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What Happens If Your Employer Stops Paying You?

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

In many businesses, payroll is completed through an automated and generally reliable system. Employees can enter their hours online and the information is transferred to a program that automatically calculates the amount of their paycheck based on their rate of pay and hours or overtime worked. The correct pay may then be direct deposited… Read More »

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Warehouse Manager Recovers $13,000 in Unpaid Overtime

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A warehouse manager for a major food distributor recovered $13,000 in unpaid overtime. In this case, the client was a manager who really should have been exempt from overtime. The employer lost the exemption because, while it appeared that the client was paid a salary, in reality he really wasn’t. The employer paid the… Read More »

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New Legislative Proposal Targets Discrimination Based On Credit History

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Laws regarding employment discrimination are constantly changing and a new proposal was recently introduced in Congress on September 15, 2015. Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts and Representative Steve Cohen from Tennessee introduced legislation called the Equal Employment for All Act. While recent proposals across the country have mostly involved discrimination based LGBT factors, this… Read More »

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Executive Order for Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors

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New employment laws are passed on a regular basis in the United States. In July, a law in California went into effect that mandated accrual of paid sick time for all qualified employees. Often, hourly or part-time employees are not eligible for benefits such as paid time off for illness, however, California’ new law… Read More »

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Wage Laws for Seasonal Workers

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As of July of 2015, 5.5 percent of individuals in Florida were unemployed. As a solution to unemployment, many people seek seasonal work until they find a full-time position. In addition, Florida has many seasonal job opportunities over the holidays, at theme parks, during baseball spring training, among others. Because seasonal workers are only… Read More »

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New Tool May Help Florida Employees

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Many employees throughout Florida have had wages unlawfully withheld and they may not even realize they are not receiving the full pay to which they are entitled under state and federal labor laws. Fortunately, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) now has a tool that can inform workers if their employer owes them unpaid… Read More »

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