In simplest terms, the HR department is the function of a business that is responsible for managing the employee life cycle (i.e., recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, and firing employees) and administering employee benefits.
The 7-minute rule lets employers round an employee's time to the nearest quarter-hour. It states that employers may round down the time if an employee works 7 minutes or less beyond a quarter-hour increment. Conversely, they round up the time if the employee works more than 7 minutes up to the next quarter-hour.
Though experience has shown that consulting HR professionals are rarely targeted for individual liability by an employee of the organization, a consulting HR professional who negligently performs contractual duties to his or her customer may be held liable for breach of those duties.
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.
This time on the CBR blog, we are talking about the three most important HR laws out there: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the significance of these laws and how they shape the HR landscape.
Do I have a wrongful termination claim in Florida? Florida law does not recognize “wrongful termination” unless it violates a contractual right or federal, state, or local laws.
Under FSCA, recording conversations without the consent of all parties involved is illegal. Employers must inform and obtain consent from employees if audio monitoring is conducted.
Florida operates based on at-will employment. This means that employers can terminate employees at any time without reason or notice. This law also gives employees the right to quit without providing a reason or notice.
Employment Discrimination Complaints The Commission may refer your complaint to the EEOC for investigation , as applicable. If you have any questions regarding the filing of an Employment Discrimination Complaint, please call the FCHR for assistance at (850) 488-7082.
The Florida Civil Rights Act, as well as certain federal laws, protect employees from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.