Law Office of David Miklas, P.A.

Labor & Employment law - Employers only

In addition to defending labor & employment lawsuits, Mr. Miklas concentrates on providing Florida employers with ongoing preventative advice and management training.  We do not represent employees.

Mr. Miklas assists Fort Pierce, Florida employers respond to EEOC and FCHR charges of discrimination, DOL and OSHA investigations. Check out our firm bio and attorney bio.

Mr. Miklas provides regular training to management and lower-level employees on such topics as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and Unemployment Compensation.

Representing public & private employers

Many businesses searching for a law firm to help them with an employment law matter such as discrimination or harassment or retaliation will perform a google search using key terms such as find an experienced St. Lucie County Employment Discrimination Attorney, or find highly rated Labor and Employment law firms practicing near St. Lucie County, Florida, or skilled employment law attorneys in St. Lucie County, or discrimination attorneys and law firms in St. Lucie County, FL, or St. Lucie County Sexual Harassment Lawyer, St. Lucie County job retaliation lawyer, or St. Lucie County ADA website lawsuit lawyer, or St. Lucie County pregnancy discrimination lawyer, or St. Lucie County race discrimination lawyer, or Discrimination attorney St. Lucie County, Florida, or Find an experienced St. Lucie County Employment Discrimination Attorney, or verified employment discrimination attorneys in St. Lucie County, Florida using the lawyer directory or compare top employment attorneys in St. Lucie County, Florida, or who is the best discrimination lawyer in St. Lucie County, FL?

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Mr. Miklas provides regular training to management and lower-level employees on such topics as discrimination, harassment, retaliation, FMLA, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, and Unemployment Compensation.

In addition to defending labor & employment lawsuits, Mr. Miklas concentrates on providing Florida employers with ongoing preventative advice and management training.  We do not represent employees.

Mr. Miklas assists Florida employers respond to EEOC and FCHR charges of discrimination, DOL and OSHA investigations. Check out our firm bio and attorney bio.

Business owners who are about to fire an employee often want legal advice from an experienced labor and employment law firm in Florida before they terminate the worker.  Although terminations are the most frequent causes for an employee to seek out a lawyer to sue a business or to file a charge of discrimination with the EEOC, any adverse employment action can result in expensive EEOC investigations or lawsuits.  Examples of adverse employment actions that can cause a worker in Florida to sue a business are:

• denial of promotion,
  
• refusal to hire,
  
• denial of job benefits,
  
• demotion,
  
• suspension, and
  
• discharge.
  

Although there is some disagreement in the courts, the EEOC takes the position that other types of adverse actions may include work-related threats (such as threats to fire), warnings, reprimands, transfers, negative or lowered evaluations, transfers to less prestigious or desirable work or work locations, and any other type of adverse treatment that in the circumstances might well dissuade a reasonable person from engaging in protected activity.

An employer in Florida should realize that it can be sued or investigated by the EEOC even if it takes a materially adverse action that has no tangible effect on employment, and even if it takes an action that takes place exclusively outside of work, as long as it might well dissuade a reasonable person from engaging in protected activity.  Some examples of this type of action would be:

• disparaging the person to others or in the media;
  
• making false reports to government authorities;
  
• filing a lawsuit against the employee;
  
• threatening reassignment;
  
• scrutinizing work or attendance more closely than that of other employees, without justification;
  
• removal of supervisory responsibilities;
  
• abusive verbal or physical behavior that is reasonably likely to deter protected activity, even if it is not sufficiently "severe or pervasive" to create a hostile work environment;
  
• requiring re-verification of work status, making threats of deportation, or initiating other action with immigration authorities because of protected activity;
  
• terminating a union grievance process or other action to block access to otherwise available remedial mechanisms; and
  
• taking (or threatening to take) a materially adverse action against a close family member (who could bring a claim as an aggrieved individual in addition to the person who engaged in protected activity).
  

If you are looking for an Employment discrimination law firm in Florida that has experience with all types of labor and employment law, please consider us.  We have experience with a vast array of discrimination, including pregnancy discrimination and disability discrimination and retaliation.  If we are involved early enough, we can reduce the likelihood of your business being sued.  If you contact us after you have received a demand letter from a lawyer threatening to sue, we can guide you through the process and assist you in every step of the way. 

Of course, we also have Florida experience in lawyers who threaten lawsuits based on the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Florida's Minimum Wage Act, claiming violations of overtime laws and minimum wage laws, including those brought against restaurants involving tip pools.

25+ years experience representing Florida employers

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The Law Office of David Miklas, P.A. is ready to help St. Lucie County employers who need a labor & employment law firm. We do not represent employees - only employers. This means businesses in St. Lucie County who need a labor & employment law firm to defend them on any type of labor law or employment law (including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, EEOC, etc.) should call us. The sooner you call us, the faster we can help your Saint Lucie County business.

Mr. Miklas is authorized to practice law in Fort Pierce’s federal and state courts, including in St. Lucie County.

St. Lucie West (SLW) location

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The Law Office of David Miklas, P.A. has experience in providing training in Florida on such topics as workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, EEOC investigations, etc. to management or lower-level employees. St. Lucie County businesses can count on us!

Did you just receive a charge of discrimination from the EEOC?  We can respond on your behalf. 

Did an employee or union file an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against your organization with the NLRB?

Did you just receive a letter from a lawyer demanding money to settle a claim of discrimination or retaliation?  Call us, we can assist. Whether you are in Port St. Lucie, St. Lucie West, Tradition, Ft. Pierce, Lakewood Park, St. Lucie Village, Hutchinson Island, White City, Indian River Estates, or anywhere in St. Lucie County, we can assist businesses with all of their labor & employment law needs.

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