Bakers of Twinkies, Ho Hos and Wonderbread threaten to strike
Many South Florida workers are well aware of just how much is at stake when you enter into an employment contract. For the employee, your...
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More workers could be excluded from overtime pay
South Florida employees are provided wage and overtime rights are under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. This federal law requires...
EEOC receives record number of discrimination complaints in 2011
Of the record 99,947 complaints the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received in 2011, nearly 40 percent pertained to...
Wrongful firing suit is FMLA lesson for Broward County employers
Broward County employees have the right to take a leave of absence from their jobs due to events such as childbirth or a serious health...
Applebee’s wage suit may affect South Florida servers, bartenders
An appeal made by the Applebee's International restaurant chain was recently refused consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. The appeal...