When Your Job Isn’t What It Seems: 10 Challenges of Being a Misclassified Worker
By India Grant | Legally Reviewed by Kevin Ross-Andino | Last Updated on March 10, 2023 When you go to work, it pays to understand and know your rights. But what if the job you have isn’t what it seems? It’s an unfortunate reality that many people find themselves in
Hitting Home: A Closer Look at Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress and Its Effects
By India Grant | Legally Reviewed by Kevin Ross-Andino | Last Updated on March 7, 2023 Have you ever been on the “It’s a Small World” ride at Disney? It’s a cute ride, sure, but at 15 minutes long, the nonstop loop playing “iiiiit’s a small world aaaaafter all, iiiiit’s
The Terminology of Termination: What To Know About At-Will Employment In Florida
There’s a moment in every great movie battle where silence falls across the screen and the audience waits with bated breath. Anticipation builds, then: “FIRE AT WILL!!!” But wait! This isn’t so exciting anymore, you just got FIRED from your AT-WILL job last week! Now instead of enjoying the awesome
Out of the Frying Pan and into the Fire: The Reality of Whistleblowing
Did you hear about the referee that got fired from the NBA? Turns out he’s a whistleblower. Okay, so that was corny. But it’s a good pun to introduce a common misconception: whistleblowers aren’t people who stand around blowing whistles. However, they can get fired. That’s the problem we’ll be talking about
Judge Michael P. Allen
Judge Michael Allen was nominated by the President of the United States in June 2017. He was confirmed by the United States Senate, and appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in August 2017. United States District Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich of the Middle District
Did you know two entities may be jointly and severally liable as employers for minimum wage and overtime violations brought by an employee?
Under federal and state employment laws, employers have a legal obligation to compensate their workers for labor and services performed. The U.S. Department of Labor enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act which “establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in
