Employees have a legal right to have a workplace that’s free of harassment, discrimination and illegal activity. They should feel free to speak up if any of these occur. Sadly, there are some employees who are concerned about speaking up because they fear they’ll face...
Year: 2021
When can you legally refuse to serve a customer?
As a business owner, when do you have the right to refuse service to a customer? It’s gotten a lot more complicated than the “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” days. It’s your business, and you want to serve every customer who walks through the door, but don’t you have...
Why are older female workers at a major workplace disadvantage?
Women are generally at a disadvantage in many workplaces even though there are laws that protect them from harassment and discrimination. When they are young, they may face intense sexual harassment from coworkers, clients or even supervisors. When they are in their...
3 common examples of indirect discrimination
Discrimination in the workplace can have a detrimental effect on workers as well as legal ramifications for employers. Often, discrimination is blatant and direct. For example, someone may have been singled out because of their race, religion, gender, age or other...
3 mistakes employers often make with non-compete agreements
Having your employee sign a non-compete agreement helps protect your business. Especially when a worker has access to your trade secrets, you want to protect the information that gives your business a competitive edge. Having new or promoted staff members sign...
The negative impacts of workplace harassment
Individuals tend to spend a large portion of their lives in the workplace. While certain stresses and pressures are to be expected in the working environment, there are conditions that overstep these boundaries. Everyone has the right to work in surroundings that are...
A closer look at non-compete agreements in Florida
Protecting trade secrets has been a key priority of Florida corporations for a considerable period of time. One way that businesses have been able to do this is through non-compete agreements. Often, these contractual instruments were reserved for specialized...
Overtime pay and wage theft: What employees need to know
Wage theft is a big problem in America. According to studies, roughly 17% of low-income workers are victims of wage theft at any given time -- and they lose roughly $3,300 per year of income. The vast majority of employers carefully pay their employees whatever they...
Can you fire someone for their political beliefs?
Political beliefs are important to Americans, and many do not keep these beliefs a secret. They are more than willing to talk and debate with others about what they support or what they are against. Some of this may take place at work. As an employer, you may discover...
Why are written harassment policies so important to businesses?
When your company starts hiring workers, you need to have a written employment contract for them to sign. Verbal employment contracts leave too much unsaid and could lead to major disputes in the future. The same is true of contracts that are not thorough enough. One...