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 Orlando,
Florida Wage Disputes/ Attorney
Florida courts have held that the prevailing
party in an action to recover unpaid periodic
salary, unpaid sales commissions, an unpaid
bonus, or unpaid severance pay all allegedly due
under a contract of employment for services
rendered-is entitled to an award of attorney's
fees under the above statute.
In so doing, Florida courts have looked to the
following definitions of wages
as persuasive in interpreting the above statute,
inasmuch as chapter 448 of the Florida Statutes
contains no such definition: Wages'
means and includes all compensation paid by an
employer or his agent for the performance of
service by an
employee, including the cash value of all
compensation paid in any medium other than
cash. [A]ll remuneration for employment,
including commissions and bonuses and the cash
value of all remuneration paid in any medium
other than cash. Wages.
A compensation given to a hired person for his
or her services.
Compensation of
employees based on time worked or output
of production. Every form of remuneration
payable for a given period to an individual for
personal services, including salaries,
commissions,
vacation
pay, dismissal
wages, bonuses, and reasonable value of
board, rent, lodging, payments in kind, tips,
and any other similar advantage received from
the individual's employer or directly with
respect to work for him.
For a confidential
consultation regarding potential employment
dispute cases, contact the Law Office of N. James
Turner, Esq., P.A. at
(407) 422-6464
The
hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not
be based solely on advertisements. Before you decide on the
hiring of a lawyer, you should learn about the lawyer's qualifications
and experience.
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