Employment Law | Berman Law Firm, P.A. https://www.bermanlawpa.com FindLaw IM Template Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:06:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1204124/2022/07/cropped-berman-favicon-32x32.jpg Employment Law | Berman Law Firm, P.A. https://www.bermanlawpa.com 32 32 What are reasonable accommodations to the work environment? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/11/what-are-reasonable-accommodations-to-the-work-environment/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:06:40 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250116 The U.S. is a diverse nation, and the labor market reflects this. It is important that all workers receive equal access to opportunities and fair treatment at work. Employees with disabilities or other needs based on protected characteristics can make reasonable accommodation requests. What are reasonable accommodations? Adjusting work schedules In some cases, it may be necessary for an employee…

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]]> Certain employment activities are protected  https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/10/certain-employment-activities-are-protected/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:54:07 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250110 Employees in Florida have a host of legal rights. Both federal and state laws seek to ensure that workers are treated fairly. While the term fairly may be subjective, there are certain employment activities that are protected.  In a nutshell, this means that workers can behave in certain ways without being penalized or retaliated against. Outlined below are some of…

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]]> Three ways to build an effective workplace retaliation case https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/09/three-ways-to-build-an-effective-workplace-retaliation-case/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:33:08 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250105 There have been immense improvements in workplace protections over the last several decades, many of which are aimed at protecting employees from unfair treatment based on discrimination and harassment. Yet, despite these efforts, discrimination and sexual harassment occurs on a daily basis in Florida’s workplaces. And while there are reporting procedures in most businesses to inform an employer of these…

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]]> Are you “quiet quitting” because of a toxic work environment? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/08/are-you-quiet-quitting-because-of-a-toxic-work-environment/ Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:48:15 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250101 One of the more popular terms used in the last few years is “quiet quitting.” Younger generations of workers are quietly quitting. Quiet quitting in the mindset of not doing more for a job than what is reasonably asked from an employer, such as volunteering extra work hours, picking up other employee’s shifts or working on weekends. An employee’s objective…

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]]> How to spot retaliation at work https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/08/how-to-spot-retaliation-at-work/ Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:18:41 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250096 If you report an unfair act to those in authority in your office or an external agency, you should be protected from retaliation. For example, when you file a sexual harassment claim against a colleague or report a company’s violation of state or federal regulation to law enforcement. Retaliation is also not uncommon among employees who refuse to engage in…

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]]> Disparate impact and workplace discrimination https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/07/disparate-impact-and-workplace-discrimination/ Wed, 17 Jul 2024 15:11:14 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250094 Most of us know that state and federal laws protect workers from blatantly discriminatory practices. For instance, employers can’t put “No Blacks” on a job application because this would be discriminating against workers solely on the basis of their race, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other laws. Likewise, an employer breaks the law if they…

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]]> Can you face workplace harassment online? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/07/can-you-face-workplace-harassment-online/ Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:03:40 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250095 Many people believe that it is important to not take work home with them. In other words, once the workday is over, workers should not have to feel the need to continue thinking about or doing work once they get home. However, work can follow employees home in one of the worst ways possible: online harassment. Online harassment is a…

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]]> What are the 3 most common FLSA violations? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/06/what-are-the-3-most-common-flsa-violations/ Thu, 27 Jun 2024 18:43:45 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250091 The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the rules that employers must follow when it comes to wages, overtime pay, recordkeeping and more – but employers don’t always play by the rules. A recent report by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division revealed that errant employers ended up paying more than $164 million for violations of the Fair…

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]]> Why do employees delay reporting sexual harassment? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/06/why-do-employees-delay-reporting-sexual-harassment/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:39:09 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250086 In some cases, employees who experience sexual harassment will not report it for weeks, months or even years. In other cases, these employees never report what happened to them. From the outside, people are often surprised. If this is such a serious situation, why didn’t the employee report it? Why would they delay and then talk about something that happened…

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]]> What is happening with noncompete agreements? https://www.bermanlawpa.com/blog/2024/05/what-is-happening-with-noncompete-agreements/ Mon, 06 May 2024 15:35:06 +0000 https://www.bermanlawpa.com/?p=250083 Noncompete agreements have been the subject of much debate and a whole lot of official scrutiny in the United States for several years now. Critics argue that noncompete agreements stifle employee mobility, hurt economic growth and restrict innovation.  Several states had already taken steps to restrict the use of noncompete agreements, particularly when they concerned low-level, low-wage employees with no…

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