What is required to file for harassment/hostile workplace in Florida?

Before suit can be filed you will have to file a Charge with the EEOC, the FCHR and any applicable local agency. I recommend that you speak with...

I am under a non compete contract and my employer is illegally putting my life in danger could it be grounds to dissolve it?

To receive any decent advice on the non-compete agreement you will need to have the document itself reviewed. As for the employer's illegal...

Can you be terminated via a phone call home on personal short term and no cobra info given. Need a Lawery that will help

You could have claims under our disability laws and your rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act may have been violated. Seek out counsel as...

Which statement of claim do I use in small claims for unpaid wages?

You don't necessarily need to afford a lawyer. Claims to recover unpaid wages in Florida provide for the recovery of both attorney's fees and...

Hello, My step son Jason has had 7 recent pay checks bounce. Company has 20 emplyoees. He works 20 hours on books 30 off books.J

Your son is entitled to his pay whether it was on or off the books. There is a Florida statute that allows for the recover of fees and costs in...

Can I be terminated from my job for a complaint I recently filed against another co-worker

Facts are a bit sparse, but it is possible you have a Florida Whistle-blower action or one of the federal whistle blower actions. Nature of the...

Comments from counsel are correct. Don't let them pressure you into paying any money unless you speak with counsel first. It is very, very...

Is it legal for an employer to require me to use PTO hours even if I have over 40 hours in the week?

If you worked, actually worked, more than 40 hours in the week, your are entitled to an OT rate for the hours over 40. Hope this helps.

I asked for help from my boss for substance abuse and I was put on suspension without pay. I don't know if that is legal.

You need to speak to counsel in greater detail about this. FMLA rights do not seem to apply as you have not been with this employer for a year,...

My boss is firing me because his girlfriend wants him to but he call and text me late at night wanting me to come over

Difficult situation. This may give rise to a gender claim, but more information would be necessary to fully determine. Also, unless this employer...