On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. posted in sexual harassment on Thursday, May 23, 2019. Women, like men, want to do their work in peace, make money and advance their careers. Being subject to harassment, however, throws all of that asunder and makes work life unnecessarily difficult. It can also result in personal, public and […]
Wrongful termination suits can happen for many reasons
On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. posted in Wrongful Termination on Monday, May 20, 2019. No one wants to be fired, or terminated, from their job. However, in some cases a firing may be perfectly legal despite the former employee’s unhappiness with it. In other cases, though, a firing may be a wrongful termination. When it […]
Florida banking commissioner accused of harassment
On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. posted in sexual harassment on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. Banking professionals and their customers across Miami, Florida, were shocked by the recent revelation that the top banking regulator of Florida was suspended at the end of last week. The man, who had been the Commissioner of Florida’s Office of […]
Study: Discrimination the norm for most of LGBTQ community
On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. posted in workplace discrimination on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. A study carried out at Harvard University makes it only too clear that members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community still face a lot of discrimination in modern America. It found that the majority of them […]
Do you get a break on the job in Florida?
On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. posted in wage & hour laws on Thursday, May 9, 2019. Most employers give their workers proper breaks just to keep up morale and to allow the workers to rest before getting back to the job at hand. But what if they don’t? What if they deny you a […]
Do you have to work overtime if your boss asks?
On behalf of Law Offices of Gary A. Costales, P.A. on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Under Florida law, if employees work more than 40 hours a week, then they must receive overtime pay. A landscaping company based out of Longwood recently found itself in hot water for not paying workers overtime. Eventually, the company did pay, but it took […]
