Legal Services for Employees

What Is Employment Law?

Employment Law is the legal specialty that regulates the operation of the labor market in general, and the employment relationship between employers and employees in particular. Examples include the hiring process, suspension from work, maternity rights, layoff, wages and overtime pay, discrimination, defamation, breach of employment contract, retaliation, freedom of speech in the workplace, and unemployment compensation.

The obligations and rights of an employment contract likewise are covered by employment law.

When an offer for employment is made by an employer to an employee, the law governing the relationship between an employee and an employer begins.

We represent employees in all employment related issues including:

• Unpaid Overtime
• Unemployment Compensation
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation (Title VII and Florida Civil Rights Act)
• Florida Publish and Private Whistleblower actions
• Workers Compensation retaliation
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act (retaliation)
• Whistleblower retaliation
• Hostile work environment
• Unlawful termination

Employee Representation

Discrimination, prejudice, harassment, hostile workplace, and other forms of unfair treatment at place of employment can be devastating to a person's sense of dignity and mental well-being. If you have suffered such treatment on the basis of age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or a disability, options are available for you to seek legal recourse. We have extensive experience in pursuing violations of the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Employee Retirement Income Securities Act (ERISA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, worker's compensation retaliation claims, and more.

If you need an experienced, focused, and qualified attorney, contact the law office of Allen & Arcadier, P.A. Our Melbourne office is centrally located, enabling us to serve clients throughout "the Space Coast", including Brevard County and Vero Beach.