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Non-Compete or Non-Solicitation? Why the Fine Print in Your Florida Employment Contract Matters
A new job offer often arrives with a stack of paperwork, and buried somewhere in that stack is usually a clause restricting what the employee can do after leaving the company. Many employees assume any such clause is a “non-compete,” but Florida employment contracts frequently include a related, and legally distinct, provision: a non-solicitation… Read More »
When the Harasser Isn’t Your Boss: Customer and Vendor Harassment in Florida Workplaces
Most people picture workplace harassment as something that comes from a coworker or a supervisor. But for employees in retail, healthcare, hospitality, and countless other customer-facing roles, some of the most persistent harassment comes from people who don’t even work at the company: customers, patients, delivery drivers, or vendors. When this happens, employees are… Read More »
Protected, With Asterisks: Where Transgender Employees Stand in Florida Workplaces Today
Few areas of employment law have shifted as quickly over the past two years as the protections available to transgender workers. The core legal rule has not moved, yet the agencies, ordinances, and guidance surrounding it have changed considerably. For employees trying to figure out where they stand, the result can feel contradictory. Our… Read More »
The Clock Starts Sooner Than You Think: Filing Deadlines for Florida Discrimination Claims
Most people who experience discrimination at work do not rush to file a claim. They wait to see whether things improve, try to resolve it internally, or simply need time to process what happened. That hesitation is understandable, but the law does not pause for it. Florida discrimination claims run on several overlapping deadlines,… Read More »
The $11.98 Question: What Tipped Workers in Palm Beach Gardens Should Check on Their Next Paycheck
On September 30, 2026, Florida’s minimum wage reaches $15.00 an hour, the final step in a series of increases voters approved in 2020. For servers, bartenders, and bussers, the more important number is $11.98. That is the new minimum cash wage owed before tips enter the picture. Our Palm Beach Gardens wage and hour… Read More »
Building the Record: What to Document When Race Turns Your Workplace Hostile
Racial harassment at work seldom arrives as one dramatic event. More often, it builds slowly: a “joke” in a staff meeting, a nickname that sticks, the least desirable assignments always landing on the same desk. By the time an employee recognizes that the situation has crossed a legal line, months of conduct may have… Read More »
Salaried Doesn’t Always Mean Exempt: Common Overtime Misclassification Mistakes in Florida
Getting a salary can feel like a promotion in itself. No more clocking in and out, just a steady paycheck every pay period. But a salary alone does not mean an employee has given up the right to overtime pay. Many Florida employers misuse the rules that determine who is truly exempt, and hardworking… Read More »
What Qualifies as a Hostile Work Environment in Palm Beach Gardens?
Not every unpleasant day at work amounts to a legal claim. A demanding boss or an occasional disagreement with a coworker is simply part of working life. But when mistreatment becomes severe, persistent, or tied to a protected characteristic, it can cross a legal line and become a hostile work environment. Knowing the difference… Read More »
Misclassified as a Contractor? What Florida Workers Need to Know
A paycheck without tax withholdings. No overtime, no matter how many hours stack up in a week. A 1099 form instead of a W-2. For a growing number of Florida workers, these are not signs of independence. They are signs of a problem. Being labeled an independent contractor can strip away rights that many… Read More »
Can You Be Required to Work on Your Religious Holiday in Florida?
The schedule goes up, and your name is on it for the one day you had marked off months in advance. Maybe it is Yom Kippur. Maybe it is Eid al-Fitr. Maybe it is Good Friday or a Sabbath observance that falls on a Saturday shift. Whatever the holiday, the conflict is the same:… Read More »