Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

laid off

I was hurt on the job, my employer kept cutting my hours, but I wouldn`t quit, so finally he laid me off, lack of work economic reasons, can they hire other people while they have people on lay off status, i live in florida


Asked on 2/26/08, 9:03 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Re: laid off

If you are not out on Workers' Compensation, it is a management perrogative to hire a person for your job, just like you are able to take a new job during the period in which you are laid off. If you are part of a collective bargaining agreement, (union) this may limit management's ability to hire new workers.

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Answered on 2/27/08, 12:36 pm


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