Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Rights of Employees Who Are Nursing
Breastfeeding employees in South Florida workplaces have a number of rights and federal and state law, and it is important to know those rights so that you can take action if you experience discrimination or any kind of adverse reaction to exercising those rights. Most employees in South Florida jobs have a right to… Read More »
Overtime Pay and Alternative Work Schedules
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which is a federal law, requires that all non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a work week are entitled to be paid at a rate of time and one-half their regular rate of pay. For example, if an employee earns $20 per hour and works… Read More »
Wage Violations for Tipped Employees
Restaurant and bar workers, as well as employees in other related jobs in South Florida, are considered hourly wage employees who work for tips — or, in other words, “tipped employees.” Just like any other hourly wage worker, tipped employees in Florida must be paid fairly and in a manner that complies with state… Read More »
Preventing Harassment in Construction Work
Harassment in the workplace can take a wide range of forms, from sexual harassment as an unlawful form of sex discrimination under state and federal law to harassment on the basis of race, religion, sex, or another protected characteristic or identity feature that results in a hostile work environment. These various forms of harassment… Read More »
What Should My Employment Contract Contain?
When you are anticipating that an employer will soon offer you a new position in South Florida, or if you are planning to be negotiating the terms of an employment contract soon, it is essential to understand what an employment contract in Florida should always contain as well as what types of terms or… Read More »
Common Examples of Religious Discrimination in Employment
Many different forms of employment discrimination are unlawful in Florida under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), which is a state law, and under various federal laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Religious discrimination… Read More »
Different Types of Employment Agreements in Florida
When you are applying for jobs in South Florida, or if you are already employed and are trying to create a new employment agreement with your employer, it is important to understand the different types of employment agreements that exist in Florida and what rights and obligations they come with for employees (and what… Read More »
What is Unpaid Overtime?
There are many different problems — and legal violations — that can be the source of an employee being paid less than what they are owed from their employer. Depending on your employment status and classification, your employer could be required to pay you overtime rates for any hours you work beyond the 40-hour… Read More »
When Are Pay Disparities Unlawful?
There are many different reasons that employees in South Florida workplaces earn different amounts of money, and many if not all of those reasons can be valid and lawful in a particular workplace. However, there are also pay disparities that are unlawful because they exist for discriminatory reasons. The most common example is a… Read More »
New Overtime Rule is Now in Effect
Are you actually entitled to receive overtime pay that you are not receiving? Even if you were considered an exempt employee in the past and as a result were ineligible for overtime pay, a new final rule from the US Department of Labor could make you eligible for overtime pay. That new rule took… Read More »