Recent Blog Posts
Help You Prepare for Your Deposition
A work discrimination attorney will thoroughly prepare you for your deposition during the litigation of your discrimination, retaliation, harassment, unpaid wages or overtime case. There are many tricks and strategies utilized by attorneys to weaken your case, so it is important for you to remain on guard as you testify at your deposition. There… Read More »
Proving a Retaliatory Discharge
In general, a retaliatory discharge is any adverse employment act by an employer (termination being the most common) that is due to an employee’s engagement in protected activity. Despite the fact that federal and state laws clearly prohibit such behavior by employers, employees are often reluctant to bring retaliatory discharge claims. Employment Law Basics… Read More »
How to Protect Your Worker Rights
Tampa retaliation attorneys at Florin Gray point out that equal employment opportunity laws protect employees from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employers are not legally allowed to punish employees for complaining about harassment or discrimination or participating in workplace investigations of such complaints. Punishment can include demotion, termination, denial of a raise, transfer to… Read More »
USERRA Protections
If you have made the ultimate sacrifice for your country by serving in our armed forces, you realize how difficult the transition back to civilian life can be. Many vets face challenges in employment yet are unaware there are legal protections available under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994. Military… Read More »
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Explained
A Tampa work discrimination attorney may be able to help you if an employer discriminated against you on the basis of your status as a member of a group protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against you by refusing… Read More »
Understanding FMLA & Your Rights
Working with a Tampa work discrimination attorney may be able to provide assistance if you believe you are the victim of workplace discrimination. In some cases, workers must miss work beyond the amount of approved sick leave or vacation time. Under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you are protected to take unpaid leave… Read More »
How Can I Fight Unpaid Wages or Unpaid Overtime?
If you believe that your employer has not been paying you in accordance with the law, you need to speak to an Tampa unpaid wage attorney. Florida wages are regulated on a federal and state level. If your employer has not paid you in accordance with these laws, or if they have failed to… Read More »
Emotional Distress at Work
As our Tampa work discrimination attorney will tell you, workplace disputes often involve traumatic experiences and, therefore, most work discrimination cases involve some degree of emotional distress. In addition to other types of damages, emotional distress is a category under which you might recover compensation in your work discrimination lawsuit. There are multiple factors… Read More »
Orlando Work Discrimination Attorney Discusses Employee Discrimination and Criminal History
If you feel that you have been the victim of discrimination in the work place, call your Tampa work discrimination attorney to schedule a consultation. If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, you may be concerned with finding an employer who will hire you with your conviction. Some employers may… Read More »
Former Pasco Deputy Says He Did Not Receive Overtime Pay
TAMPA — A lawsuit against Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco was filed in U.S. District Court in Tampa this week by a former deputy who says he was not properly compensated for working overtime nor for travel time before and after work shifts. Shawn Meeks, a Pasco deputy from January 2010 until March, filed… Read More »