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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...
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...
Your employees generate revenue for your company, but they are also a big expense for the business. You need to pay their wages and employment taxes, along with benefit expenses. Workers can cost way more than their salary if they bring a legal claim against your...
For many people across Florida, work is where they spend most of their time. Nobody expects work to be fun and games all the time. After all, it is a place of business first and foremost. However, this doesn’t mean that staff should not be treated with fairness,...
As an employer, you need to effectively communicate certain information to your employees. Employee handbooks are a popular means of making the information that your business provides to its workers consistent and easy to reference in the future. Although there are...
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...
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...
Any time you’re applying to work for a new employer or are looking forward to a promotion with your current employer, you should realize that you’ll be given a job offer with a set of terms. In the offer package, you’ll get more information on your benefits, the...
Recently on this blog, we addressed the topic of enforceable non-compete agreements in the contracts that employees sign upon being hired and assuming certain new positions within the company. As we noted, they’re often used for employees who have special talents or...
When it comes to employment contracts, few inclusions are more divisive than restrictive covenants. People and businesses alike often have strong opinions about whether the inclusion of employment rules that prohibit certain behavior is necessary for the protection of...
