During recent years in South Florida, many employers have been hesitant to hire new employees because of the uncertain economy. Instead, they use staffing companies and other resources in order to hire temporary or contract-basis employees. While this may provide...
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Tables turn: defendant in disability discrimination lawsuit is EEOC
Many South Florida residents may not be aware of exactly what The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission does. The federal government agency is actually responsible for enforcing the laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or employee...
Is your Florida employer paying you correctly?
There is little that is more frustrating to employees than putting in your hours at work and not being properly paid. More and more South Florida residents may be feeling this aggravation as wage and overtime violations are apparently spiking across the country.A...
Yahoo CEO’s pregnancy announcement shines light on discrimination
Workplace discrimination is a frequent theme in this Broward County Employment Law Blog. Time and time again, we have mentioned cases in which employers violate federal employment law by discriminating against workers or job applicants on the basis of their age, race,...
South Florida’s female firefighters subject to sexual harassment
Although South Florida's workplaces have evolved quite a bit over the past decades, sexual harassment is still an unfortunate problem plaguing many Broward County employees. According to a report in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, sexual harassment and gender...
Florida lifeguard fired after leaving his zone to make rescue
Many Broward County residents heard the news this week that a South Florida lifeguard was fired for rescuing a swimmer outside of his zone of the beach Monday. After intense media scrutiny, the lifeguard and several others who quit in protest have reportedly been...
Ann Curry leaves “Today” with $10 million and new job
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 three-year $30 million...
South Florida continues attempts to combat wage theft
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 third...
Trend: employers refuse to hire smokers
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...
Florida State College administrator punished for blowing whistle?
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...