You can legally be fired in Florida without a reason. But just because you have not been given a reason does not mean you should not try to determine the reason. Employers generally cannot discriminate against protected classes, break contracts, or retaliate.
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.
Employment Discrimination Complaints If you have any questions regarding the filing of an Employment Discrimination Complaint, please call the FCHR for assistance at (850) 488-7082.
At its most basic level, complying with payroll regulations means: Calculating wages, including overtime, accurately. Withholding the correct amount of payroll taxes from the wages subject to each applicable payroll tax (e.g., Social Security taxes)
Florida is an “at-will” employment state, meaning that either you or your employer can terminate your employment at any time and without any advance warning. However, even with your employment being “at-will,” your employer cannot terminate your employment for an illegal reason.
A process for knowing about human resource laws Hire knowledgeable HR staff. Provide proper training. Create an employee handbook. Perform weekly updates. Use HR resources.
A process for knowing about human resource laws Hire knowledgeable HR staff. Provide proper training. Create an employee handbook. Perform weekly updates. Use HR resources.
HR Compliance and Documentation They ensure internal documentation is in line with the law, specifically employee policies, HR recordkeeping, compliance audits, and internal controls, as well as training and education on HR issues.
One of the best ways for you to do this is too sign up to an employment law bulletin from a reputable source. SHRM has an employment law update that you can sign up to and this is called the 'Workplace Law Bulletin' and can be found in their legal section.
Yes, they are borderline practicing law without a license. In states like California, the Labor Laws are so extraordinarily complex, realistically, even small businesses need a full time lawyer to navigate the extraordinary complexity.