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Whistleblower Act doesn’t always require providing written notice to employer

06/01/2007

Under the Florida Whistleblower Act, if an employee is going to disclose an alleged employer violation of a law or a rule, the employer must get written notice. But that’s not true in every case …

Train your managers: Make no promises about wages or raises

06/01/2007

Florida contract law recognizes oral contracts. That’s why it’s important to train all managers and supervisors to avoid promising employees any specific wage increases …

Don’t like the hairstyles? Off with their wigs, too!

06/01/2007

The Miami-Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department recently issued a new dress code that some officers say discriminates against black workers …

House shoots down bill to allow guns in the parking lot

06/01/2007

A Florida House committee voted down House Bill 1417, which would have forced employers to let workers keep guns in locked cars on company property …

Orange County, state employees lose millions in pyramid scheme

06/01/2007

Former real-estate guru Aleem Hussein enticed about a dozen Orange County Sheriff’s Office employees, plus state workers, to invest millions of dollars in a bogus enterprise called Main Street USA Inc. …

Where there are shredders, there are probably copiers, too

06/01/2007

Bay County Property Appraiser Rick Barnett resigned after settling sexual harassment complaints with two female employees …

IRS calculators get workout: What’s the back interest on $18 million?

06/01/2007

Three executives of Rosenbaum-Cunningham International—a West Palm Beach maintenance company serving such restaurant chains as the House of Blues, Hard Rock Café and Planet Hollywood—have been indicted for defrauding the federal government out of $18 million in employment taxes …

FCRA Is the Ticket to a Jury Trial for HIV-Positive Employees

06/01/2007

Florida’s courts have expanded protection for HIV-positive employees under the Florida Civil Rights Act. At first glance, the law appears to be a state version of Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act and the ADA all rolled into one. But state court interpretation of the act may grant Florida employees protections they don’t have under federal law …

Require certification if intermittent leave ‘Need’ might be bogus

06/01/2007

It’s one of the most challenging FMLA problems: An employee with a chronic health condition says she needs intermittent leave and uses it as an excuse to take time off whenever she wants. You suspect she’s taking advantage of your organization, but worry that turning her down may trigger an FMLA lawsuit …

Watch wiretap law when listening in on disciplinary meetings

06/01/2007

Have you ever wished you could have a verbatim record of an HR conversation, just as a hedge against a “he said, she said” dispute in court? Don’t hide a tape recorder under your desk until you’ve considered this …