Broward County residents who are subject to an employment contract with a South Florida employer may find the following story interesting. The CEO of AT&T recently had his compensation package cut by more than $2 million, leaving him with $22 million in...
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Month: February 2012
Bakers of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonderbread threaten to strike
Many South Florida workers are well aware of just how much is at stake when you enter into an employment contract. For the employee, your own personal well-being may hinge on a successful employment relationship, and for the employer, the company's long-term...
More workers could be excluded from overtime pay
South Florida employees are provided wage and overtime rights are under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. This federal law requires employers to pay overtime, equal to the rate of one and one-half times regular hourly pay, to employees for each hour worked in...
EEOC receives record number of discrimination complaints in 2011
Of the record 99,947 complaints the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received in 2011, nearly 40 percent pertained to retaliation. Discrimination on the basis of race and sex were second and third.These numbers show us that although discrimination in the...