Florida Questions and Answers

12 weeks pregnant, cashier, doctor requested no heavy lifting and sit breaks. Job won't accommodate and took me off schedule. What are my options? FL
Been with company 2 years, they suggest I apply for FMLA, but I can't afford to be without paycheck. Do not have disability insurance through my job but was a full time employee.
1 answer  |  asked Jul 2, 2017 1:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Am i held to a non-solicitation agreement if they sell my company?
Company sold my division / product offering due to the bank forcing the company into bankruptcy and selling my division as it is the cash cow of the company. I signed an NDA that has no mention of ass...
1 answer  |  asked May 18, 2017 09:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Is it discrimination if other people on a 3rd Shift get a shift differential and I don't. I am not black Hispanic or anything else I am a white male mid forties.
Is there anything I can do if I am on 3rd Shift and everyone gets a shift premium except me. I am a white male mid-forties. They say I make too much money per hour.
1 answer  |  asked May 15, 2017 12:23 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can employers erase earned vacation time?
My company never had a policy regarding vacation time- no caps, etc. We acquired another company and adopted a lot of their policies. Without notice, on Jan 1, they changed our vacation policy to a 12...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 11, 2017 3:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

A few employees are unhappy with their boss. They get together and make false accusations of inappropriate comments and get the boss fired. Is this defamation? Libel? Is the law so flimsy to allow this to happen?
A few employees are unhappy with their boss. They get together and make false accusations of inappropriate comments and get the boss fired. Is this defamation? Libel? Is the law so flimsy to allow thi...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2017 2:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I was recently put on a PIP, which I stated, before it was written to the HR rep, that the goals were unattainable. They gave me the goals any way. In the PIP, my employer states,
I was involved last year in a dispute regarding my new contract, which also involved a PIP, and a reduction in pay. The year before I had been involved in a case to have my manager investigated by HR ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 1, 2017 09:55 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Falsely accused at work
I was written up a work and falsely accused of something that was not true. I gathered my info and witnesses and went to HR. Hr investigated and cleared me of the accusation. Bonus time just came and ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 17, 2017 3:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

If an employee is reguarly asked to work 40 hours in a week ( a 4 day 10 hour work week) and they ask for a total of 10 days off, to include 2 weekends, a friday and a monday... do you charge the 40 hours? Sh eis asking for 32 and we have nothing in polic
This employee is saying that she wants 32 hours charged, not 40. If she askes for an entire week and is full time, I think she should be charged 40. Please advise.
1 answer  |  asked Feb 28, 2017 08:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

My bf is the assistant manager in a produce department at a grocery store in Florida. His manager (manger of the department) was from a workers comp medical issue. My bf was given the temp title of manager and a $1 an hour pay increase. Its been a year. T
Grocery store in Florida. Boss was on medical leave from a workers comp injury. $1 an hour pay increase and temp title was given. It has been a year. The manager is now coming back next week full time...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 13, 2017 06:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Payroll "mistake"
HR department for the company i work for gave my commission wages to a different employee,
1 answer  |  asked Jan 20, 2017 11:45 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida