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Florida

Florida among top states in job growth, low unemployment

11/01/2006

If you’re having trouble recruiting and retaining employees, the reason may be Florida’s robust economy …

Are your leased employees in the country illegally?

11/01/2006

If your organization uses leased employees, you may want to check out the company that’s providing those workers …

State launches jobs initiative for people with disabilities

11/01/2006

Gov. Jeb Bush has launched an initiative to open up more Florida jobs to people with disabilities. The campaign was created with assistance from the Jacksonville City Council, the Greater Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the First Coast Business Leadership Network …

Florida Commission to Hold Employment-Law Conference

11/01/2006

The Florida Commission on Human Relations will host its annual Florida Employment Law conference Dec. 11-12 in Orlando …

President appoints Floridian to top disability advisory group

11/01/2006

President Bush has appointed John R. Vaughn, a retired Florida executive, to the National Council on Disability (NCD). He joins 14 other board members studying the ADA’s impact on the disabled …

Retailers’ lower drug prices may stem soaring premiums

11/01/2006

Employers may end up the unintended victors in a potential prescription-drug price war in Florida. When Wal-Mart, the nation’s largest retailer, announced recently that it would sell generic drugs for just $4 per prescription, it didn’t take long for Target, the second-largest retailer, to follow suit …

Halting manager’s duties during probe isn’t punishment

11/01/2006

When an employee complains about race discrimination, you know to immediately investigate. But what if a manager complains about her subordinate’s racial comments? Can the company tell the manager to hold off disciplining the employee until it’s had a chance to investigate the discrimination claim? Yes, as a new ruling shows …

Don’t fear that settling a lawsuit will affect later case

11/01/2006

If you’re reluctant to settle an EEOC case out of fear that it will set a precedent for other claims made against your organization, here’s a piece of good news: An employee can’t base a discrimination claim on a settlement that you reached with another employee …

Recertification request won’t guarantee FMLA extension

10/01/2006

By law, employees can take up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave each year. Your organization can, if it chooses, grant an extension …

Must you pay employees for the commute? Sometimes, yes

09/01/2006

If you think you don’t have to start paying hourly employees until they arrive at the official job site, think again. While it’s true that you don’t normally need to compensate employees for their home-to-work commute, you might have to pay for the travel time if you impose restrictions on that commute or require them to stop along the way …