Articles Posted in Employment Law

WHAT IF MY EMPLOYER RETALIATES AGAINST ME FOR FILING A CLAIM OF DISCRIMINATION?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

If an employer discriminates against an employee by retaliation, the employee can bring a lawsuit against the employer for that retaliation. Not every accusation of the employee is going to be considered retaliation. Sometimes the employees are doing work that is really not appropriate or not doing the right thing in the workplace after they’ve…

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WHAT INFORMATION MUST I PROVIDE IF I FILE A CHARGE OF DISCRIMINATION?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Typically, when an employee files a charge of discrimination, they have to supply the information, such as their own information, biographical information, as well as the employer’s information and the number of employees of the employer. There has to be a description of what the employee contends is a discrimination. There have to be some…

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WHAT GROUPS OR CLASSES OF PEOPLE RECEIVE PROTECTION UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAWS?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Many different classes of people are protected by Employment Discrimination Laws. Laws prohibit discrimination based on age, on the race, ethnicity, gender. Also Whistleblower status, Workers’ Compensation Claim status, status brought under the Family Medical Leave Act, where a person has brought a claim or attempted to assert their rights and they’re supposed to be…

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IS THERE A DEADLINE FOR BRINGING AN EMPLOYMENT-RELATED CLAIM?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

There are always deadlines for bringing employment-related claims when the employee is the person initiating the claim because there are statutes of limitations. Some statutes of limitations are very short, for example, an employee will need to file a charge of discrimination for certain types of discrimination claims within a certain number of days, otherwise,…

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IS MY EMPLOYER REQUIRED TO PAY ME FOR SICK DAYS, PERSONAL DAYS, AND HOLIDAYS?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Employer’s not always required to pay for those types of days, sick days, holidays, personal days. Many employers by contract with the employees will do that. They’ll do that through an employee handbook or written policies and procedures. Under those circumstances, the employer has to abide by the promises it made to the employee.

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MUST ALL EMPLOYERS COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION?
Mavrick Law Firm Team

Not every discrimination law covers every employer. Most anti-discrimination laws require a certain number of minimum employees. For example, Title XII of the Civil Rights Act, as well as the Florida Civil Rights Act, require a minimum of 15 employees for the law to apply at all. Other laws, though, do not require a minimum.…

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