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Restaurant Owners May Count Service Charges As Wages, Not Tips, for Servers

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When a restaurant places fixed service charges on a customer’s bill, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in March 2022 that the restaurant can distribute these service charges to employees, including wait staff, and use the disbursement to offset...

Stand Up to Workplace Discrimination

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There’s no place in any workplace for discrimination. We all deserve an equal and just opportunity to pursue our dreams and see the fruits of our labor regardless of race, skin color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, nationality, age, disability, or...

How Many Times Can You Appeal a Workers’ Comp Case?

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Workers’ Compensation Is Important Protecting Your Health and Your Future Is Your Right Workers’ compensation claims are commonplace both across the United States and in Florida. Every day, workers are injured while on the job, and the benefits from these...

How to Get the Salary You Deserve

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You should be paid what you deserve. End of story. Read that first sentence again, because we want to help you make sure you’re getting the wages you deserve. We’ve previously talked about how to know if you’re underpaid, but...

The 5 Most Common Types of Personal Injury Cases

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At Feldman Legal Group, we believe in fighting for the injured. We work in Personal Injury cases, where one person has suffered at the hands of another, whether intentionally or not. We believe in justice for the injured, and that...

Does Workers’ Comp Count as Income?

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Workers’ compensation provides you with replacement income after you've been injured on the job and can't work. That raises the question of "Does workers’ comp count as income?" since it covers the wages you've lost from the injury. The short...