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After 26 years of success in insurance defense practice, we are passionate about what our new law firm location will offer to clients in Florida On June 1, 2022, Hardin Thompson, P.C. opened a new office in Tampa. The new office is located at 7861 Woodland Center...
In the past year, the Harvey Weinstein misconduct allegations that set up the #MeToo movement caused companies everywhere to make changes to their policies and agreements. Faced with new liability concerns, employers also set about crafting the proper wording in both...
If you own a business and you manage employees, you have to be vigilant about legal concerns in addition to running the day-to-day affairs of your company. One of the main concerns that many employers have is how to avoid running afoul of the law when it comes to...
Considering the current climate within the country, people are quite sensitive to actions of discrimination. Accusations of discrimination in the workplace can have strong consequences, even if they are not true. Therefore, discrimination is an important employment...
The federal government finds that companies operating in almost every industry could run afoul of employment laws concerning misclassification of employees. The U.S. Department of Labor has joined forces with the Internal Revenue Service and various workforce agencies...
When you run your own business, you want it to be as successful as possible. Not only do you want to succeed financially, but you want the everyday operations of your company to thrive. You desire for your employees to work in a happy, comfortable and safe...
Firing someone can be a difficult process. While you know you are making the right decision for the wellbeing of your organization, you may fear some backlash. If your former employee files a wrongful termination lawsuit, you may face a lot of legal and financial...
As a business owner, you have a duty to pay your employees overtime when they work more than 40 hours in one workweek. You must adhere to the Fair Labor Standards Act and all relevant regulations by the United States Department of Labor. If you violate overtime rules,...
Sexual harassment in the workplace is nothing new, but the media attention it has been getting the last few years is. Employees are no longer staying quiet about the inappropriate and frightful behaviors they encounter on the job, and social media has made it easy to...
While many Pennsylvania employers want to use tip pooling with employees -- a practice that involves taking everyone's tips and distributing them evenly amongst everyone -- it can be against the law if not done correctly. In addition, the practice of tip pooling may...