Tag: legal-action

In Florida, there has been a lot of confusion about whether people can avoid judgment liens on their property in bankruptcy. The law has been unclear for a long time, and there have been different opinions from judges. It’s important for bankruptcy lawyers to understand this issue and how it could affect their clients. The…

When there’s a problem with a construction project, it’s important to think about where any legal action should take place. Most of the time, the place where a lawsuit can be brought is determined by a law called the general venue statute. There are also specific rules about where construction disputes can be heard, which…

In 2007, the Florida Bar was asked to make it easier to end condo agreements. They made a proposal to change the law, which was then expanded to include older condos. The new law made it easier to end condo agreements and has helped end many condo projects that weren’t working out. The steps to…

Cherry picking is when someone only looks at information that supports their opinion and ignores other information that doesn’t. This happens a lot in the legal field, especially when it comes to homestead property law. People will often only focus on certain court cases that seem to say code enforcement liens can’t be put on…

In 1978, Congress passed the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) to make sure that pregnant employees are treated fairly at work. This means they should get the same treatment, like time off and benefits, as other employees. The PDA doesn’t mean pregnant employees should get special treatment, just fair treatment. Later laws like the Americans With…

The Florida Whistleblower’s Act protects employees from being punished by their employer for reporting illegal activity. There is a question about whether employees have to tell their employer about the illegal activity and give them a chance to fix it before they can sue. The law says that employees with 10 or more co-workers can’t…

Your client built a successful medical equipment business by earning the trust of doctors who referred patients to his company. He hired a trusted employee to help with the referrals, but she left and started her own competing business. She used the information she had about the doctors’ preferences to win them over. Now, the…

If a lawyer hears the words tortious interference, they will likely think of an ex-employee being sued for taking their former employer’s customers or for breaking a non-compete agreement. But in Florida, employees can also sue their former employer if the employer unfairly causes them to lose their new job by threatening legal action over…

Whistleblowers are important for holding companies accountable, but they should be protected from retaliation. Florida has a law to protect whistleblowers, and there are also federal laws. This article compares the different laws and suggests some changes that could be made. The Florida Whistleblower’s Act protects private employees who report their employer for breaking the…

Working parents, especially women, face unique challenges balancing work and childcare. In recent years, courts have made important decisions to protect nursing mothers in the workplace. In 2013, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that discrimination against lactating mothers is a form of pregnancy and sex discrimination. In 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court also…

The Wagner Act, now called the NLRA, gave employees the right to form unions and go on strike. It also created the NLRB to enforce these rights. Employees can now use social media to improve working conditions, and there’s even an NLRB app for information. But there’s still disagreement over the limits of these rights.…

The Supreme Court recently decided that employers can use arbitration agreements to block employees from joining together in class-action lawsuits. This means that if you have a problem at work, you may have to go to arbitration instead of being able to join with your coworkers in a lawsuit. It’s still unclear whether this decision…