Florida Questions and Answers

my employer hasnt officially terminated my full time job in writing to me but has stopped paying my salary and has requested that i still work. is this legal?
my employer hasnt officially terminated my full time job in writing to me but has stopped paying my salary and has requested that i still work. is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked Feb 3, 2016 10:56 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

My employer never had me sign a w-2 or w-4 and paid me under the table for 4 months. I kept asking her to set things up right so neither one of us would have problems. She said she would worry about it in 2016 and get things set up correctly. Now as taxes
I worked for a girl cleaning houses for the past four months. She paid me under the table and when I told her on week two that I felt she needed to set up things correctly so that there wouldn't be an...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 26, 2016 7:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I was hired as a Manager for a repair/maintenance construction company with techs to do the labor. My boss has been replaced by someone who is changing the job description to where I have to do the physical work as well and I have a disability (back condi
I was hired as a Manager for a repair/maintenance construction company with techs to do the labor. My boss has been replaced by someone who is changing the job description to where I have to do the ph...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 26, 2016 1:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can my husband be fired for being at the birth of his daughter?
My husband was denied FMLA for our unborn daughter because he's only been with the company 9 months. He has worked over the 1250 hrs in a year and there are over 50 employees. We understand he hasn't ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 26, 2016 12:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

IF an employee uses company cell phone for personal calls/message, and that phone gets subpoenaed or taken by fed agency, is the personal information available?
We want to rewrite our company cell phone policy, and can't find information on whether the employees personal calls/message on the company phone would be accessaible/used if the phone was subpoenaed ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 26, 2016 09:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can a release letter of all contracts release me from a non-compete?
I was terminated and at the time of termination was given a signed release not only to myself but sent via email to my new employer releasing me from all contracts (naming them within the letter) thro...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 19, 2016 7:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

i work for a company in Florida but they use an employment agency to handle their payroll so my W2 says I work for the Alabama company, not my Florida company where I report to work. What state do I file unemployment in?
I work for a Florida company that uses an Alabama based employment services company which is what appears on my W2 and in the employee handbook as my employer. I went to my employer in December as the...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 18, 2016 1:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I have a non compete in Florida 18 months 50 me radius. The original non compete was also altered by my ex employers. I have a copy of original where items where left out, date was left off etc. when the law suit came about they turned in a copy that was
I need help with this please. I need to know if you advise me to retain a labor law attorney. The restrictions on my non compete seem to be very irrational. They will not negotiate anything pheasible ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 9, 2016 8:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can my company withhold my last check as reimbursement for moving expenses
I had a 5 year deal for $5k of moving expenses and resigned. They have witheld my last check as reimbursement. Is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked Jan 4, 2016 11:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I am a contractor getting paid by Medicaid. I have many subcontractors doing services for more than 40 hours a week. My question is if I have to turn them into employees in order to pay them the over time hours or I just can pay the over time in the same
paying a subcontractor over time without having to turn them into employees
1 answer  |  asked Dec 29, 2015 09:16 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida