While the following story did not happen here in Miami, or even in the state of Florida, it still brings up the important topic of wrongful termination, and how this area can be fraught with complications.Though the story is short on details, here is the gist of it: a...
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What Florida law says about whistleblower protection for state workers — III
In a series of ongoing reports, we've been discussing how those state employees who uncover some manner of dangerous and/or illegal conduct on the part of their employer do have options for reporting their discovery without fear of retaliation (i.e., poor performance...
What Florida law says about whistleblower protection for state workers — II
Last time, we discussed how state employees who learn about some type of dangerous or illegal activity being committed by their employer often feel as if they are left with only two options: 1) ignore it or 2) report it. We also discussed how this first option is less...
What Florida law says about whistleblower protection for state workers
The unfortunate reality is that when employees learn of some type of dangerous or even illegal activity being perpetrated by their employer, they often feel as if they are left with few options, none of which are favorable.Specifically, they may believe that they can...
Snoop Dogg hit with bodyguards’ employment law claims
Snoop Dogg’s former bodyguards initiated lawsuits against him on a recent Friday. In their complaint, the three bodyguards say that they were forced to complete their job duties under poor working conditions and that they were wrongfully terminated. The...
Ex-Harley worker files wrongful termination and retaliation suit
A man who was formerly employed by Harley-Davidson says that he was wrongfully terminated from his position at the company. The man says that he was not only the victim of sexual harassment perpetrated by his co-workers, but he believes he was later fired because he...
Man receives large wrongful termination, retaliation verdict
An ex-utility company employee has been awarded compensatory and punitive damages in a wrongful termination case. Among the causes of action in his case, the man cited retaliation. He says that he was terminated from his job after he complained that his employer was...
HIV-positive man wins $500k in discrimination lawsuit
Three years after he was fired from his job, a former hotel office manager has been awarded over $500,000 in damages in a discrimination lawsuit. The man claimed in his suit that he was the victim of wrongful termination and discrimination because he was HIV-positive....
Florida employment law: Single mom fired for brining gun to work
A single mom was recently fired from her Wells Fargo bank manager job after security personnel at her bank discovered she was carrying a firearm. The 37-year-old Florida woman claims that she did not know it was inappropriate to bring a concealed weapon with her to...
Officer accused of drunk driving files employment law claim
An ex-police officer, who was fired for alleged drunk driving, is currently fighting to get his former job back. According to the 51-year-old man, he was fired unfairly following a drunk driving conviction. In his employment law claim, he says that he should have...