Orlando Employment Lawyer
In a time like this, we understand that you want a legal representative familiar with the complexities of employment law. We will assist you navigate this complex process.
We represent employers and workers in disagreements and litigation before administrative agencies, federal courts, and state courts. We also represent our customers in arbitrations and mediations.
We Handle the Following Labor and Employment Practice Areas
Here are a few of the problems we can handle on your behalf:
Wrongful termination
- Breach of contract
- Violation of wage and hour laws, consisting of supposed class actions
- Violations of non-competition and non-disclosure contracts
- Discrimination (e.g., age, sex, race, faith, equivalent pay, disability, and more).
- Failure to accommodate disabilities.
- Harassment
Today, you can speak to among our employee about your situation.
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How Can Our Firm Help You?
Our company does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. After we discover more about the case, we will discuss your choices. We will also:
- Gather evidence that supports your accusations. - Interview your coworkers, employer, and other related parties.
- Determine how state and federal laws use to your situations.
- File your case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or another appropriate agency.
- Establish what changes or accommodations might meet your needs
Your labor and employment lawyer's primary objective is to protect your legal rights.
How Long do You Have to File Your Orlando Employment Case?
Employment and labor cases usually do not fall under accident law, so the time frame for taking legal action is much shorter than some might expect.
Per the EEOC, you typically have up to 180 days to file your case. This timeline could be longer based upon your scenario. You might have 300 days to submit. This makes seeking legal action essential. If you stop working to submit your case within the proper period, you could be ineligible to proceed.
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We Can Manage Your Employment Litigation Case
If a company violates federal laws, such as those set by Title VII, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), or the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), work litigation may end up being needed.
Employment litigation includes problems including (but not limited to):
- Breach of agreement. - Workplace harassment (racial, sexual, or otherwise).
- Trade secrets and non-compete contracts.
- Wrongful termination.
- Whistle-blowing and retaliation.
- Discrimination against safeguarded statuses, consisting of sex, disability, and race
Many of the problems listed above are federal crimes and should be taken extremely seriously.
We Can Defend Your FMLA Rights
The FMLA is a federal statute that applies to staff members who need to take some time from work for certain medical or family reasons. The FMLA enables the employee to depart and return to their task later.
In addition, the FMLA supplies family leave for military service members and their families-- if the leave is associated to that service member's military obligations.
For the FMLA to use:
- The employer needs to have at least 50 employees. - The staff member should have worked for the company for a minimum of 12 months.
- The staff member must have worked 1,250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the leave.
You Have Rights if You Were Denied Leave
Claims can develop when an employee is rejected leave or struck back against for trying to take leave. For instance, it is illegal for an employer to deny or dissuade a staff member from taking FMLA-qualifying leave.
In addition:
- It is unlawful for an employer to fire a staff member or cancel his medical insurance because he took FMLA leave. - The employer must reinstate the staff member to the position he held when leave began.
- The company also can not bench the employee or move them to another area.
- A company needs to alert a worker in writing of his FMLA leave rights, particularly when the company understands that the staff member has an immediate need for leave.
Compensable Losses in FMLA Violation Cases
If the company breaches the FMLA, a worker might be entitled to recuperate any financial losses suffered, consisting of:
- Lost pay. - Lost advantages.
- Various out-of-pocket expenses
That amount is doubled if the court or jury finds that the employer acted in bad faith and unreasonably.
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You are Protected from Discrimination in Florida
Both federal and Florida laws restrict discrimination based upon:
- Religion. - Disability.
- Race.
- Sex.
- Marital status.
- National origin.
- Color.
- Pregnancy.
- Age (usually 40 and over).
- Citizenship status.
- Veteran status.
- Genetic information
Florida laws specifically forbid discrimination versus individuals based on AIDS/HIV and sickle cell quality.
We Can Represent Your Age Discrimination Case
Age discrimination is treating a specific unfavorably in the workplace simply because of their age. If you have actually been a victim of age discrimination, Bogin, Munns & Munns is here to represent you.
Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it is unlawful to discriminate against a private since they are over the age of 40. Age discrimination can frequently cause adverse psychological results.
Our work and labor lawyers comprehend how this can affect a private, which is why we supply caring and customized legal care.
How Age Discrimination can Emerge
We place our clients' legal needs before our own, no matter what. You deserve an experienced age discrimination attorney to safeguard your rights if you are facing these situations:
- Restricted task development based upon age. - Adverse workplace through discrimination.
- Reduced payment.
- Segregation based upon age.
- Discrimination against advantages
We can show that age was an identifying consider your company's choice to deny you certain things. If you feel like you've been denied advantages or dealt with unfairly, the employment attorneys at our law company are here to represent you.
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We Can Help if You Experienced Genetic Discrimination at Work
Discrimination based on hereditary info is a federal crime following the passing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).
The law prohibits employers and health insurance coverage companies from discriminating versus people if, based on their hereditary info, they are found to have an above-average danger of developing serious illnesses or conditions.
It is also prohibited for employers to utilize the hereditary info of applicants and staff members as the basis for certain decisions, consisting of employment, promotion, and termination.
You Can not be Victimized if You are Pregnant
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits employers from discriminating versus applicants and workers on the basis of pregnancy and associated conditions.
The exact same law also safeguards pregnant females versus workplace harassment and secures the very same special needs rights for pregnant workers as non-pregnant staff members.
Your Veteran Status need to not Matter in the Workplace
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) protects veterans from discrimination and retaliation in regard to:
- Initial employment. - Promotions.
- Reemployment.
- Retention.
- Employment benefits
We will examine your scenario to prove that you suffered discrimination due to your veteran status.
You are Protected Against Citizenship Discrimination
Federal laws prohibit companies from victimizing employees and applicants based on their citizenship status. This includes:
- S. citizens. - Asylees.
- Refugees.
- Recent irreversible locals.
- Temporary residents
However, if an irreversible citizen does not obtain naturalization within 6 months of ending up being eligible, they will not be protected from citizenship status discrimination.
We Protect those Affected by Disability Discrimination
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 60 million Americans cope with specials needs. Unfortunately, many companies decline jobs to these people. Some companies even deny their disabled workers affordable accommodations.
This is where the lawyers at Bogin, Munns & Munns come in. Our Orlando special needs rights lawyers have extensive knowledge and experience litigating disability discrimination cases. We have committed ourselves to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
What does the Law Protect You Against?
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), discrimination based on special needs is prohibited. Under the ADA, a company can not victimize a candidate based on any physical or psychological limitation.
It is unlawful to victimize certified individuals with impairments in practically any element of employment, including, however not limited to:
- Hiring. - Firing.
- Job applications.
- The interview procedure.
- Advancement and promotions.
- Wages and compensation.
- Benefits
We represent people who have actually been denied access to work, education, business, and even government centers. If you feel you have been victimized based upon a special needs, think about dealing with our Central Florida disability rights team. We can identify if your claim has legal merit.
Our Firm does Not Tolerate Racial Discrimination
If you have actually been a victim of racial discrimination in the work environment, let the attorneys at Bogin, Munns & Munns assistance. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination based upon an individual's skin color. Any actions or harassment by employers based on race is an infraction of the Civil liberty Act and is cause for a legal match.
Some examples of civil rights violations include:
- Segregating employees based upon race - Creating a hostile work environment through racial harassment
- Restricting an employee's chance for task improvement or chance based upon race
- Victimizing an employee because of their association with people of a particular race or ethnic background
We Can Protect You Against Unwanted Sexual Advances
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Unwanted sexual advances laws use to essentially all companies and employment service.
Sexual harassment laws safeguard staff members from:
- Sexual advances - Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
- Requests for sexual favors
- Sexual jokes
Employers bear a duty to keep a workplace that is totally free of sexual harassment. Our firm can offer extensive legal representation concerning your work or unwanted sexual advances matter.
You Can Be Treated Equally in the Hospitality Sector
Our group is here to help you if a staff member, colleague, employer, or supervisor in the hospitality market broke federal or regional laws. We can take legal action for work environment infractions including areas such as:
- Wrongful termination - Discrimination versus protected groups
- Disability rights
- FMLA rights
While Orlando is among America's greatest traveler destinations, employees who operate at theme parks, hotels, and dining establishments are worthy of to have equal chances. We can take legal action if your rights were breached in these settings.
You Can not Be Victimized Based Upon Your National Origin
National origin discrimination includes dealing with people (applicants or workers) unfavorably because they are from a specific country, have an accent, or seem of a specific ethnic background.
National origin discrimination also can include treating people unfavorably due to the fact that they are wed to (or associated with) a person of a specific nationwide origin. Discrimination can even take place when the employee and employer are of the very same origin.
We Can Provide Legal Assistance in these Situations
National origin discrimination laws forbid discrimination when it concerns any aspect of employment, consisting of:
- Hiring - Firing
- Pay
- Job tasks
- Promotions
- Layoffs
- Training
- Fringe advantages
- Any other term or condition of employment
It is illegal to harass an individual since of his/her national origin. Harassment can consist of, for instance, or negative remarks about a person's nationwide origin, accent, or ethnicity.
Although the law doesn't prohibit basic teasing, offhand remarks, or separated events, harassment is unlawful when it creates a hostile work environment.
The harasser can be the victim's manager, a coworker, or someone who is not an employee, such as a customer or customer.
" English-Only" Rules Are Illegal
The law makes it unlawful for an employer to carry out policies that target particular populations and are not essential to the operation of the business. For example, an employer can not require you to talk without an accent if doing so would not restrain your job-related tasks.
An employer can just need a staff member to speak fluent English if this is essential to carry out the task efficiently. So, for instance, your company can not prevent you from speaking Spanish to your coworker on your lunch break.
We Provide Legal Help for Employers Facing Accusations
Unfortunately, employers can discover themselves the target of employment-related lawsuits in spite of their finest practices. Some claims likewise subject the company officer to personal liability.
Employment laws are complex and changing all the time. It is crucial to think about partnering with a labor and employment legal representative in Orlando. We can navigate your tight spot.
Our lawyers represent employers in lawsuits before administrative firms, federal courts, and state courts. As kept in mind, we likewise represent them in arbitrations and mediations.
We Can Aid With the Following Issues
If you find yourself the subject of a labor and employment claim, here are some scenarios we can assist you with:
- Unlawful termination - Breach of contract
- Defamation
- Discrimination
- Failure to accommodate impairments
- Harassment
- Negligent hiring and guidance
- Retaliation
- Violation of wage and hour laws, including supposed class actions
- Violations of non-competition and non-disclosure arrangements
- Unemployment payment claims
- And other matters
We comprehend employment litigation is charged with emotions and negative promotion. However, we can assist our customers minimize these negative effects.
We likewise can be proactive in helping our customers with the preparation and maintenance of staff member handbooks and employment policies for distribution and related training. Lot of times, this proactive method will work as an included defense to potential claims.
Contact Bogin, Munns & Munns to find out more
We have 13 areas throughout Florida. We more than happy to meet you in the area that is most convenient for you. With our primary workplace in Orlando, we have 12 other offices in:
- Clermont - Cocoa
- Daytona
- Gainesville
- Kissimmee
- Leesburg
- Melbourne
- Ocala
- Orange City
- Cloud
- Titusville
- The Villages
Our labor and employment lawyers are here to help you if a worker, colleague, company, or manager broke federal or local laws.
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If you have a legal matter worrying discrimination, wrongful termination, or harassment fill out our online Employment Law Questionnaire (for both employees and companies).
We will review your answers and offer you a call. During this quick conversation, a lawyer will review your present situation and legal choices. You can also call to speak straight to a member of our personnel.
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- How can I make certain my company accommodates my disability? It depends on the worker to ensure the company understands of the disability and to let the company understand that a lodging is required.
It is not the employer's obligation to recognize that the employee has a requirement initially.
Once a request is made, the employee and the employer requirement to interact to find if lodgings are really needed, and if so, what they will be.
Both parties have an obligation to be cooperative.
A company can not propose only one unhelpful alternative and after that refuse to use further alternatives, and staff members can not decline to explain which responsibilities are being hampered by their disability or refuse to provide medical evidence of their special needs.
If the staff member declines to offer pertinent medical proof or describe why the accommodation is needed, the company can not be held responsible for not making the accommodation.
Even if a person is submitting a task application, an employer might be needed to make accommodations to help the applicant in filling it out.
However, like a worker, the candidate is responsible for letting the company understand that an accommodation is needed.
Then it depends on the company to work with the candidate to finish the application process.
- Does a possible company need to inform me why I didn't get the job? No, they do not. Employers may even be instructed by their legal groups not to offer any factor when delivering the problem.
- How does the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) work? Part of the Civil Liberty Act of 1964, Title VII protects individuals from discrimination in aspects of work, including (but not limited to) pay, category, termination, hiring, employment training, referral, promo, and advantages based on (among other things) the individuals color, nation of origin, race, gender, or status as a veteran.
- As a company owner I am being taken legal action against by one of my former employees. What are my rights? Your rights include an ability to intensely defend the claim. Or, if you view there to be liability, you have every right to participate in settlement conversations.
However, you need to have a work attorney help you with your appraisal of the degree of liability and prospective damages facing the company before you decide on whether to combat or settle.
- How can an Attorney safeguard my businesses if I'm being unfairly targeted in an employment related claim? It is always best for an employer to talk to an employment attorney at the creation of a problem instead of waiting until suit is filed. Many times, the attorney can head-off a prospective claim either through negotiation or formal resolution.
Employers likewise have rights not to be sued for unimportant claims.
While the problem of evidence is upon the employer to prove to the court that the claim is unimportant, if effective, and the company wins the case, it can create a right to an award of their attorney's charges payable by the staff member.
Such right is normally not otherwise available under many employment law statutes.
- What must an employer do after the employer gets notification of a claim? Promptly contact a work attorney. There are substantial deadlines and other requirements in reacting to a claim that need know-how in employment law.
When meeting with the lawyer, have him describe his opinion of the liability risks and extent of damages.
You need to also develop a strategy of action regarding whether to try an early settlement or combat all the way through trial.
- Do I have to confirm the citizenship of my staff members if I am a small company owner? Yes. Employers in the U.S. must confirm both the identity and the employment eligibility of each of their workers.
They need to likewise validate whether their workers are U.S. residents. These guidelines were enacted by the Immigration Reform and Control Act.
An employer would submit an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) and look over the workers sent paperwork alleging eligibility.
By law, the employer must keep the I-9 forms for all staff members up until 3 years after the date of hiring, or until 1 year after termination (whichever comes last).
- I pay some of my employees a wage. That means I do not have to pay them overtime, remedy? No, paying a staff member a real income is however one action in properly classifying them as exempt from the overtime requirements under federal law.
They need to likewise fit the "responsibilities test" which requires certain job duties (and lack of others) before they can be considered exempt under the law.
- How does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) impact companies? Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible personal employers are needed to supply leave for selected military, family, and medical reasons.