Recent Blog Posts
Florida Unemployment Rates – How Do They Stack Up with the Rest of the Country?
One positive sign of a healthy economy is the decrease in unemployment rates – and Florida is definitely heading in the right direction. Hit hard by recession and job losses, the Sunshine State has bounced back in a big way, maintaining a steady decline in unemployment rates throughout 2017, all across the state. Unemployment… Read More »
How to Create a Better Work Environment for Your Employees
No matter where you work, the overall attitude and atmosphere of a workplace can be essential to employees maximizing their potential. An office may have the most educated, experienced, and capable employees, but if their surroundings are uncomfortable, negative, or otherwise unaccommodating, their productivity and potential may suffer. Creating a better work environment for… Read More »
Can I Be Fired While on FMLA?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) can be extremely helpful for employees who have personal health issues or are taking care of family members or loved ones with serious health conditions. It not only allows employees to take extended leave for medical reasons, but also gives them job protection at their current employer…. Read More »
What Are the Employment Laws for Minors Looking to Work Summer Jobs in Florida?
School’s out and lots of ambitious kids are looking for a productive way to spend the summer; and parents of kids of the ambitious and not so ambitious persuasions may be nudging their offspring in the direction of gainful employment for those long summer months. Work builds character they say; and it also tends… Read More »
Americans Work More than Citizens of Other Industrialized Nations
When the Dalai Lama was asked in an interview about what surprised him the most about humanity, this was his reply: “Man surprised me most about humanity. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future… Read More »
What is a Hostile Work Environment and What Can You Do if You’re Working in One?
Do you hate your job, dread going to work, wish you could be just about anywhere else? Have you even wondered if you could make a legal case against your employer for a hostile work environment? Well, that depends. Most people at one time or another are unhappy at work, because of a bad… Read More »
5 Steps to Help You Fight Back Against Sexual Harassment at Work
Both federal law (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and state law (the Florida Civil Rights Act) prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace. If you are being subjected to unwelcome sexual conduct in the workplace, an experienced Tampa sexual harassment lawyer can help you stand up for your rights. The Law… Read More »
Common Minimum Wage Issues
Federal and state law govern the payment of a minimum wage in Florida. Currently, the minimum wage in Florida is $8.010 per hour. Often, though, determining what you are owed involves more than a simple “hours x rate of pay” calculation each pay period. In our experience as minimum wage lawyers in Tampa, these… Read More »
Proving Non-Exempt Employee Status
It is common for an employer to misclassify an employee as being exempt from the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when, in fact, the employee is non-exempt. Non-exempt employees are entitled to receive overtime and to be paid at a rate of time and one-half their regular rate of pay. Accordingly,… 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 »