Workplace discrimination is more common today than most people realize. In fact, some studies show that more than 60% of individuals have either experienced or witnessed some sort of workplace discrimination. If you’ve been subjected to that kind of egregious...
March 22, 2012 Categories: blog The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, and review of...
The United States has many workers who are from other countries. There is a great need for workers in many different industries, and the farming industry in particular routinely uses migrant workers to help make those farms successful. The question is how are those...
Many employers may believe that there are only two ways to pay their employees: hourly or salary. Hourly employees are entitled to overtime and salaried employees are not, right? Not exactly. While a deeper analysis is needed to properly classify employees pay...
More and more often we hear in the news of employees who are “whistle-blowers” and whom have incurred what they consider to be retaliation for taking a stand against corruption and/or illegal activities in the workplace. There is legal recourse for such a scenario....
By: Paul Sutherland Recently we have seen an uptick in the amount of questions that are being asked surrounding the training of employees. The typical question that is asked of us is whether or not the employer is required to pay the employee for attending a training....
Central Florida is currently in the middle of an economic boom. Housing prices are rising, the area is improving and expanding infrastructure, new businesses are opening, employment is up. It is a great moment in our economic history. However, as good as the economy...
Opening a brewery is often the culmination of a life long dream and years of hard work and dedication. It should be a euphoric moment for any brewery. However, the ever-changing rules of operating a business in the twenty-first century can dampen that euphoria. They...
It just became more cost effective for local restaurants to purchase branded glassware for the beverages that they sell, but does this really have the beneficial effect on small breweries that the public thinks it does? Appearing to be a win for craft beer lovers...
Maitland, FL – September 23, 2016 – U.S. News recently released their top picked law firms for the 2017 year, awarding Maitland-based firm . with the 2017 Best Law Firm Award in the area of Labor Law. Over the last five years, the U.S. News...