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1 Answer | Asked in Appeals / Appellate Law and Employment Discrimination for Florida on
Q: Need an attorney familiar with the appeal process in Miami Florida

Hello,

I am looking to appeal my case that was just closed yesterday 8/15/2023. I filed pro se against my former employer for disability discrimination. My claim was dismissed for failure to state a claim with prejudice. I feel that I have all the evidence needed to prove discrimination... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Aug 16, 2023

To search for an attorney who handles appeals in Miami, FL, you can try the Find a Lawyer tab at the top of this Justia page and input "appeal" in the subject field and "Miami, FL" in the location field, or you can contact the Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service - see... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Florida on
Q: Can my employer require proof of COVID Vaccine in Florida if I have a medical condition?
Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Aug 9, 2021

Yes. However, if you have a diagnosed disability which a physician says makes you medically ineligible for the vaccine, and you are fired for not being vaccinated, you may have a potential disability discrimination claim, as well as a potential unemployment compensation claim. From what I've... View More

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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Employment Discrimination for Florida on
Q: Should i get paid for working myself and another assistants job?

Got hired on into a 3 assistant position. After Covid, was down to myself and 1 other assistant. This assistant would call out/quit/not show up 2-3 times out of the week on a weekly basis. This would leave me alone to hold up the entire Office and all the patients by myself. First asked owner of... View More

Terrence H Thorgaard
Terrence H Thorgaard
answered on Feb 23, 2021

No, it's apparently not discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or other suspect classification. Other than that kind of discrimination, an employer can employ, or not employ, whoever the employer wants. And no, they don't have to pay you for, in effect, working multiple jobs at once.

2 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination for Florida on
Q: I was out for over 15 days due to covid 19 -symptoms. Company didn’t give me the 80 hrs paid but force me to used pto

Can the company i work for force us to used our pto . And used all of our pto for being out due to covid 19.

I was sent home from work cause of my symptoms, after being tested the firts time results came back incompleted.

I had to get retested and cleared to come back to work .... View More

Kevin Sanderson
Kevin Sanderson
answered on May 8, 2020

Under the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act, or FFCRA, most employers are required to give you 80 hours or 2 weeks paid under your circumstances. I would ask for this to be applied to that time, to be paid and have your pto restored. If they deny, you can contact the Department of... View More

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Q: Can an employer ask just you to produce a covid19 test if you and other co workers took a week off
Kevin Sanderson
Kevin Sanderson
answered on Apr 21, 2020

As you can understand this is a new area of law and we are all still learning. Center for Disease Control guidelines do now take precedence over Americans with Disability Act regulations. My concern here is your phrase "ask you to produce a test (result presumably) as opposed to making you... View More

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