his or her disability. Even though it’s illegal to discriminate against an employee because of a disability, it’s still happening in Southwest Florida. Federal and State … Continue reading

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Whistle Blower Rights

Employees who feel a moral duty to blow the whistle on illegal business practices have historically faced harsh retaliation from their employers. It is however, against the law to retaliate against an employee for blowing the whistle. Employees who are … Continue reading

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All About The Family and Medical Leave Act – FMLA

  Employers in Florida must allow eligible employees a leave of absence from their positions under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) if they have at least 50 employees for at least 20 weeks during the current or previous … Continue reading

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Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

Discrimination in the workplace isn’t just limited to race, disability, age or natural origin. Unfortunately, gender discrimination in the workplace is still going on in Southwest Florida. There is also a misconception that discrimination only happens at the hiring level. … Continue reading

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Minimum Wage in Florida

If you’re an employee in Florida who isn’t earning minimum wage, there are legal actions you can take. Employers are required by law to pay their workers a minimum wage. In Florida, the state minimum wage is actually a little … Continue reading

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