On behalf of Gallup Auerbach | Jun 29, 2012 | Employment Contracts
Ann Curry said goodbye to Matt Lauer and the rest of the gang on NBC’s “Today” show this week. Her departure came after weeks of media speculation about whether the network would fire her due to shrinking ratings.Curry was in the first year of a...
On behalf of Gallup Auerbach | Jun 21, 2012 | Wage & Hour Laws
Broward County might be the first county in Florida to implement a wage theft ordinance in the aftermath of a report that called the state the 15th worst in the nation when it comes to workers’ abilities to recover unpaid wages. Broward County currently has the...
On behalf of Gallup Auerbach | Jun 15, 2012 | Workplace Discrimination
As Florida job-seekers read the classifieds or scan job postings online, they might be noticing a new requirement: smokers need not apply.Across the country, more and more employers are beginning to refuse employment to applicants who smoke. Most of these are health...
On behalf of Gallup Auerbach | Jun 7, 2012 | Wrongful Termination
The Florida Whistleblower Act protects employees, in both the private and public sector, from being terminated or retaliated against for reporting illegal activity. The details of the whistleblower law apply different standards to employees of the government as...
On behalf of Gallup Auerbach | Jun 1, 2012 | Workplace Discrimination
Here in South Florida, and throughout the country, many people like to think that workplace inequality between men and women is a thing of the past. And while the more obvious and accepted forms of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment have gone by the...