Employer-provided disability insurance can protect workers if an illness or injury prevents them from working. This insurance can cover both short-term and long-term claims. Knowing the details of this coverage can help employees make informed decisions about their...
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Employment Law — Employee
The FTC is trying to ban noncompete clauses
A noncompete clause is a contractual clause that employees may be required to sign to prohibit them from leaving their job to work for a competitor. Companies see this as a way to protect confidential information and avoid losing customers. Employees may even be told...
What behaviors may constitute age discrimination?
Professionals in a variety of different careers can sometimes face inappropriate discrimination from co-workers, employers or third parties. Technically, both state statutes and federal law prohibit discriminatory employment practices. Despite those laws,...
Can an employee negotiate a severance agreement?
Understanding the possibility of negotiating a severance agreement is relevant for many employees. Severance agreements are legally binding contracts that outline the terms and conditions under which an employment relationship comes to an end. While the negotiation...
Publix non-salaried managers allege overtime violations
The supermarket chain Publix, which has over 1,300 stores across the south, is facing a federal lawsuit by nearly 60 hourly department and assistant department managers. They say that they were required to handle work-related tasks outside of their work hours without...
How to report sexual harassment in the workplace
If a colleague or a supervisor engages in unwanted sexual behavior, creating a hostile work environment for you, this is unlawful. If the behavior persists, the case is severe or you are uncomfortable confronting the harasser directly, you should report it to your...
How might an employer quiet fire an employee?
“Quiet firing” is the act of making a workplace inhospitable for employees with the hope that an employee will quit before an employer has to fire them. Employers who quiet fire employees may be wrongfully terminating them, especially if it’s believed to be a form of...
Is the non-compete your employer wants you to sign legal?
Many employers in the state of Florida often require their employees to sign noncompete agreements. These contracts, often contingent on an employment offer, limit the employee's ability to work in a similar industry or start a competing business after leaving their...
Unpaid overtime wages in the hotel industry
Situations where a manager asks their staff to come to work early or stay an extra 15 minutes after their shift is a common occurrence in the hotel industry. However, even if those minutes look like a small amount of time, it can add up. Overtime laws in Florida...
A remote work environment post-pandemic
As the pandemic-induced restrictions persisted, the definition of work-life balance also began to change. Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health crisis, its transformation in most workplaces linger. Below are two ways remote work, for instance, has transformed...