Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida

Part-time to Full-time

Are there any guidelines for a part-time employee who averages over 36 hours a week for over 8 months to be automatically considered a full-time employee and be eligible for benefits?


Asked on 4/21/06, 10:35 am

2 Answers from Attorneys

Mayra Colon Colon Partners, P.A.

Re: Part-time to Full-time

In Florida, it depends on whether you are a private or public sector employee and which benefits are you referring to. If you are a private sector employee, keep in mind that the employer is not required to provide benefits. So, it would be a matter of whether the employer has a policy manual that creates a contractual obligation for benefits after a certain number of hours or if you have been excluded from participation in benefits for an illegal discriminatory reason such as sex, age, disability, race, national origin, etc... If you wish to explore further, feel free to reply here or contact me privately to [email protected]

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Answered on 4/21/06, 10:50 am
Keith Stern Shavitz Law Group

Re: Part-time to Full-time

Neither Florida law nor federal law would necessarily regulate the situation you've described. However, a union contract other special situation may dictate a different outcome.

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Answered on 4/21/06, 11:07 am


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