Employment Litigation

For the most part, you enjoy running your own business, but that isn’t to say there aren’t challenges. Your employees are mainly loyal, hard-working and cooperative. However, you are currently having difficulties with one employee in particular. They just aren’t...

Employers have the responsibility to create and keep a safe workplace environment for your employees. When this fails, employees are subject to harassment.  To better fight off harassment, it’s often best to know what myths are spread around. Here are a few common...

If you have been unfortunate enough to have a former employer give you a bad reference, you know how frustrating and demoralizing it can be. It can seem like there is nothing you can do to combat the lies your former boss is spreading about you.  Fortunately, that is...

You love your job. In fact, you look forward to clocking in at work each morning. And you love your co-workers, too. Well, except for Jack who randomly makes uncomfortable remarks about your body at the coffee point, or Susan who constantly shares all suggestive...

Florida is an at-will state, meaning an employer has the right to terminate an employee for almost any reason. Still, there are specific instances where you should proceed with caution. Terminating an employee can have legal consequences on a business if it’s done so...

Employees are perhaps the most crucial asset to a business, and you should ensure you do everything to protect them. Having a solid anti-harassment policy that works to address harassment incidents is one of the things you need to have in place at your organization....

Employees aren’t people who should be subjected to horrible behaviors at the hands of their employers or supervisors. Instead, they should be respected for the job they do.  There are laws that protect employees from specific employer behavior. All of these actions...

As you onboard new employees, you may be tempted to use non-compete agreements. These are designed to protect your company. They will essentially say that workers are not allowed to leave to go to the direct competition and that they cannot start their own businesses...

No matter how much Florida business owners may want to keep politics out of their workplaces, it has a way of getting in – particularly with our politics as divisive as it is these days. For example, just this month, the “Stop WOKE Act” became law. While many...

Employers in the technological era have several highly effective tools to vet job applicants. Vetting candidates ensure you find workers who are a good fit for your business. At the same time, awareness about the rights of U.S. workers is at an all-time high. The...