Has your job has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? Do you find yourself wondering how you're going to pay rent this month or next month? What happens when you don't pay rent? Will you be evicted? We've heard these questions from many of our clients and members of the community. Our leaders in the city, state, and federal government are working to find a solution to these problems. However, as of now, there are no free rides. If you, like many other Americans, find yourself out of work … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana is Legal in Florida But Smoking it May Keep you from Getting a Job
The irony is pretty thick. Medical marijuana is the law of the land in Florida but if you are applying for a job in Florida and go for a drug test and test positive, you won't get the job. The state of Nevada has tried to address that contradiction in their own state. Nevada just became the first state in the U.S. to ban pre-employment marijuana testing. The law, AB 132, makes it illegal for an employer to refuse to hire someone who tests positive for marijuana, KTNV in Las Vegas … [Read more...]
Employee Rights in Florida and the McDonald’s Debacle
Everyone is talking about the video that went viral. It shows a McDonald's employee violently assaulted by an angry customer. How did it start? The customer was angry because he couldn't find a straw. Stupid, yes. Instructive? Yes. Some are making it out to be a racial issue. It may be but I want to focus on the rights of the employee when she is verbally assaulted and then physically accosted. As a result of the McDonald's melee, 20-year-old Yasmine James has been placed on paid leave. … [Read more...]
Marijuana Legalization and the Rest of Your Life
Last November, more than 72% of voting Floridians said yes to medical marijuana for those who are suffering terrible pain as a result of debilitating and life altering diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer's, just to name a few. However, ever since then the elected leaders of the Sunshine State have had difficulty coming to grips with what the people decided at the ballot box. Just yesterday, the Florida legislature grappled with the issue of how medical marijuana should be ingested (obviously … [Read more...]
