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Florida Statutes § 760.10 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protect workers from sex discrimination in the workplace, including sex stereotyping. Workers in Miami and throughout Florida have legal protections when...

Workplace retaliation in Miami and throughout Florida occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in a legally protected activity such as reporting discrimination, filing a wage complaint, or refusing to participate in illegal...

A non-compete agreement is a contract that restricts an employee from working for a competitor, starting a competing business, or soliciting an employer’s clients for a set period after leaving a job. Under Florida Statutes...

If your employer calls you “exempt” but your actual job duties do not match the legal requirements, you may be owed overtime pay for every hour you worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Misclassification as...

Yes, you can sue for sexual harassment and seek damages for emotional distress under both federal and Florida law. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA)...

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII and the Florida Civil Rights Act. It includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a...

To report an employer for unfair treatment in Florida, the right agency depends on the issue: discrimination/harassment/retaliation complaints typically go to the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) and/or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),...

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to classify every worker as either “exempt” or “nonexempt,” and this classification determines whether you are entitled to overtime pay. In Miami and throughout Florida, employers who...

Employees exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) include executives, administrative employees, professionals, outside sales workers, and certain computer employees, but each exemption requires meeting specific salary and duties tests. To...

If you were fired from your job in Miami, you may wonder what proof you need to win a wrongful termination claim. The short answer is that you need evidence showing your termination violated the...

Our Employment lawyers in Miami, FL at BT Law Group, PLLC, have seen an uptick in calls from employees who have been subject to a layoff. Employees typically learn of a layoff at the same...

You can sue an at-will employer for wrongful termination if your firing violated federal or state law. Florida’s at-will employment doctrine gives employers broad discretion to terminate employees, but it does not permit illegal discrimination,...