America is supposed to be the great “melting pot” right? While that may have once been the case, the country has been experiencing a more exclusionist attitude of late – or maybe we are just noticing it more on a national scale. Either way, the issue of national origin seems to be popping up in […]
The “Florida Minimum Wage Act” determines the state minimum wage, currently set at $8.46 per hour. [2021 Update] Effective Sep 30, 2021 – Florida labor laws were updated to a minimum wage of $8.65 to $10, a maximum tip credit of $3.02 and a minimum compensation for tipped employees of $6.98. However, this will not […]
Unlike workers in many other parts of the world, employees in the United States are protected, to a great extent, by various state and federal laws. These laws attempt to ensure that employees are treated fairly in the workplace and that discrimination does not occur in employment. One primary focus of the various employment related […]
It’s a common misconception that day rate employees are not entitled to overtime under federal law. Employers generally assume that paying a day rate or piece work compensation is a scenario in which the more they can get out of a worker during that period is to their benefit. Just because you are not getting […]
We are commonly asked whether an employees full-time or part-time status impacts whether they are entitled to overtime pay in Florida. It’s not uncommon for part-time employees to be asked to work in excess of 40 hours per week – exceeding the FLSA mandated threshold requiring time-and-a-half compensation for hours worked over 40 – but […]
Fair Labor Standards from Richard Celler Fair Labor Standards from Richard Celler Learn more about Fair Labor Standards Act in Florida in this presentation. Who is covered, what is the policy about overtime as well as the minimum wage. Understand also what FLSA says about child labor.
The distinction between employee and independent contractor can be an extremely important distinction under a number of circumstances. Whether or not you are entitled to workers’ compensation or unemployment, for example, will depend first on whether or not you are an employee. All too often an employer categorizes a worker as an independent contractor because […]
One of the most misunderstood area of employment law are the laws governing tipped employees. Because these employees earn a substantial portion of their income from tips, many people – including both employees and employers – operate under the belief that the federal minimum wage and overtime laws do not apply to them. In fact, […]
Passed in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, frequently shortened to “Sarbox” or “SOX”, is a fderal law that was passed as a response to a series of high-profile financial scandals that occurred around the turn of the 21st century at companies including Enron, WorldCom and Tyco that shook investor confidence. The goal of SOX was to […]