Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation This means your employer cannot treat you unfavorably because of your protected status. These laws also protect employees from harassment. A harasser can be a supervisor, a co-worker, or a customer.
HR law, sometimes called employment law, is an area of law that focuses specifically on the workplace and workers. The aim of these laws and regulations is to promote fair and equal treatment of a company's employees.
There are several types of employment statutes including civil rights, family and medical leave, workers' compensation, and labor relations laws.
Labor relations is a sub-function of the human resources umbrella that is focused on preventing and resolving employee-related problems, usually with regard to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement or union contract.
Human resource law is part of the legal system that regulates how employees should be hired, evaluated, promoted and fired. These laws and regulations allow the company and employer to administer fair and equal treatment to all of its employees to avoid lawsuits.
The state of Florida has nodaily work hours limit, so employees can work as much as they want. However, if an employee works more than 40 hours in a workweek, they are entitled to overtime compensation — unless they are exempt.
Florida is known as a two-party consent state. This means that, under state law, all parties involved in private conversations must consent to that conversation being recorded. This differs from one-party consent states, where private conversations may be recorded as long as one involved party consents.
Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 § 760.01, et seq., mimics federal laws in that it prohibits discrimination because of an individual's race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status. The Act further prohibits discrimination because of an individual's marital status.
An employer commits an unfair labor practice when they: Interfere or restrain employee rights to unionize or engage in protected concerted activity. Refuse to bargain collectively with the union. Retaliate against an employee for filing an unfair labor practice claim.
Florida is a “right-to-work” state, meaning union membership cannot be a condition of employment. This law supports individual choice regarding union participation. Immigration compliance. Finally, employers must verify the legal work status of new hires using the federal E-Verify system.