Employment Attorney
Florida Employment Attorneys focusing on Discrimination and Overtime
When overtime work is not paid or opportunities to work are denied due to discrimination, our employment attorneys can advocate for your workplace rights.
The free-market system has done wonders in transforming America from a budding nation over 200 years ago into the economic superpower that we see today. The belief that freely allowing businesses and potential employees to offer and bid for service and employment in a competitive market has created a system where both sides can fairly determine the proper compensation for work performed. However, when this treasured principle of fair compensation in the competitive workplace is violated, it is nearly always the worker who is the victim of an unscrupulous company that violates its contractual obligations. Our employment attorneys are experts on getting your voice heard.
The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) states that overtime (time and a half) must be paid to hourly workers who work over 40 hours in one week. Some companies may try to skirt this rule by giving job titles of “manager” to employees, but the title of a job alone does not determine the exempt status that the employer is trying to invoke. Only those in bona fide executive, administrative, professional, managerial, and outside sales positions qualify to be exempted by businesses for overtime pay. Strict tests apply to the job duties that qualify an employee for an overtime exemption.
In some cases businesses try to cut corners in pursuit of a better profit, yet by marginalizing the compensations rights of employees, they not only dishonor their employment contracts but they also violate the FLSA. Although some companies claim that they are merely trying to pass on cheaper goods and services to consumers, there is a stark line separating a competitive market and worker exploitation.
Our country has a proud history of setting employment standards that safeguard the dignity of the worker and provide the American laborer the opportunity to secure a better life. However, there still exists a checkered past of abuse and exploitation that too often repeats itself. The rights of individuals can only be safeguarded by the enforcement of labor standards. We stand as the last defense of human dignity in the workplace.
If your employer has denied overtime pay to you or has improperly given you a managerial title to circumvent paying overtime, our employment claims attorneys can help you recover the compensation you are rightfully due. If you are in need of a Florida employment lawyer, contact PERENICH The Law Firm today to speak to one of our qualified labor & employment lawyers.
Florida is considered to be an “at-will” employment state, which means that employers can terminate an employee without cause. However, federal laws provide an important protection to those who are at most risk of being marginalized, and state that employers may not terminate employment due to sex, religion, race, disability, or age. Statutes such as Title VII to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act of 1967, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 were important landmarks in creating a workforce environment that provides opportunities for all with preference to none.
Discrimination in the workforce is an ugly and illegal matter. Businesses try their hardest to conceal inappropriate terminations by questioning the character of the victim and attempting to call the conduct of the employee into question. In some cases, employees are “constructively terminated” when a culture of intolerance and harassment is permitted and promoted by a company that makes it difficult for a person to continue employment. This can range from the subtle to the blunt, and includes comments and actions taken that may not be directed at the employees themselves but serve to create a hostile work atmosphere. This assault on the dignity of an individual contradicts the very ideals of fairness that our forebears have fought to establish and we continually strive to preserve.
If you have been terminated or denied employment because of your sex, religion, race, disability, or age, our Florida employment discrimination lawyers can help you seek legal recourse when discrimination in the workplace affects you. If you are in need of a Florida employment discrimination lawyer, contact PERENICH The Law Firm today to speak to one of our qualified employment discrimination lawyers today.
Our nation depends on our strong workforce that not only provides the goods and services we use daily, but also provides a means of living for the majority of our society. America strives to be a land of Equal Opportunity, and in order to fulfill that vision, we must hold accountable companies that exploit their workers or deny opportunity to people of every color, creed, and age. The Civil Justice System has a long history of protecting the rights of all Americans, and we our employment claims & discrimination attorneys at PERENICH The Law Firm are proud to enforce the ideals of high worker standards and equal opportunity to all.