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FL employment law, salaried employee's right to earn vacation time pay
I am a business attorney in West Palm Beach and I would like to address your question. I agree with my colleague in that your employee agreement and/or company handbook are the first things to look at. The human resources department, if the company has one, may also be worth checking with but, to be honest, I don't feel you should necessarily take their opinion as the final word on the matter. The bottom line is that I don't think there is a statute that directly addresses your issue....
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Florida contract law, can I sue car dealer for misrepresentation over car that I bought
Hello: I am a business attorney in West Palm Beach and I would like to address your situation. First, may I assume you thought the vehicle was brand new? If so, do you still have the paperwork from your purchase of the vehicle? Does it say the vehicle is used/pre-owned? Did the salesperson(s) make representation regarding whether or not the vehicle was used? In other words, if you thought the vehicle was new and it was actually used, what made you believe it was brand new? If what made...
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BUSINESS
I am a business attorney in South Florida and I would like to answer your question. First, I need to know what concern you have about re-hiring your former employer? Are you afraid she may try to sue the company for the toe injury? Or, are you afraid she might get hurt again in the future and then sue the company? Either way, the answer is "yes." You can ask the employee to sign an "employee agreement" that contains certain release language. Now, be aware that there are some things...
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Business wants to keep art work paid
Hello: I am a business attorney in South Florida (bilingual) and I would like to address your question. However, I will need some clarification. First, what is a "degitizing"? Is that a digital version of an embroidery? Second, do you have an employee agreement with the company? Third, is there a company handbook? Did you receive a copy and sign for it? Lastly, did you have permission to do the "degitizing"? Now, since a bunch of questions probably aren't very helpful to you, I...
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Sole proprietor compensating spouse for help in the business.
Hello: I am a business attorney in West Palm Beach. Based on your description, the answer to your question is as follows. The advantage of recognizing your wife as a company employee is that you can then deduct the cost of her wages as a business expense for tax purposes. The possible disadvantage is that having an employee exposes the business to certain state and federal obligations such as paying worker's comp, etc. It may be possible to have the best of both worlds by...