General Employment Matters

As a Firm, we regularly:

• counsel employers on day-to-day issues;
• analyze whether workers are properly classified as independent contractors or employees;
• analyze whether workers are properly classified as exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements;
• draft handbooks and policies;
• draft employment agreements (when appropriate);
• draft non-compete, non-solicitation, and confidentiality agreements;
• devise plans and strategies to prevent claim of unpaid wages;
• provide internal audits to identify areas of exposure;
• train workers on how to prevent issues in the workplace;
• provide advice on employee discipline and discharges;
• provide advice on traditional labor/union issues; and
• provide all other labor and employment work needed by our institutional clients.

We provide general counseling on virtually the full-spectrum of labor and employment laws, including:

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Florida’s Non-Compete, Non-Solicitation and Confidentiality Laws
• Florida Whistleblower Act (FWA)
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
• The Pregnancy Discrimination Act
• The Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA)
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
• American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
• Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
• Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA)
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
• The federal False Claims Act (FCA)