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-Sexual Harassment
-Discrimination Claims
-Wrongful Discharge/Termination
-Whistleblower Protection (Private and Public Sector)
-FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act)
-Employment Contracts (Formation and Breach)
-Non-Compete Agreements
-Executive Separation Packages
-Severance Issues
-Wage & Overtime Disputes
-Employer Retaliation
Charles Johnston and Ada Hammond believe that all employees have the right to
a safe and psychologically healthy work environment.
They have the experience and background to provide services related to a wide
range of employment issues.
Cases of this nature handled by the firm include wrongful termination,
minimum wage and overtime issues, unpaid wages and commission disputes, racial
and sexual discrimination, age discrimination and retirement income claims,
breach of contract, employee benefit disputes, contract disputes, non-compete
agreements, separation and severance issues, Family and Medical Leave Act
disputes, slander and defamation, sexual harassment claims and whistle blower
protection.
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Employment Law FAQ
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 There are a number
of Florida and Federal laws in place to protect employees against all forms of
discrimination and wrongful termination. The number of lawsuits of this nature
being filed in constantly increasing. According to a January, 2000, report from
the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics, job bias
lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts soared from 6,936 in 1990 to 21,540 in
1998. Discrimination based on such factors as age, race, gender, religion,
color, and national origin is strictly prohibited by both state and federal
statutes. Some employees have long-term contracts that prevent employers from
firing them without good cause, but most employees are "at-will" employees, who
can be terminated for no reason at all. Even at-will employees, however, have
legal protection, in cases where the firing was illegally discriminatory (based
on race or disability, for example), or was in retaliation for the employee’s
exercise of their legal rights. Charles Johnston and Ada Hammond represent
clients in claims arising from breach of employment contracts and situations of
discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination.
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Claims of sexual
harassment deal with a specific form of employment discrimination. Sexual
harassment is prohibited by both Florida Law Chapter 760 and by the Federal Law
entitled Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits
discrimination on the basis of sex, and allows for a jury trial and compensatory
and punitive damages. The damages a plaintiff may be entitled to include back
pay (lost wages), compensatory damages (emotional distress type damages),
punitive damages and attorneys fees. Attorneys at Johnston & Hammond are
qualified and experienced to evaluate individual claims, based on the specific
facts of that claim, and to develop a litigation strategy to pursue the claim on
behalf of an individual 
The Family
Medical Leave Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to grant
employees (who have worked a required amount of time) up to 12 weeks of unpaid
leave (within a 12 month period) for a) the birth of a child, b) the adoption of
a child, c) a serious health condition that requires a leave of absence, or d)
the care of a parent, spouse or child with a serious health condition. Years of
experience qualify Johnston & Hammond to represent individuals whose rights
under this Act have been violated or denied, and who have suffered loss of wages
and employment benefits as a result of these actions by an employer.