ABOUT THE FIRM

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U.S. News and World Report Badge for Sass Law Firm Best Law Firms Employment Law Individuals Tampa Tier 1 2021

Cynthia Sass founded the firm in 1993, and it continues to thrive due to her unwavering dedication to serving clients with excellence and integrity. Sass Law Firm practices solely in the area of labor and employment law, primarily representing employees from both the private and public sectors. Cynthia Sass is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry for professionalism and ethics and received the designation 2017 Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law – Individuals for Tampa from Best Lawyers®. The firm is recognized at the national level by its inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report listing of Best Law Firms for Employment Law since 2011.

Sass Law Firm boasts award-winning attorneys experienced and recognized in the employment law field, including:  two attorneys Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar; a Fellow of The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers; three past Presidents of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Florida Chapter; a past Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar; and several magna cum laude and cum laude graduates. Each attorney was hand-selected based upon her intelligence, legal skills, knowledge of employment law, and a sincere desire to help individuals who have suffered injustice in the workplace.  The firm also has an excellent support staff, including a certified paralegal, three legal assistants, an office manager and case clerks to serve our clients.

Legal Practice Areas

in the Workplace

  • Discrimination
  • Defamation
  • FMLA and USERRA
  • Harassment
  • Hostile Work Environment
  • OSHA Violations
  • Retaliation
  • Tortious Interference
  • Wrongful Termination
  • Whistleblower Retaliation

Wage and Hour Issues

  • Equal Pay
  • Unemployment
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • Unpaid Bonuses
  • Unpaid Commissions
  • Unpaid Overtime
  • Unpaid Wages

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS

  • Breach of Contract
  • Compensation Agreements
  • Confidentiality Agreements
  • Employment Agreements
  • Non-Competition Contracts
  • Non-compete Provisions
  • Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Separation Agreements
  • Severance Packages
  • Trade Secret Agreements

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Speaking Engagements

YVETTE EVERHART

American Bar Association

Ms. Everhart will moderate and participate in a panel discussion on Everything Employers and Employees (and their Counsel) Need to Know About Electronic Communication Policies and Social Media at the upcoming virtual 14th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference sponsored by the American Bar Association in November.  The panel will discuss a variety of issues related to the use of personal electronic devices for work, tweets, email searches and posts on personal social media accounts

YVETTE EVERHART
The Florida Bar

Yvette Everhart will be presenting at the upcoming 21st Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review sponsored by The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Labor and Employment Law Section in January 2021.  Ms. Everhart has been chosen to speak on the procedural law for federal and Florida equal employment opportunity laws for the second time. 

 
 

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Publications

CYNTHIA SASS
YVETTE EVERHART

ABA/BNA Employment at Will Supplement

Cynthia Sass will again serve as the Regional Editor for the Southeast states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia when the American Bar Association and Bloomberg BNA publishes the 2020 Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition.

Additionally, Yvette Everhart and Cynthia Sass will be co-authoring the Florida chapter of the 2020 Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey Supplement.

 

 

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Committees

2020-2021

Cynthia Sass is Emeritus Employee Co-Chair for the 14th Annual Section Conference Planning Committee of the Section of Labor and Employment Law of the American Bar Association in 2020.  Ms. Sass is also serving as a member of the 2020 Annual 11th Circuit Regional Program Planning Committee of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and was elected to its Board of Governors for a three-year term starting in 2021.  At the state level, Cynthia remains a member of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar.  Locally, Cynthia Sass is a member of the Lawyers for the Arts Committee of the Tampa Museum of Art. 

Yvette Everhart continues as a member of the Executive Council and is Co-Chair of the Website Subcommittee of the Communications Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar. Ms. Everhart is also a member of its Law School Liaison Committee.

Janet Wise will serve as Chair of the Labor & Employment Law Certification Committee, a Standing Committee of The Florida Bar for the 2020-2021 term.  She also continues to serve on the Advisory Council of the Ethics and Sanctions Committee of the National Employment Lawyers Association.

Amanda Biondolino continues serving as Co-Chair of the Labor & Employment Section of the Hillsborough County Bar Association for the 2020-2021 term.

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Our shared commitment in pursuing equality in employment and justice for our clients drives our continued success.