Areas In Which Kaye Law Offices, P.A. Practices

Kaye Law Offices, P.A. represents businesses and companies in labor and employment related matters. If your company or business has been sued for discrimination, harassment, or unpaid minimum wage/overtime, our firm can help. Our firm can also review or draft employment related documents, such as handbooks/policies, non-compete and non-disclosure agreements. Please contact our office for a free consultation.

Discrimination
An employer has the right to determine the terms and conditions of a person's employment, including whether to hire or fire a person, determining an employee's rate of pay, etc. However, an employer may not make these decisions based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, disability, pregnancy or national origin. Click here for more information about discrimination.

Employee Counseling & Discipline
Properly counseling and disciplining employees can often be the crux of a labor and employment matter. Employers need to be vigilant in documenting and disciplining their employees consistently and within the law. Click here for more information about employee counseling and discipline.

Employee Handbooks
Employee handbooks set the tone of what is expected in an employment relationship. It is important for the handbook and/or any company policies and procedures to show employees what will and will not be tolerated during employment. This is where you can set the rules with respect to issues such as: clocking-in and clocking-out, infractions and corresponding discipline, and what to do if an employee feels he or she is being discriminated against or harassed. Click here for more information about employee handbooks.

Family and Medical Leave Act
FMLA applies to all public agencies, all public and private elementary and secondary schools, and companies with 50 or more employees. Once an employee requests FMLA leave, the employer is required under the law to take very specific actions. Should the employer fail to take certain actions, they can be held liable. Click here for more information about the Family and Medical Leave Act.

Minimum Wage and Overtime
Florida's minimum wage is currently $7.67 per hour. Employers must pay non-exempt employees at least $7.67 per hour for all hours worked. Employees must also be paid one and one-half times their hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 weekly. Be sure to verify with our firm whether you have properly classified exempt and non-exempt employees. Click here for more information about minimum wage and overtime.

Non-Compete
Using a carefully written and signed agreement between an employer and its worker, an employer can keep a former employee from disclosing confidential information, stealing customers or employees, and in Florida, from competing against the employer. Florida has strict rules in what is considered an enforceable non-compete agreement. Click here for more information about non-compete and non-disclosure agreements.

Retaliation
Employees can sue their employers for retaliating against them for protected activities such as filing a charge of discrimination or filing a worker's compensation claim. An employer may not fire, demote, harass or otherwise retaliate against an employee for these protected activities. Click here for more information about social media in the workplace.

Sexual Harassment
Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment and is prohibited by law. Employers should take steps necessary to prevent or correct sexual harassment from occurring. Click here for more information about sexual harassment.

Social Media In Workplace
A new and developing area of employment law that employers are increasingly dealing with is social media. Social media includes various online technology tools that enable people to communicate easily via the internet to share information and resources, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Be sure to set proper policies and boundaries with your employees with respect to these new technology tools, without infringing upon their rights. Click here for more information about social media in the workplace.

Whistleblower
It is illegal for employers to retaliate against employees who "blow the whistle" - i.e., objectsto unlawful acts of his or her employer. Click here for more information about whistle-blower claims.

Wrongful Termination
An employee may not be discharged from employment for illegal reasons, such as discrimination or retaliation. Click here for more information about wrongful termination claims.