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Young workers play a crucial role in the restaurant industry. Hiring teen workers can offer advantages in terms of return on investment, as they do not need employers to provide certain benefits that older workers may require. This can help businesses save costs and...
Losing a job is tough, but imagine how much tougher it is if you are someone who has just taken your first steps into the employment world. The excitement of landing a new job can quickly turn into stress when unexpected job loss strikes. Yet, you might find a...
Starting your first job can be nerve-wracking. As fresh graduates, it is natural to feel a bit clueless about how things work in the professional world. Unfortunately, this sense of newness might make you oblivious to the signs of sexual harassment creeping into...
Pregnant workers will have new workplace protections this summer. Lawmakers recently reevaluated current protections and found them lacking. As a result, they drafted and approved a revision to help update these protections. What is the new law? The Pregnant Workers...
A new lawmaker in Florida’s House of Representatives is now facing legal action for alleged sexual harassment. The suit, filed by an intern and an aide, claims that Rep. Fabian Basabe made inappropriate comments to them and also on several occasions touched the two...
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with time away from work for certain covered family and medical reasons. Unfortunately, employers sometimes violate FMLA and there are steps employees can take to address it. FMLA overview and eligibility...
Many Florida residents have been fired for reasons they feel are unjust. Your boss may have fired you simply because they did not like your personality or because your coworker blamed you for something you did not do. While an undeserved firing can leave a bad taste...
Employees have the right to receive at least the minimum wage for all the hours they work. The Florida minimum wage is the lowest amount that employers can legally pay their workers per hour in our state. The minimum wage here is higher than the federal minimum wage,...
If we discover our private or public sector employer might have violated state or federal law, we can feel torn. On one hand, we feel morally obligated to report the violation to the appropriate entity. On the other hand, we do not want to get in trouble and possibly...
“Discrimination” is a word that gets thrown around in the news quite frequently these days, and with good reason. Despite the efforts of state and federal governments to attempt to put laws in place that prohibit discrimination in many of its different forms, it is...