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Employee Rights and Workers’ Compensation in Florida

The workplace is where many Tampa Bay residents spend most of their time, and while employers are expected to provide safe environments, accidents and disputes still happen. From injuries on

By Chris Borzell

/ 2 Sep 2025

Employee Rights and Workers’ Compensation in Florida

How Could a Biden Administration Proposal Affect Gig Workers?

A proposed new rule by the Department of Labor would require businesses that use gig workers to re-classify their independent contractors as employees. The proposed change would shake up industries

By Katy Boose

/ 27 Oct 2022

Uber Eats delivery motorcycle parked on the side of the road.

App-Based Business Battles Continue Over Gig Workers' Employment Status

As more Americans take on work within the gig economy to make ends meet, exploring the legal issues that those with side hustles face is vitally important. Determining employment status

By Katy Boose

/ 27 Jun 2022

Employment code for employees and independent contractors.

What Is Happening with Jon Gruden’s Lawsuit Against the NFL?

Over the course of the NFL’s 2021-2022 season, two major lawsuits have come out against the organization. One lawsuit related to the Miami Dolphin's former head coach,

By J.R. Carroll

/ 10 Jun 2022

Who Pays for Gig Workers Injured on the Job?

As the gig economy grows across the country, more U.S. workers are turning to side hustles or other jobs to help make ends meet. More than 36% of workers

By Katy Boose

/ 16 May 2022

Wegmans grocery store interior with Instacart worker wearing a shirt advertising same-day delivery.

Is Long COVID Considered a Disability?

As many Americans recover from the COVID-19 virus, some continue to experience symptoms long after the virus has left their body. Many of these COVID-19 long-haulers experience tiredness or fatigue,

By Katy Boose

/ 4 Aug 2021

Paper displaying the title Americans with Disabilities Act.

Interference with Right to Vote? Amazon Workers Vote No to Union

Despite the endorsement of several heavy hitters, a chapter of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store (RWDS) Union will not be coming to the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama after

By Piper Jones Castillo

/ 20 Apr 2021

Amazon workers sorting packages on a conveyor belt.

David and Goliath: Will Amazon Workers Unionize?

Bessemer, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, has a few claims to fame. Mega-athlete Bo Jackson was born here on November 30, 1962. It was a thriving economic hub for steelmaking

By Piper Jones Castillo

/ 19 Mar 2021

Demonstrators march in Manhattan in support of Amazon warehouse workers who are seeking to form a union.

Job outlook for lawyers good in 2021

Good news for law school graduates and others in the legal profession. A year after the earliest Covid-19 cases hit the United States prompting a near-shutdown of the economy, there

By Katherine Snow Smith

/ 12 Feb 2021

HR department head asking questions about a candidate’s job history and career prospects.

Lawyers told not to respond to negative online reviews

Lawyers whose clients write negative online reviews have few options to defend themselves, even when the unhappy clients lie. Responding online to a negative review is likely to get a

By Elaine Silvestrini

/ 8 Feb 2021

Close-up of a businesswoman holding a phone in front of a laptop with social media icons.

Coronavirus relief funds targeted by criminals

While people across the country struggled to pay their bills and lined up at food banks to feed their families, authorities say, some crooks struck it rich and took advantage

By Elaine Silvestrini

/ 1 Feb 2021

3D illustration of private investigator files labeled with the words ‘investigation’ and ‘fraud.

Whistleblowers date back to the American Revolution

Protections for whistleblowers in the United States date back to 1777 and the Continental Congress.

By Elaine Silvestrini

/ 21 Jan 2021

Whistleblower law book on a desk next to a gavel.