As is the case in most states, wage and hour laws are complicated in Florida. When neither side of a working relationship understands the law, it creates the ideal situation for violations to occur. As an employee, you deserve every cent due after contributing so much...
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How noncompete agreements protect businesseses
To run a successful business, you need to focus on immediate needs while having the foresight to protect long-term goals. This is a challenging process, which is why many businesses put off planning for the future. Such procrastination can be costly, though, which is...
2 reasons why employers need to provide orientation to new staff
Taking up a new job is a major milestone for most people, especially because of what it means in the grand scheme of things. But every employee has to start somewhere, and that requires some adjustment. As an employer, you cannot expect a new employee to dive into...
Which job interview questions are illegal?
A job interview is an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to show what makes them stand out from the competition. It is also an opportunity for businesses to weed out applicants that don't meet their criteria or that won't fit with their corporate culture....
Everything in small business should be bound by contract
The times when Americans could open a shop and operate it as they saw fit have faded away. Now, just about everything involved in running a business occurs atop a sturdy legal contract. And there is a good reason for that. What did the nation learn from the...
Does the FMLA apply to all workers who need time off?
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was an important and groundbreaking piece of legislation when lawmakers first passed it. It created a federally-protected right for employees to take unpaid leave in certain family or personal situations. Before the...
Understanding constructive discharge
Most everyone has known someone who quit their job because they were miserable. Everyone has their own breaking point. Some people can let a boss’s constant yelling roll right off them, while others are reduced to tears at any amount of criticism. “Constructive...
Can your employer tell you to work during lunch?
You usually get half an hour for lunch every day. You almost never take this at your desk, although you do bring a lunch to work with you. You don't have to leave to go pick something up. Your employer notices this, and one day they come up to you and ask if you can...
Employer retaliation: Do not suffer in silence
As an employee, you have certain rights -- and that includes the right to protest unfair working conditions, file a workers' compensation claim when injured, make formal complaints about harassment and do certain other things that may not exactly make your employer...
Can accommodations be made for ADHD in the workplace?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers should support workers with disabling medical conditions by providing reasonable accommodations. Failing to provide reasonable accommodations requested by a current or prospective worker capable of performing...