Florida Questions and Answers

Is there a federal law that allows management to remove nonexempt employees from federal service for taking overtime and all exempt employees to remain employed when they take overtime?
I was the timekeeper technician that input timesheets into the DISA system for federal employees, but there were 18 supervisors that gave me the timesheets for employees they supervised as well as the...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 13, 2014 6:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Sick Days Not Excused With Dr's Note
I've received low performance scores due to sick days even when I offered to get a Dr's note. I was told that Dr's notes do not apply and the days are still treated as an absence and will count agains...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 10, 2014 10:57 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

My job was eliminated and now I have to meet once a day so I can teach other my skills that others do not know How much cooperation should I provide I have a severance package for 9 years of service
1 answer  |  asked Nov 26, 2014 11:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

non compete laws in Florida
If a 1099 worker is told by the owner of the company they are working for they must sign non compete contract or be terminated, the worker only allowed briefly to read over it, not given a copy, not w...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 22, 2014 7:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can my non-compete be enforced in the US if Im hired by a direct explicit competitor in Europe?
I work for and am being recruited by large retailers that are direct competitors in the US and globally. My non-compete states that the restricted region is the US and territories. I work in the US wi...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 13, 2014 12:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Unfair demotion?
Unfair demotion? Wednesday November 5th 2014 I was supposed to go into work hourly manager at 12pm I called the restaurant while in the waiting room of the ER around 10am to let my supervisor who was ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 7, 2014 11:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I was accused of stealing a phone and fired...
I was called to the office where 5 people were standing... I was then told a phone was banging off in my bunk.... I was told to go get the phone or the police would be called... I mentioned that they ...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 7, 2014 3:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can a employer make Saturday mandatory after a 40 hour work week ?
Does this mandatory also affect people working through a temp service?
2 answers  |  asked Sep 8, 2014 10:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

what action can we take if we hired a employee who broke a non-compete, and were informed after hire
We were informed the first day of his employment of notice sent to him from his previous employer. How can we get out of the contract signed with us and can we be sued for hiring him. Can we fire him ...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 11, 2014 2:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Should I have received a W-2 and reimbursement of FICA and Medicare taxes?
I was laid off in 2010 by my employer and was initially denied unemployment benefits because I had been classified as an independent contractor (without my knowledge). On appeal the ALJ found in my fa...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 11, 2014 10:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida