Like most of your neighbors in Boca Raton, you must work to provide for yourself and your family. You may also derive both pleasure and confidence from your job. If you face sexual harassment at work, though, your otherwise enjoyable job may turn into a...
Florida employees who encounter workplace harassment based on race may be able to file a lawsuit against their employer. A 57-year-old man has done so against Boeing, alleging that he suffered racial harassment while working for the company in North Charleston, South...
Employers in Florida and throughout the country are generally not allowed to retaliate against workers who assert their legal rights in the workplace. However, it is still possible for a worker to be terminated, demoted or otherwise treated differently after engaging...
Even LGBT workers in high-ranking executive positions in Florida can face discrimination or mistreatment on the job. This is illustrated in the case of one former Goldman Sachs vice president who is suing the financial firm after being fired by the investment bank....
Employers in Florida are not required to pay employees who take time off under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act. However, the landmark 1993 law prohibits taking retaliatory action against them. When workers can establish that negative employment...
The only individual responsible for sexual harassment is the perpetrator, but everyone else has the power to protect one another. Bystanders can help victims be heard and safe. In a workplace setting, you can help your co-workers stand up to misconduct.You...
The #MeToo movement highlighted an often unseen reality of sexual harassment in the workplace: people can still be affected by harassment even if they hold high-ranking, prestigious jobs in the Florida entertainment industry, technology or medicine. For example, one...
Florida employees should be aware that sexual harassment in the workplace is illegal. In fact, many workplaces have hotlines where sexual harassment can be reported. Even so, many employees, particularly women, avoid making reports due to how the reports can...
The Florida Department of Financial Services placed the state's most senior banking regulator on administrative leave on May 10 while a sexual harassment claim filed by an employee of the DFS's Office of Financial Regulation is investigated. In the press statement...
If a Florida worker files a claim against an employer regarding retaliation for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, the court may look at remarks made by supervisors as well as the the timing of the leave and alleged retaliation. This was the case in...
