catagories: Employment Law

What constitutes an Unfair Settlement? Appellate Attorney Prevails
An appeal attorney is an attorney licensed to practice law but should also be experienced in filing appeals and conducting oral arguments. Maurice Arcadier, managing partner of Arcadier, Biggie and [...]
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Durango Steakhouse, Inc. – Alleges Discrimination While Pregnant. PDA
Plaintiff prevailed at the 5th District Court on Defendant’s Appeal to the 18th Circuit Court’s decision that the arbitration agreement was unenforceable against Plaintiff alleges Durango Steakhouse discriminated against her [...]
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Plaintiff v. First Quality Plumbing & Irrigation, Inc -Unpaid Overtime, Unpaid Wages, Fair Labor Standards…
U.S. DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION ANITA CREHAN, PLAINTIFF, v. CASE NO.: FIRST QUALITY PLUMBING & IRRIGATION, INC., DEFENDANT. ______________________________/ COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Comes [...]
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USERRA Certified question to U.S. Supreme Court
USERRA Certified question to United States Supreme Court. Burden of production versus Burden of Persuasion Under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, once a Plaintiff establishes a prima [...]
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FPL Collective Action For Alleged Unpaid Overtime during lunch
In 2009, a group of FPL Linemen brought forth an unpaid overtime lawsuit against Florida Power and light for time worked during their lunch break. The unpaid lunch time where [...]
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Fire Fighter alleges that City of Melbourne discriminated against him due to his military commitments
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (38 U.S.C.§§ 4301 et seq.), otherwise known as USERRA, protects our military men and women from being discriminated by their employer due [...]
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Class Action in Florida under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Portfolio Recovery Associates
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14th, 2011 TURNER LAW OFFICES, LLC AND ARCADIER & ASSOCIATES, P.A. ANNOUNCE FILING OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC FOR VIOLATIONS OF [...]
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SeaWorld unlawfully terminated Linda Simons for cooperating with OSHA
ARTICLES: SeaWorld fined $75,000 for whale trainer’s death August 23, 2010 – 7:00pm By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The federal job safety agency fined SeaWorld [...]
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Palm Bay (Unlawful Termination, Violation of Right of Privacy, Gender Discrimination)
AMENDED COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL (Below are the allegations of the amended complaint of Tina Marie Alexander) Plaintiff, TINAMARIE ALEXANDER, by and through her undersigned counsel, sues Defendant, [...]
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Overtime FLSA Case against Florida Power and Light for not paying employees during lunch
 Attorney Maurice Arcadier estimates FP&L owes 2,000 employees a total of $55 million for unpaid lunch time since 2006. Overtime Lawsuit against FPL for not paying linemen, groundmen and others [...]
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