Workers in Florida who report the illegal conduct or fraud of their employers are generally protected from being fired for doing so under federal or state employment laws. Such workers are called whistle-blowers, and whistle-blowers tend to be protected from...
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Month: November 2012
Can Florida employers require workers to speak English at work?
Here in South Florida, many residents are not native English speakers. In the workplace, however, many employers require employees to speak English, which can become an employment law problem.As a recent Forbes column discussed, English-only workplace policies may be...
Class action: Florida company skirted overtime and wage laws
The recent spike in wage theft cases in Florida has been a frequent topic on this employment law blog. Of course, one of the most common methods of wage theft is failing to pay workers properly for overtime hours. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay...
Florida woman quits her job because of a hostile work environment
A Florida woman claims she was subjected to such harassment in the workplace that she felt it was necessary to quit her job.Normally, this would sound like illegal workplace practices. However, the problem for this woman, and that of approximately 53 million other...
Does your Florida employer have to give you time off to vote?
After a long campaign season, Election Day is almost upon us. Many South Florida residents may have already cast their votes due to an increased publicity effort to get people to vote early in this election. In fact, it has been estimated that as many as one in six...