In many workplaces across the nation, older employees are treated with the necessary respect by both their colleagues and employers, with each valuing their extensive experience, carefully honed skills and unique insight that can only come from years on the job.As...
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Year: 2015
Will the state expand employment opportunities for the disabled?
While we would prefer to think otherwise, the simple and sad truth is that qualified disabled people often face very real, very challenging -- and sometimes very illegal -- obstacles in their quest to find suitable employment.Even though state lawmakers have...
Why are some state lawmakers living on $17 a day?
All this week, Democratic lawmakers from both the Florida Senate and House of Representatives have been taking part in a very difficult exercise designed to raise awareness about a cause that has been championed all over the nation, but has yet to make real progress...
Helping employees look for answers when it comes to non-competes
In the initial days of starting a new job, a person is often presented with what seems like volumes of paperwork from operating manuals and policies to tax forms and other legal documents. It may get to the point where a person briefly scans any documents presented to...
The truth about discrimination based on national origin – II
In today's post, we'll continue our discussion concerning discrimination based on national origin, an especially pernicious and surprisingly prevalent form of illegal workplace bias.To recap, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines national origin...
The truth about discrimination based on national origin
In our last post, we began discussing how even though people are now more aware than ever that employers cannot discriminate against employees on such grounds as race, disability, religion or gender, there are still certain forms of illegal discrimination of which...
Did Disney discriminate against an employee based on national origin?
While it may seem obvious to most that an employer cannot discriminate against an employee on the basis of their gender, race or disability, it's important to understand that there are other grounds that while not entirely obvious are still expressly protected by...
Why are some restaurants saying no more tips?
In our post last week, our blog discussed how there is currently movement, albeit limited, in Tallahassee to raise the minimum wage here in Florida from $8.05 per hour to as much as $15 per hour.While the two senators behind this proposal concede that the odds of the...
State lawmakers to mount effort to raise minimum wage
When it comes to the minimum wage, cities and states across the nation have recently made remarkable strides, with workers struggling to make ends meet in otherwise difficult positions now finding themselves with slightly larger checks at the end of each pay...
State lawmakers renew efforts to combat LGBT workplace discrimination
We've recently made remarkable strides here in Florida regarding the issue of workplace discrimination against gay and transgendered workers thanks largely to the efforts of local lawmakers. Indeed, 22 municipalities and 10 counties, which together account more than...