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Fair Labor Standards Act | Indian Rocks Workers’ Compensation Benefits – Medical Care and Lost Wage Benefits Lawyer

Labor Department regulations say an employee must perform duties directly related to the operation of a business, which is distinguished from “working on a manufacturing production line or selling a product in a retail or service establishment.” If your company has not reviewed its employee classifications lately, you should perform an audit to ensure each employee has been appropriately classified, especially if any reduction in force has occurred....

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Picking a Disability Insurance Company | St. Petersburg Disability Benefits Attorney

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Buying the right policy for you can be a trying and difficult task. There are many different factors in policies to consider and you can make the wrong choice because you don't understand the correct variables or contractional language. ...

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Federal Judge calls Fair Labor Standards Act a “Nuisance” | Tampa Bay Disability Benefits Lawyer

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The Honorable Judge Kenneth L. Ryskamp, of the Federal District Court for the District of South Florida recused himself after the attorney for Michael Guttentag filed a Motion for Judicial Disqualification and Recusal. In the Guttentag vs. Abercrombie &Fitch Stores, Inc. case, Mr. Guttentag’s attorney cited to the Judges statements in prior cases referring to all Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims as a “Nuisance.” The motion also highlighted language from previous orders written by the judge referring to Fair Labor Standards Act cases as “just a lawyer’s retirement bill.”...

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New FEMA Study Supports First Responder Firefighter Claims under Heart and Lung Act | Sarasota County Wage and Hour Attorney

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A new medical study, funded by FEMA to determine if first responders are at risk of suffering sudden death or other cardiac events, has found that firefighters have cardiac disease more frequently than the U.S. population....

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Injured on the Job in Iowa? Get the Consumer Guide to Iowa Workers’ Compensation Law! | Tampa Bay Disability Benefits Lawyer

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Iowa workers' compensation lawyer, Corey Walker, has written Iowa Workers Compensation - An Insider's Guide to help injured Iowans understand the money and medical benefits they are entiltled to as a result of an injury whiile at work and their responsbilities under the Iowa workers' compensation law....

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Your Rights to Overtime Wages and Attendance at Meetings | Bellaire Beach Wage and Hour Lawyer

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The Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA) says that if you have work overtime you are to be paid for any additional work you did over and above a standard 40 hor work week. ...

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Court Rejects Reduction of Flordia First Responder’s Wage Loss Benefits By Receipt of Pension | Clearwater Disability Benefits Attorney

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The employers of First Responders never give up and use any excuse to reduce the beneifts of Florida First Responders. Read how the City of Miami tried to reduce the benefits to one of the City's finest at "Court Rejects Reduction of Flordia First Responder's Wage Loss Benefits By Receipt of Pension"....

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Florida Overtime Wage Law Violations and Unpaid Breaks | Hudson Wage and Hour Lawyer

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One of the common Florida overtime wage law violations happens when you are not paid for breaks that are more than 5 minutes but less than 20 minutes or when you work through your lunch period. If you are eating your tuna sandwich and answering phones or typing during lunch hour you must be paid for that time....

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Florida Overtime Wage Law Violations and Unpaid Breaks and Work at Home | Pinellas Park Wage and Hour Attorney

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Does your Florida employer give you work to take home and then refuse to pay your for the time you spent doing your "homework?"...

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Kentucky’s New Cell Phone Law Supported by Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney Michael A. Schafer

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Many Floridians travel during the summer months to the cooler climate of Kentucky. My freind and fellow attorney, Michael A. Schafer has written an impassioned plea to the Kentucky legislature to ban the use of cellphones without using a headset or earpiece. Attorney Michael A. Schafer is a Kentucky personal injury lawyer who has seen the tragic results of using a phone while driving. ...

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