Under Fla. Stat. § 381.00317, a private employer may not impose a vaccine mandate unless the employees are allowed to opt out on the basis of 5 separate reasons:

- Medical reasons (including pregnancy & anticipated future pregnancy)

- Religious reasons (including moral or... View More

Yes. Employment is at will. If your employer no longer wants you to work at home, you either take it or leave it.

As far as I know, job abandonment is a valid reason for termination and denial of employment benefits in Florida and most other states. But to be sure you need to ask a lawyer in Illinois whether that is the law in Illinois.

You CANNOT handle this giant problem by yourself. Hire an experienced unemployment comp lawyer immediately, and pay them to appeal for you.

You need to have an attorney to review your agreement with the gym. The agreement should define the solutions in a scenario like this. The laws are about enforceing a valid agreement.

The original agreement is probably still binding, but of course it would depend on the exact wording.

The initial inquiry here is whether you believe you are being discriminated against (that is, being treated differently than others) based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, age, or disability. Is there a difference between you and the... View More

No, not necessarily; why?

Because most if not all employers do not go to the expense of doing background checks until AFTER the applicant has been "hired." It is too expensive and takes too long to run background checks on every applicant

Assuming that you never got the job you applied for. the answer is no, you have no case. Why?

Because Florida is an “at-will” state, which means private employers are free to hire, promote, demote, suspend, terminate, reinstate, and rehire employees for any reason—or for no... View More

Ahhhhhh...no.

If that is how the payroll systems work can you imagine the money a bankrupt business would have to continue paying its former employees--for not working?

Depends on whether your actions could be viewed as stealing your former employer's clients, which could give rise to a suit for tortious interference with contractual business relationships or advantageous business relationships. The absence of a non-compete clause may be irrelevant in that... View More

If either Luxury Chocolates or BizDev Co. does business with any of Luxury Candles' customers, you will presumed to have violated the NDA. If they take you to court, I suspect that it would be next to impossible for you to prove that you did not violate the agreement.

First, do you recall having confidentiality agreement with the manager before you agree to a drug test? If you do, telling others breached the contract.

Secondly, is it true that you were fired for the reason? If it is not, you have a case against the employer for defamation.

You... View More

Is what your employer did legal? Yes. Why?

Because Florida is an “at will” state, which means private employers are free to hire, promote, demote, suspend, terminate, reinstate, and rehire employees for any reason—or for no reason--at any time, i.e., “at will.”

The only... View More

You are exempt employees, which means you are not eligible for overtime pay. Accordingly, any comp time offered for hours worked in excess of 40 per week falls at the sole discretion of the employer.

For small employers, benefit plans tend to be offered on a voluntary basis: there is generally no legal requirement that small employers provide health or welfare benefits to their employees, unless your employment contract requires it or your employer is providing the same benefit to similarly... View More

Morally, yes they should. Legally, there currently is no requirement to do so. Transit workers unions have been asking Congress to pass a Federal law requiring such hazard pay - see: https://www.atu.org/media/releases/the-atu-and-twu-to-congress-hero-transit-workers-deserve-hazard-pay... View More

No, your employer is not "in the wrong." Why?

Because Florida is an “at will” state, which means private employers are free to hire, promote, demote, suspend, terminate, reinstate, and rehire employees for any reason—or for no reason--at any time, i.e., “at will.”... View More

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answered on Nov 16, 2021

As a 1099 contractor, you are not an employee but a self-employed independent contractor.

If you have an actual employment contract (rare), the contract will dictate the terms of the relationship, for how long and how much. it should also provide for rights to modify its terms.

If... View More

Your manager can fire you for any reason because Florida is employment at will state, meaning both you and your boss can terminate the employment for any reason, unless your employment stipulates otherwise.