Author Archives: Jay Butchko
What is a Highly Compensated Employee, and Why Does It Matter?
Employees in Palm Beach Gardens and throughout South Florida are due overtime pay at the rate of 1.5 times their normal rate of pay when they work hours in excess of 40 in a workweek. This requirement exists under federal law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Although it applies to a range of… Read More »
What Are Your Rights as a Job Applicant in Florida?
When you are applying for jobs in South Florida, it is essential to know that you have rights and protections against discrimination. Indeed, state and federal laws that protect employees from discrimination also apply to job applicants during the job application, interview, and hiring process. What are those rights? Consider the following information from… Read More »
What Steps Do I Need to Take to Seek a Disability Accommodation?
Employees in South Florida with disabilities — including physical and mental disabilities — have a range of protections against disability discrimination under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) and under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). One of the important legal protections concerns disability accommodations. While the FCRA provides protections against… Read More »
Steps to Seek a Religious Accommodation in a Florida Workplace
Job applicants and employees in Florida employment contexts have various protections against discrimination under state and federal laws. When it comes to religious discrimination, the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 both prohibit religious discrimination in hiring and employment, which includes ensuring that job applicants… Read More »
Customer Sexual Harassment and Employee Rights
Employees in businesses throughout Palm Beach Gardens and South Florida more generally should know that they have broad protections against sexual harassment in the workplace. Both the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect against sex discrimination in employment, and sex discrimination protections include prohibitions… Read More »
What is Job-Protected Leave?
There are many different kinds of situations in which employees in Florida and throughout the country seek what is known as “job-protected leave.” Federal law provides forms of unpaid job-protected leave through the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Various state laws can also provide forms of both paid and unpaid leave from employment… Read More »
Job Applicants Versus Employees: Do Rights Change?
Employment discrimination laws that provide protections in Florida do more than provide protections to employees. To be sure, the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) and several federal laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protect job… Read More »
What Are the Elements of a Sexual Harassment Claim?
Whether you have been the target of sexual harassment in your workplace, or you work at a job where others are sexually harassed and the harassment has created a hostile work environment, you could be eligible to file a sexual harassment claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or under… Read More »
What to Do When You Are Witnessing Discrimination in Your Workplace
Nobody should have to worry about facing discrimination in a workplace in Palm Beach Gardens, but employees should also be able to work in an environment where others are not facing discrimination or harassment, either. When you witness unlawful discrimination or harassment, it can be difficult to know what you should do, and what… Read More »
Steps in the EEOC Claims Process
Any employee who has faced unlawful employment discrimination and is protected under a federal law will most likely need to begin the claims process by filing a Charge of Discrimination with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). To be clear, unless you are planning to file a claim under the Equal Pay Act,… Read More »
