Finally, the long-awaited changes to the federal overtime regulations have been announced, with the federal definition for overtime being hours worked over 40 hours per workweek. What does the new rule change? Now salaried employees who receive less than $47,476 annually will be entitled to overtime pay in most cases, where previously employees who received …
A click of the mouse, forwarding an email, downloading a file – in just seconds you can take, copy, share, or post your employer’s confidential information, otherwise known as “trade secrets.” But be aware, those few seconds can be costly under the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, which became effective May 11, 2016. As …
With more and more diverse and multi-lingual employees in the workplace, employers might institute a workplace rule requiring employees to speak only English in the workplace. Be wary of these policies as they can constitute a form of national origin discrimination in violation of federal and state laws. An English-only policy will be found to …
Caregivers employed by third-party agencies are entitled to overtime, court rules. Click on the case below to review the court’s decision: Home Care Association of America, et al., v. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division.
The Workplace Bullying Institute reports that 35% of working adults have reported being bullied at work, and 40% of those targeted never tell their employers according to the 2010 & 2007 U.S. Workplace Bullying Surveys. Also, check out the 2021 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey. Is one of them you? Currently in Florida, most bullying is legal, since “Rebecca’s Law“, …
Can You Sue Your Employer for Bullying in the Workplace? Read More »
Last week in Delva v. The Continental Group, Inc., the Supreme Court of Florida held that the Florida state law prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of sex includes pregnancy discrimination. Significantly, in support of its analysis, the Court recognized the obvious—namely that pregnancy is “a natural condition unique to females and a primary characteristic of the female …
Supreme Court of Florida Confirms that Only Female Humans Can Get Pregnant Read More »
Our first blog in the Job-Protected Leave series addresses Florida law and taking time from work due to domestic or sexual violence. Florida Statute §741.313 provides for up to three days of job-protected leave every 12 months to employees who need time off to deal with protection from domestic or sexual violence. It covers things like seeing an attorney, getting a restraining order, going …
Job Protected Leave: Know Your Rights – Domestic and Sexual Violence Leave Read More »
Our second blog on job-protected leave addresses your rights to take leave from work based on the Family and Medical Leave Act, also known as the FMLA, for medical-related reasons for you or your family. The FMLA allows you up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave every 12 months for the following reasons To care for your own serious …
Job Protected Leave: Know Your Rights – Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) Read More »
If you work for the government, do you have a First Amendment right to speak out without fear of retribution? You may. Just yesterday, the United States Supreme Court in Lane v. Franks, et al., 134 S.Ct. 2369, 2014 WL 2765285 U.S. (2014), further clarified a government employee’s First Amendment rights. Essentially, if you, as a government …
Government Employees: Clarifying Your Right to Free Speech Read More »
Our third blog in the Job-Protected Leave series addresses your employment rights as a military service member. When you report for military duty, the law requires your employer to keep your job or a similar job open for you until you return. What’s more, you are entitled to all the job benefits that you would have had if you had …
