Fort Lauderdale Employment Law Blog
Employment Law Changes for 2020
Employment laws are constantly changing. Sometimes the changes can be dramatic, while other adjustments are so minor that you may not realize they have been put in place until long after the event occurs. It's important to have a modest amount of knowledge about...
Unfair Hiring Practices- The Do’s and Don’ts of Hiring
The hiring process is an important stage of the employment relationship, but it can be full of minefields for you as an employer. You must put the time in to ensure you are hiring the right people in a manner that complies with employment law to minimize your...
Moms in the Workplace – Maternity Leave & More
When it comes to moms in the workplace, employment law works to protect the mother from unfair discrimination. Being a mother means that a woman has an obligation to her family as well as to her job. During pregnancy, the obligation is also to herself so she can do...
The Department of Labor’s New Proposed Overtime Requirements and What They Mean for Employers
The FLSA employment law decides which employees qualify or which are exempt for overtime pay. An exempt employee due to their rate of pay and type of work duties do not qualify for overtime pay, whereas non-exempt employees are required to be paid overtime (time and a...
How Enforceable Are Non-Compete Clauses?
Non-compete agreements play an essential role in a commercial enterprise by limiting a former employee from using information gained from a former employer to gain an unfair advantage in the workplace. As an important part of employment law, non-compete agreements are...
The Difference Between Sexual and Non-Sexual Harassment at Work
Being pressured, embarrassed, or intimidated at work can make going to your job every day incredibly difficult. These situations are challenging to deal with and also leave you feeling confused as to how you can put a stop to them. You should not have to work under...
Harassment Prevention in the Workplace
There are several ways in which an employee can be harassed in the workplace. Most think of sexual harassment when they think about work-related harassments, but other forms of abusive behaviors are also practiced to make work a very uncomfortable environment for...
Will the New “E-Verify” Bill, Designed to Ban Undocumented Workers, Work in Practice?
The website, E-Verify belongs to the U.S. DHS (Department of Homeland Security.) It allows businesses to check the eligibility of their employees whether foreign citizens or U.S. citizens to work inside the United States. Established in 1996, this website was designed...
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Gaps in pay that are associated to gender have been around since women entered the workplace. Bridging, and eventually closing those gaps, is an ongoing process that may take several years to complete. While there may always be some differentiation between the pay for...
Gender Equality, Me Too and AI: A Recap of 2018, and Prediction for 2019
From the proliferation of the #MeToo movement and the spotlight on gender equality issue to advances in artificial intelligence, 2018 was an eventful year for employment law. Here's a look back at how these events shaped the current environment and some thoughts about...
