Winning Work Teams Blog

Think you have your hands full? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has just sued a Tampa, Florida, company for pregnancy discrimination. According to the complaint filed by the EEOC, Capri Home Care, Inc. withdrew a previously extended job offer after learning the applicant was pregnant. Per the EEOC, the applicant...

A treat, no trick on hourly workers….The Florida minimum wage will spike from the current $7.31 per hour to $7.67 per hour on January 1, 2012. This due to Florida voters who decided to put more money in the pockets of hourly workers after years of federal mimimum wage stagnation. The U.S....

Just an observation…. I have now completed teaching several SHRM prep classes for the PHR/SPHR certification exam offered through the University of Central Florida Office of Continuing Education this fall. The PHR and the SPHR certification is widely recognized as a strong professional accomplishment demonstrating mastery of valued skills and knowledge...