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In a time like this, we understand that you want a legal representative knowledgeable about the complexities of work law. We will assist you browse this complex procedure.

We represent companies and staff members in disputes and lawsuits before administrative companies, federal courts, and state courts. We likewise represent our clients in arbitrations and mediations.

We Handle the Following Labor and Employment Practice Areas

Here are some of the concerns we can handle on your behalf:

Wrongful termination

Breach of agreement
Violation of wage and hour laws, consisting of supposed class actions
Violations of non-competition and non-disclosure agreements
Discrimination (e.g., age, sex, race, faith, equal pay, special needs, and more).
Failure to accommodate specials needs.
Harassment

Today, you can speak to one of our team members about your situation.

To consult with a knowledgeable employment law legal representative serving Orlando. 855-780-9986

How Can Our Firm Help You?

Our company does not tolerate discrimination of any kind. After we find out more about the case, we will discuss your options. We will likewise:

- Gather evidence that supports your accusations.
Interview your coworkers, employer, and other related celebrations.
Determine how state and federal laws apply to your circumstances.
File your case with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or another relevant agency.
Establish what modifications or lodgings might meet your needs

Your labor and work lawyer's primary objective is to safeguard your legal rights.

For how long do You Have to File Your Orlando Employment Case?

Employment and labor cases typically do not fall under accident law, so the time frame for taking legal action is much shorter than some may anticipate.

Per the EEOC, you normally have up to 180 days to file your case. This timeline might be longer based on your circumstance. You could have 300 days to submit. This makes seeking legal action crucial. If you fail to file your case within the appropriate duration, you could be disqualified to proceed.

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We Can Manage Your Employment Litigation Case

If an employer breaks federal laws, such as those set by Title VII, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), or the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), work lawsuits might end up being required.

Employment litigation involves concerns including (but not restricted to):

- Breach of contract.
Workplace harassment (racial, sexual, or otherwise).
Trade secrets and non-compete contracts.
Wrongful termination.
Whistle-blowing and retaliation.
Discrimination versus safeguarded statuses, including sex, special needs, and race

A number of the problems noted above are federal criminal activities and need to be taken really seriously.

We Can Defend Your FMLA Rights

The FMLA is a federal statute that uses to staff members who need to take time from work for particular medical or household reasons. The FMLA allows the staff member to depart and return to their job later.

In addition, the FMLA provides household leave for military service members and their families-- if the leave is related to that service member's military obligations.

For the FMLA to apply:

- The employer should have at least 50 employees.
The staff member needs to have worked for the employer for at least 12 months.
The worker needs to have worked 1,250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the leave.

You Have Rights if You Were Denied Leave

Claims can develop when a staff member is denied leave or retaliated against for attempting to take leave. For example, it is illegal for a company to reject or prevent a staff member from taking FMLA-qualifying leave.

In addition:

- It is unlawful for an employer to fire a staff member or cancel his medical insurance due to the fact that he took FMLA leave.
The employer should restore the worker to the position he held when leave started.
The company likewise can not bench the worker or move them to another place.
An employer should notify a worker in writing of his FMLA leave rights, especially when the company is mindful that the employee has an immediate requirement for leave.

Compensable Losses in FMLA Violation Cases

If the company violates the FMLA, an employee might be entitled to recover any financial losses suffered, consisting of:

- Lost pay.
Lost benefits.
Various out-of-pocket expenses

That amount is doubled if the court or jury discovers that the employer acted in bad faith and unreasonably.

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You are Protected from Discrimination in Florida

Both federal and Florida laws restrict discrimination based on:

- Religion.
Disability.
Race.
Sex.
Marital status.
National origin.
Color.
Pregnancy.
Age (usually 40 and over).
Citizenship status.
Veteran status.
Genetic information

Florida laws specifically restrict discrimination against people based on AIDS/HIV and sickle cell trait.

We Can Represent Your Age Discrimination Case

Age discrimination is dealing with a private unfavorably in the workplace just because of their age. If you've been a victim of age discrimination, Bogin, Munns & Munns is here to represent you.

Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, it is unlawful to discriminate against an individual due to the fact that they are over the age of 40. Age discrimination can typically lead to adverse emotional effects.

Our employment and labor lawyers comprehend how this can impact a private, which is why we supply compassionate and personalized legal care.

How Age Discrimination can Emerge

We position our customers' legal needs before our own, no matter what. You deserve a skilled age discrimination attorney to protect your rights if you are facing these circumstances:

- Restricted job improvement based upon age.
Adverse workplace through discrimination.
Reduced payment.
Segregation based upon age.
Discrimination against benefits

We can show that age was a determining factor in your employer's choice to reject you specific things. If you seem like you've been denied opportunities or treated unfairly, the work lawyers at our law company are here to represent you.

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We Can Help if You Experienced Genetic Discrimination at Work

Discrimination based upon genetic information is a federal crime following the passing of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).

The law forbids employers and medical insurance companies from discriminating versus people if, based on their hereditary details, they are discovered to have an above-average threat of establishing serious diseases or conditions.

It is likewise illegal for employers to use the hereditary information of candidates and staff members as the basis for particular choices, including work, promo, and termination.

You Can not be Discriminated Against if You are Pregnant

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits companies from discriminating against candidates and staff members on the basis of pregnancy and associated conditions.

The very same law likewise secures pregnant women against workplace harassment and protects the exact same special needs rights for pregnant staff members as non-pregnant staff members.

Your Veteran Status must not Matter in the Workplace

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) protects veterans from discrimination and retaliation in regard to:

- Initial work.
Promotions.
Reemployment.
Retention.
Employment advantages

We will examine your situation to show that you suffered discrimination due to your veteran status.

You are Protected Against Citizenship Discrimination

Federal laws prohibit employers from victimizing staff members and applicants based upon their citizenship status. This consists of:

- S. people.
Asylees.
Refugees.
Recent irreversible residents.
Temporary homeowners

However, if an irreversible citizen does not make an application for naturalization within 6 months of ending up being eligible, they will not be safeguarded from citizenship status discrimination.

We Protect those Affected by Disability Discrimination

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 60 million Americans deal with specials needs. Unfortunately, numerous companies decline tasks to these individuals. Some companies even reject their handicapped workers reasonable accommodations.

This is where the lawyers at Bogin, Munns & Munns can be found in. Our Orlando disability rights legal representatives have substantial understanding and experience litigating special needs discrimination cases. We have actually committed ourselves to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

What does the Law Protect You Against?

According to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), discrimination based upon impairment is forbidden. Under the ADA, an employer can not discriminate against a candidate based upon any physical or psychological limitation.

It is prohibited to discriminate against certified people with impairments in nearly any element of employment, consisting of, however not limited to:

- Hiring.
Firing.
Job applications.
The interview process.
Advancement and promos.
Wages and compensation.
Benefits

We represent people who have been denied access to employment, education, business, and even government centers. If you feel you have been victimized based on an impairment, think about dealing with our Central Florida special needs rights group. We can determine if your claim has legal merit.

Our Firm does Not Tolerate Racial Discrimination

If you have been a victim of racial discrimination in the office, let the lawyers at Bogin, Munns & Munns aid. The Civil Liberty Act of 1964 restricts discrimination based on an individual's skin color. Any actions or harassment by employers based upon race is a violation of the Civil Rights Act and is cause for a legal match.

Some examples of civil rights offenses include:

- Segregating staff members based upon race
Creating a hostile work environment through racial harassment
Restricting a staff member's opportunity for task advancement or opportunity based on race
Victimizing an employee due to the fact that of their association with people of a certain race or ethnic culture

We Can Protect You Against Sexual Harassment

Unwanted sexual advances is a type of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Liberty Act of 1964. Sexual harassment laws use to virtually all companies and work companies.

Sexual harassment laws safeguard staff members from:

- Sexual advances
Verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature
Requests for sexual favors
Sexual jokes

Employers bear a duty to maintain an office that is without unwanted sexual advances. Our firm can provide detailed legal representation concerning your work or unwanted sexual advances matter.

You Can Be Treated Equally in the Hospitality Sector

Our team is here to help you if a staff member, colleague, company, or supervisor in the hospitality market broke federal or regional laws. We can take legal action for work environment violations including locations such as:

- Wrongful termination
Discrimination versus protected groups
Disability rights
FMLA rights

While Orlando is among America's biggest traveler destinations, employees who operate at style parks, hotels, and restaurants should have to have equivalent chances. We can take legal action if your rights were violated in these settings.

You Can not Be Discriminated Against Based on Your National Origin

National origin discrimination involves treating people (candidates or employees) unfavorably because they are from a specific country, have an accent, or seem of a specific ethnic background.

National origin discrimination likewise can include treating individuals unfavorably since they are married to (or connected with) a person of a certain national origin. Discrimination can even occur when the staff member and company are of the very same origin.

We Can Provide Legal Assistance in these Situations

National origin discrimination laws prohibited discrimination when it concerns any element of work, including:

- Hiring
Firing
Pay
Job assignments
Promotions
Layoffs
Training
Additional benefit
Any other term or condition of employment

It is illegal to bother a person due to the fact that of his/her national origin. Harassment can include, for instance, offensive or derogatory remarks about a person's national origin, accent, or ethnic culture.

Although the law does not prohibit easy teasing, employment offhand comments, or separated incidents, harassment is illegal when it creates a hostile workplace.

The harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a coworker, employment or somebody who is not a staff member, such as a client or client.

" English-Only" Rules Are Illegal

The law makes it unlawful for an employer to execute policies that target particular populations and are not essential to the operation of the business. For instance, a company can not require you to talk without an accent if doing so would not hinder your job-related duties.

An employer can just require an employee to speak fluent English if this is essential to carry out the task efficiently. So, for example, your employer can not avoid you from speaking Spanish to your coworker on your lunch break.

We Provide Legal Help for Employers Facing Accusations

Unfortunately, employers can discover themselves the target of employment-related lawsuits despite their finest practices. Some claims likewise subject the company officer to personal liability.

Employment laws are complicated and altering all the time. It is crucial to think about partnering with a labor and work lawyer in Orlando. We can browse your hard circumstance.

Our lawyers represent employers in litigation before administrative firms, federal courts, and state courts. As noted, we likewise represent them in arbitrations and mediations.

We Can Help with the Following Issues

If you discover yourself the subject of a labor and work lawsuit, here are some circumstances we can assist you with:

- Unlawful termination
Breach of agreement
Defamation
Discrimination
Failure to accommodate impairments
Harassment
Negligent hiring and guidance
Retaliation
Violation of wage and hour laws, including purported class actions
Violations of non-competition and non-disclosure agreements
Unemployment settlement claims
And other matters

We comprehend employment lawsuits is charged with feelings and negative promotion. However, we can help our customers lessen these negative effects.

We also can be proactive in helping our customers with the preparation and maintenance of worker handbooks and policies for distribution and related training. Sometimes, this proactive technique will work as an added defense to possible claims.

Contact Bogin, Munns & Munns to find out more

We have 13 locations throughout Florida. We are pleased to satisfy you in the location that is most hassle-free for you. With our primary workplace in Orlando, we have 12 other workplaces in:

- Clermont
Cocoa
Daytona
Gainesville
Kissimmee
Leesburg
Melbourne
Ocala
Orange City
Cloud
Titusville
The Villages

Our labor employment and employment attorneys are here to help you if a worker, colleague, employer, or supervisor broke federal or local laws.

Start Your Case Review Today

If you have a legal matter concerning discrimination, wrongful termination, or harassment submit our online Employment Law Questionnaire (for both employees and employers).

We will review your responses and give you a call. During this short conversation, an attorney will go over your current situation and legal options. You can likewise call to speak straight to a member of our staff.

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- How can I ensure my employer accommodates my special needs? It is up to the worker to make sure the company understands of the disability and to let the company know that an accommodation is required.

It is not the employer's duty to recognize that the staff member has a requirement initially.

Once a request is made, the worker and the company need to collaborate to discover if accommodations are really necessary, and if so, what they will be.

Both celebrations have a responsibility to be cooperative.

A company can not propose just one unhelpful alternative and after that refuse to provide further choices, and staff members can not decline to discuss which duties are being hampered by their disability or refuse to give medical proof of their disability.

If the employee refuses to provide relevant medical proof or discuss why the accommodation is needed, the company can not be held liable for not making the accommodation.

Even if an individual is completing a job application, a company might be required to make accommodations to help the applicant in filling it out.

However, like an employee, the candidate is accountable for letting the employer know that a lodging is needed.

Then it depends on the company to deal with the applicant to complete the application procedure.

- Does a possible need to inform me why I didn't get the task? No, they do not. Employers might even be instructed by their legal groups not to offer any reason when delivering the problem.

- How does the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) work? Part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII protects individuals from discrimination in aspects of employment, including (however not limited to) pay, classification, termination, employing, employment training, referral, promotion, and benefits based upon (among other things) the people color, nation of origin, race, gender, or status as a veteran.

- As an entrepreneur I am being taken legal action against by among my former staff members. What are my rights? Your rights include an ability to strongly protect the claim. Or, if you view there to be liability, you have every right to participate in settlement discussions.

However, you ought to have a work lawyer assist you with your valuation of the degree of liability and prospective damages facing the company before you make a choice on whether to eliminate or settle.

- How can an Attorney protect my companies if I'm being unjustly targeted in an employment associated lawsuit? It is always best for a company to speak with an employment legal representative at the beginning of a problem instead of waiting until match is submitted. Sometimes, the legal representative can head-off a prospective claim either through settlement or official resolution.

Employers also have rights not to be taken legal action against for frivolous claims.

While the problem of evidence is upon the employer to show to the court that the claim is pointless, if effective, and the employer wins the case, it can produce a right to an award of their attorney's charges payable by the employee.

Such right is typically not otherwise available under the majority of work law statutes.

- What must a company do after the company receives notice of a claim? Promptly contact an employment legal representative. There are substantial deadlines and other requirements in reacting to a claim that require proficiency in employment law.

When meeting with the lawyer, have him discuss his opinion of the liability risks and degree of damages.

You ought to also develop a strategy of action regarding whether to try an early settlement or battle all the way through trial.

- Do I have to validate the citizenship of my employees if I am a small company owner? Yes. Employers in the U.S. should verify both the identity and the employment eligibility of each of their workers.

They need to also validate whether their staff members are U.S. residents. These policies were enacted by the Immigration Reform and Control Act.

A company would file an I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form) and look over the staff members submitted documents alleging eligibility.

By law, the company needs to keep the I-9 forms for all staff members till 3 years after the date of working with, or until 1 year after termination (whichever comes last).

- I pay some of my employees a salary. That indicates I do not need to pay them overtime, correct? No, paying a worker a real salary is however one step in effectively categorizing them as exempt from the overtime requirements under federal law.

They should also fit the "tasks test" which needs specific job responsibilities (and absence of others) before they can be thought about exempt under the law.

- How does the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) impact companies? Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible private companies are required to offer leave for selected military, family, and medical factors.