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Category: Wrongful Termination
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7 Things That Go Wrong If You Don’t Hire a Lawyer When You’re Fired
Maybe it was something you saw coming or maybe it’s something you only thought happened to people who weren’t doing their jobs, but if you’ve been fired recently you owe it to yourself to have a firm understanding of what your rights are. Don’t ask your best friends or the barista at your favorite coffee
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FLSA Cases Reach Record High in 2015
The number of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuits reached a record high in 2015. The increased number of FLSA cases is attributed to heightened employee rights awareness, more worker-friendly restrictions, and publicity around related minimum wage and overtime issues. Evidence of a record number of FLSA cases filed in 2015 outlines an 8 percent
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Two things your boss can’t do after you’ve been injured on the job
Workplace injury is not a valid reason to fire your employee. Are you an employee who’s been injured on the job? Then it’s important that both you and your employer understand the proper way to handle this workplace injury. An employer might use a workers’ compensation claim as an excuse to inflict punishment on
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Top Laws that Protect You When You’ve Been Laid Off
Losing your job is stressful. Beyond financial worries and health insurance concerns, you may be asking: What rights do I have after being laid off? Fortunately, several federal laws provide protection for employees who have been laid off.If you’re in Florida (especially Tampa or St. Petersburg), understanding these protections is even more important. Florida employees
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What is Wrongful Termination?
You have lost your job. It does not seem fair. But is it illegal? That depends on the situation. It is illegal if it is considered to be a “wrongful termination.” What is Considered Wrongful Termination in the State of Florida? Wrongful termination, which is another way of referring to an illegal termination, may occur
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Was Ray Rice Wrongfully Terminated?
If you followed the Ray Rice wrongful termination case, you undoubtedly have an opinion on the situation. If not, a review of the details may help you understand the settlement reached. The Background In February of 2014, Ray Rice, a Baltimore Ravens running back (at the time), was caught hitting his (then) fiancée Janay, in
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4 Things Not to Do if You Just Got Fired
Getting terminated from a job is an emotional time. However, not every termination is handled well or legally. When this happens, it’s tempting to do some of the following, but it’s certainly not advisable: Act Unprofessionally Screaming, hurling objects around the office, making faces at executives, telling your boss exactly what you think of him,
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Can I be Fired for Having My Wages Garnished?
Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA) allows wages to be garnished (a portion of an employee’s paycheck withheld to pay off a debt) in order to pay an outstanding debt to credit card companies, banks, other financial lenders, and/or government agencies as in the case of court judgments, child support, taxes, and
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Can I Be Denied Employment for Refusing to take a Drug Test?
The short answer is yes. An employer can decide not to hire someone based on refusal of a drug test as long as that is the sole reason and not because they are part of a protected class. This denial must apply to all job candidates as a company policy. Since drug testing laws fall
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Wrongful Termination: Were You Legally Terminated?
Florida is an “at-will” state, meaning employees may be terminated at any time for whatever reason, including no reason at all. If you’ve recently lost your job, you may be considering your rights. Just because you reside in an at-will state does not mean you haven’t been wrongfully terminated. Even though the law seems like
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