Florida's beautiful beaches and subtropical climate make it an ideal place to live and work. After setting up your Florida business, the last thing you want is to find yourself in a legal dispute. Fortunately, knowing a few crucial tips can help you avoid disputes...
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers in Florida and around the country to pay their hourly workers overtime when they work more than 40 hours in a workweek. The law also sets the overtime rate at one and a half times the worker’s regular rate. Employers can...
It’s natural to think that having a job in Florida should automatically mean getting a paycheck. The fact is that this isn’t always true. Some employers unfairly neglect to pay their employees, which might make it necessary to take legal action. Laws employers must...
Although commerce has slowly returned to some version of normal over the past few years, dynamics between employers and their workers continue to evolve. In Florida, lawmakers are working to clarify matters - at least from a legal standpoint - in an attempt to remove...
Florida residents are ringing in 2019 with a higher minimum wage, and they're not alone. With the Federal minimum wage rate remaining stagnant at $7.25 per hour for the past ten years, 20 states and 21 cities have taken it upon themselves to enforce their own new...
Wage disputes caused by improper employee classifications are in the spotlight again. This time the Department of Labor (DOL) focus was on the classification of food truck managers as salaried versus hourly employees. Upon review of the allegations, the DOL sided with...
Employers and workers both have a great deal more clarity on some issues following three opinion letters recently released by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). This practice, which is back in force again after a 7-year hiatus, provides the department's opinion on...
When business is booming, it's definitely a cause for celebration. As things start to get busier, asking your employees to pick up some extra hours is a common practice. You may be planning on rewarding your staff with a company-wide bonus, but if you intend to do...
The first minimum wage law was passed in Massachusetts in 1912. Since that time, the legality, logistics, and effectiveness of a minimum wage have been hotly debated. There is a new push to change the one-size-fits-all minimum wage regulations in favor of a more...
Recently proposed changes to the handling of tip distribution may create major issues for restaurant employees. In July of this year, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced its intention to reverse current Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules expressly prohibiting...
