Articles By Donna Ballman

Huffington Post Can You Be Fired For Your Political Beliefs Or Activities? Maybe 02/04/16 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/can-you-be-fired-for-your_b_9154066.html

Huffington Post Will I Get Paid If My Office Is Closed For Snow? 01/25/16 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/will-i-get-paid-if-my-office-is-closed-for-snow_b_9061560.html

Huffington Post Can Your Employer Demand Intrusive Medical Testing? Court Says Yes 01/15 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/can-your-employer-demand-intrusive-medical-testing-court-says-yes_b_8982922.html

Thomson’s HR compliance Expert Opposing Counsel: Allowing Employees FMLA Choice is No Cakewalk for Employers 01/16/16

Huffington Post If My Office Is Closed Due to Flooding, Am I Entitled to Wages? 12/30/2015 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/if-my-office-is-closed-du_b_8892838.html

Huffington Post 'Happy Holidays' Instead Of 'Merry Christmas': Your Legal Right At Work, Not A War 12/22/15 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/happy-holidays-instead-of_1_b_8859118.html

Call Me Karnak: How I Did On My Predictions For 2015 12/21/15 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/12/its-time-to-see-how-i-did-on-my.html

Huffington Post Number One Workplace Right You Think Exists That Doesn't: Wrongful Termination 11/23/15 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/number-one-workplace-right-you-think-exists-that-doesnt-wrongful-termination_b_8618064.html

Huffington Post Those Anti-Muslim Rants Are Going To Get Your Company Sued 11/18/15 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/donna-ballman/those-antimuslim-rants-ar_b_8577330.html

If You Work For A Federal Contractor, You Have More Rights Than You Thought You Did. Thanks, Obama! 10/05/15 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/10/if-you-work-for-federal-contractor-you.html

11th Circuit Rules Courts Must Consider Hardship to Employee in Deciding on Florida Noncompete Injunction 09/14/15 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/09/11th-circuit-rules-courts-must-consider.html

Is It Time To Start a Union At Your Workplace? 09/07/15 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/09/is-it-time-to-start-union-at-your.html

Employment Law Blog Carnival: Summer Holiday Edition 07/13/15 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/07/employment-law-blog-carnival-summer.html

What Did The Florida Legislature Do For Employees? Diddly squat, with one silly exception May 2015 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/05/what-did-florida-legislature-do-for.html

How To End Sandwich Noncompetes?: Tie Them To CEO Pay April 2015 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/04/how-to-end-sandwich-noncompetes-tie.html

AOL Jobs Can I Sue My Former Employer For Giving False Information About Me? 3/31/15

AOL Jobs Are You Misclassified As An Independent Contractor? 3/24/15

AOL Jobs Same-Sex Spouses Now Protected Under FMLA (But Not Civil Unions) 3/17/15

AOL Jobs Can My Old Boss Give Me A Bad Reference? 3/10/15

AOL Jobs More Employer Dirty Tricks To Avoid Paying Overtime: Changed Workweek 3/3/15

AOL Jobs 3 Ways To Prove You Weren't Hired Due To Age Discrimination 2/24/15

AOL Jobs Can I Record My Boss To Prove Racist, Sexist Remarks? 2/17/15

AOL Jobs I Was Sent Home From Work Sick, Then Fired 2/10/15

AOL Jobs Can I Put An Ad On Craigslist Saying My Former Employee Is A Thief? 2/3/15

AOL Jobs Do I Get Paid If We're Closed For The Blizzard? 1/27/15

AOL Jobs I'm Misclassified As A Contractor And My Workplace Is Unsafe 1/20/15

AOL Jobs Can My Boss Dock My Pay For Mistakes? 1/13/15

AOL Jobs Gay Marriage Sweeps U.S.: How Does It Affect The Workplace And You? 1/6/15

Federal Judge Says All Florida Clerks Have Duty To Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses January 2015 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2015/01/federal-judge-says-all-florida-clerks.html

AOL Jobs Top 13 Workplace Legal Issues Of 2014 12/30/14

AOL Jobs Obamacare, Handbooks, Benefits And More: Your End Of Year Career Checklist 12/12/14

AOL Jobs Can My Boss Make Me Assume Legal Liabilities For The Company? 11/25/14

AOL Jobs Do I Have To Obey A Bully Boss? 11/11/14

AOL Jobs 9 of 10 Americans Don't Know This Secret About Obamacare 10/28/14

AOL Jobs Low-Wage Worker Noncompetes? Can You Say Antitrust? 10/21/14

AOL Jobs Employment Law: What to Do When Your Boss Is Violating Your Rights 10/16/14

AOL Jobs Best of: Employment Law With Donna Ballman 10/14/14

States With Pro-Employee Laws: Domestic Violence Victim Workplace Protection September 2014 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/09/states-with-pro-employee-laws-domestic.html

AOL Jobs If The Customer Calls Me Am I Violating My Noncompete? 9/9/14

AOL Jobs How Do I Prove The Hours I Worked When My Employer Doesn't Keep Records? 9/2/14

States With Pro-Employee Laws: Discrimination Against Unemployed August 2014 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/08/states-with-pro-employee-laws.html

AOL Jobs Can My Employer Force Me To Take My Lunch Break? 8/19/14

AOL Jobs Can I Be Sued For Slander For Reporting Sexual Harassment? 8/5/14

AOL Jobs Can My Employer Track My Location On My Personal Device? 7/29/14

Now That Florida Has Gay Marriage, How Does That Affect Employee Rights? 7/14 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/07/now-that-florida-has-gay-marriage-how.html

AOL Jobs Do I Have To Put Up With Sexual Harassment By A Customer? 7/15/14

AOL Jobs Can I Be Fired Because My Boss Knows I'll Be Leaving? 7/8/14

AOL Jobs Can I Be Fired For Piercings That Were Okay Until They Changed The Dress Code? 7/1/14

AOL Jobs Are 9 Sexual Harassment Cases And A Naked Dancing Video Cause For Firing? Maybe Not 6/22/14

The Criminalization Of Employment Law June 2014 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/06/criminalization-employment-law.html

AOL Jobs How Do I Prove Sexual Harassment? 6/10/14

AOL Jobs Can My Employer Ban Me From Speaking Spanish To Co-Workers? 6/3/14

AOL Jobs 9 Things Every Teen Should Know About Workplace Rights 5/20/14

AOL Jobs What Every Teen (And Parent) Needs To Know About Sexual Harassment At Work 5/13/14

6 Ways Same-Sex Marriage Will Affect Florida Employees May 2014 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/05/6-ways-same-sex-marriage-will-affect.html

AOL Jobs AOL Jobs Readers Change The World! ObamaCare COBRA Gap Fixed 5/6/14

AOL Jobs Who Do I Complain To About Discrimination If I'm HR? 4/29/14

Florida Retail Federation, Republican Legislators Still Want To Legalize Wage Theft April 2014 http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/04/florida-retail-federation-republican.html

AOL Jobs Can My Employer Tell Me Where To Live? 4/22/14

AOL Jobs The Little-Known Obamacare COBRA Catch-22 4/8/14

AOL Jobs Does My Employer Have To Pay Earned Sick And Vacation Time When I Leave? 4/1/14

AOL Jobs Why Legal Marijuana Use Can Get You Fired 3/25/14

AOL Jobs: I Was Late For Work With No Excuse And Was Fired And Now I Want To Sue - Careers Articles

AOL Jobs: What Can I Do About Sexual Harassment At A Small Company? - Careers Articles

AOL Jobs: Ask Donna: Answers to AOL Jobs Reader Questions On Wages and Overtime

Will The Reason For My Termination Turn Up In A Background Check? http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/02/will-reason-for-my-termination-turn-up.html

They Aren't Going To Beg You To Stay (So Don't Quit Unless You Mean It) http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2014/02/they-arent-going-to-beg-you-to-stay-so.html

AOL Jobs: Am I Being Targeted For Layoff Due To My Age? - Careers Articles

AOL Jobs: If My Office Is Closed For Snow, Do I Get Paid?

AOL Jobs: Do I Have To Disclose My Medical Condition To A Potential Employer?

The Law TV: 10 Things That Can Get You In Trouble At Work:

AOL Jobs: Help! My Employer Is Making Me Work Overtime Off The Books. What Do I Do?

Forbes: What To Do For Health Insurance When You Lose Your Job http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2014/01/21/what-to-do-for-health-insurance-when-you-lose-your-job/

AOL Jobs: 9 Ways A DUI Will Destroy Your Career - Careers Articles

AOL Jobs: Does Your Religion Excuse Homophobic, Racist or Sexist Behavior At Work? - Careers Articles

The Law TV: Think You Have Free Speech At Work? Think Again

AOL Jobs: Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson Surviving Doesn't Mean You Can Say Anything At Work

The Law TV: What Every Employee Needs To Know About Holidays

Elf's Lament: Don't Forget The Underpaid Workers This Holiday Season http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/12/elfs-lament-dont-forget-underpaid.html

AOL Jobs: Can I Secretly Record a Conversation at Work?

Forbes: 11 Sneaky Ways Companies Get Rid Of Older Workers http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/11/03/11-sneaky-ways-companies-get-rid-of-older-workers/

AOL Jobs: ENDA (Banning Sexual Orientation Discrimination) Passes In Senate. What Will It Mean If It Becomes Law? - Careers Articles

Don't Forget About Religious Discrimination When Throwing Your Office Halloween Party http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/10/dont-forget-about-religious.html

AOL Jobs: 7 Ways To Protect Yourself If Your Boss Is a Bully - Careers Articles

AOL Jobs: 5 Ways Your Workplace Bully May Be Breaking The Law

Forbes: Unemployment Insurance: Nine Things That May Stop You From Collecting Benefits http://www.forbes.com/sites/deborahljacobs/2013/09/03/unemployment-insurance-nine-things-that-may-stop-you-from-collecting-benefits/

AOL Jobs: How To Tell If Your Employer Is Spying On You

AOL Jobs: Answering Emails After Hours? You May Be Entitled To Overtime

Can My Employer Enforce A Noncompete When We Get Our Customers Through Bidding? http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/05/can-my-employer-enforce-noncompete-when.html

AOL Jobs: Pre-Employment Medical Exams: A New, Scary Kind Of Discrimination

More Answers To Your Noncompete Questions http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/07/more-answers-to-your-noncompete.html

Non-Compete Agreements Can't Be Used to Prevent Competition http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/05/non-compete-agreements-cant-be-used-to.html

Employees: You Have The Right To Say No http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/03/employees-you-have-right-to-say-no.html

AOL Jobs: Can You Be Fired For Calling In Sick – Even With A Doctor’s Note?

NLRB Decision Means Delays, Not Employer Free-For-All http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/02/nlrb-decision-means-delays-not-employer.html

Top 6 Reasons Why Employment Laws Are Good For White Guys http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2013/02/top-6-reasons-why-discrimination-laws.html

My Employment Law Predictions for 2012 (Mostly) Come True: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-employment-law-predictions-for-2012.html

AOL Jobs: Biggest Myths About Right-To-Work laws

AOL Jobs: 9 Ways Your Employer Can Legally Spy On You

AOL Jobs: 8 Ways Employers Can Discriminate Against Workers – Legally

Next Avenue: What to Know Before You Get Fired Or Laid Off http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2012-10/what-know-you-get-fired-or-laid

AOL Jobs: If The Office Is Closed Due To A Natural Disaster, Will I Be Paid?

Why Did the Lawyer Put This in My Severance Agreement?: The Cooperation Clause http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/10/why-did-lawyer-put-this-in-my-severance.html

AOL Jobs: Seven Signs Of Discrimination Against Veterans At Work

Employment Lawyers Want to Know: Debate Questions For the Candidates: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/09/employment-lawyers-want-to-know-debate.html

Groundbreaking Wage Theft Program Needs Modification http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/09/ground-breaking-wage-theft-program.html

Business Insider: Five Things You Should Know Before You Sign That Severance Agreement http://www.businessinsider.com/do-you-need-a-severance-agreement-2012-9

Why Did The Lawyer Put This In My Contract? Confidentiality Clause: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/09/why-did-lawyer-put-this-in-my-contract.html

Why Did The Lawyer Put This In My Contract? The Merger Clause http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/08/why-did-lawyer-put-this-in-my-contract.html

AOL Jobs: How Can I Get Paid For Overtime?

What You Don’t Know About The Minimum Wage Will Hurt America: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-you-dont-know-about-minimum-wage.html

Top 13 Things Not To Say To An Employment Lawyer: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/07/top-13-things-not-to-say-to-employment.html

AOL Jobs: How Do I Prove I’m Paid Less Than My Male Coworkers:

Top Six Illegal Policies In Your Employee Handbook: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/07/top-six-illegal-policies-in-your.html

Can You Be Fired If You Are Sick After Your Vacation? http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/07/can-you-be-fired-if-you-are-sick-after.html

Arizona Employers Want to Ask Employees About Sex Lives, Contraceptives: http://employeeatty.blogspot.nl/2012/06/arizona-employers-want-to-ask-employees.html

Transgendered Employees Are Protected Against Discrimination: http://employeeatty.blogspot.it/2012/06/transgendered-employees-are-protected.html

Can Your Boss Fire You For Taking Vacation?: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/06/can-your-boss-fire-you-for-taking.html

What The U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Doesn’t Want You To Know About Your Workplace Rights: http://employeeatty.blogspot.com/2012/05/what-us-chamber-of-commerce-doesnt-want.html