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COBRA Insurance: Continue Your Health Insurance After Your Employment Ends
What is COBRA? Simply put, COBRA allows for the continuation of your health insurance when you leave a job. The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or “COBRA” provides employees and their families who’ve lost their health benefits with the right to elect to keep their group health benefits provided by their former employer for… Read More »
What is a Florida Construction Defect or Chapter 588 Claim?
A Florida construction defect is when there’s a failure of a building or a part of a building that should have been constructed in a reasonably workmanlike manner that causes damage to the structure. What are the Most Common Construction Defects in Central and South Florida? Tampa and the surrounding area get more than… Read More »
Burn Injury Attorney
A Burn Injury Can Cause a Lifetime of Pain and Medical Care The skin is the body’s largest organ. It acts as a protective barrier between the outside and the inside of the body. However, a burn can severely damage this vital organ and cause serious medical issues for the victim. As a result… Read More »
Pregnancy Discrimination: Real-World Examples of Women Who Fought Back
Pregnancy discrimination is all too common in the workplace. Claims for pregnancy discrimination are increasing all over the U.S. Last year, the EEOC filed 3,000 claims of pregnancy discrimination. More than $22 million in payouts for those claims were ultimately paid—that’s more than a 30% increase in the annual average ($17 million) recorded over… Read More »
Florida Age Discrimination: Do you have a Valid Claim?
Hey, Floridians, here are some startling age discrimination statistics: The number of age-related discrimination charges filed with employers and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by workers who were over age 65 doubled from 1990 to 2017. Almost half (44%) of employees said they or someone they know experienced age discrimination on the… Read More »
Whistleblower Retaliation: Survival and Next Steps
Whistleblower retaliation occurs when an employer penalizes a worker for engaging in protected activity. Protected activity is when an employee objects to or refuses to participate in, an activity, policy, or practice of their employer that is in violation of a law, rule, or regulation. What are Common Examples of Whistleblower Retaliation? In whistleblower… Read More »
Slip & Falls: What To Do If You Are Hurt In A Fall
Work Injury Lawyer Slip-and-fall cases are a kind of “premises liability” claim that usually occurs on the property (or premises) owned or maintained by someone else. As a result, a property owner may be held legally responsible. These accidents result in more than one million emergency room visits, or 12% of the eight million… Read More »
Does Florida Law Require Employers to Give Overtime and Holiday Pay to Employees?
Florida doesn’t have its own laws that require employers to give vacation or holiday leave to employees. However, there are Florida companies that do provide vacation or holiday pay as part of their benefits. Also, the state doesn’t have any overtime laws on the books that differ from federal labor laws. Under the federal… Read More »
Age Discrimination Examples: 8 Ways to Identify Unjust & Prejudicial Treatment
Age discrimination happens when an employer treats an employee or applicant less favorably due to their age. Federal law, specifically the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), prohibits discrimination in employment based on age for those over the age of 40. In addition, some states protect younger workers from age discrimination. Here in Florida,… Read More »
Trucking Accidents Are Very Complicated and Require a Specialty that Most Lawyers Don’t Have — But We Do
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… Read More »