30 Years Experience in Employment Law
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Fort Lauderdale Employment Attorney
Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A. specializes in labor law and employment legal issues.
Fort Lauderdale employment and labor law attorney Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A. specializes in labor law and employment legal issues, such as wrongful discharge; overtime compensation; the application of non-competition and employment contracts; as well as the denial of health care, disability or pension benefits. If you have lost your job or you believe that you have been denied a promotion, you may have a legal remedy, if those personnel decisions were based upon discriminatory reasons, including race, gender, national origin, disability, age or religious discrimination.
With the assistance of the law firm of Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A., in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, you can obtain the legal assistance you need in the wide and diverse subject area of labor and employment law. You will be professionally counseled on your rights as an employee in the work place and you will be provided with legal and practical options, tailored to meet your needs in a specific situation.
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Fort Lauderdale Employment Attorney Mark J. Berkowitz
Mark has been practicing labor and employment law for thirty years. His legal work concentrates in this important area of the law and he has assisted both private sector and public sector employees, throughout the State of Florida. He applies his substantive legal knowledge as an experienced practitioner for employees, working for private companies, as well as for those employees who have been employed by the city, county, state and federal governments.
At Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A., we also represent employees and labor union members in arbitration proceedings, involving grievances under collective bargaining agreements. We represent state employees before the Public Employees Relations Commission, municipal and county employees in administrative hearings, as well as federal employees, through-out the United States, before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Contact our Fort Lauderdale employment law and labor attorney today.
Overview of Sexual Harassment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines workplace sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances or conduct of a sexual nature which unreasonably interferes with the performance of a person’s job or creates an intimidating hostile, or offensive work environment. Sexual harassment can range from persistent offensive sexual jokes to inappropriate touching to posting offensive material on a bulletin board.
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WHY WORK WITH OUR TEAM?
Mark Berkowitz focuses his practice on employee representation and employment discrimination matters before both state and federal courts; as well as government administrative agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Florida Commission on Human Relations. These litigation matters involve cases related to claims of discrimination based on race, national origin, religion and gender, including, pregnancy and sexual harassment, as well as claims based on age, disability, medical leave; under the Family Medical Leave Act, retaliation and whistle-blower claims. He also handles claims involving issues of unfair competition, breach of the duty of fair representation, unpaid wages and non-compete and trade secret claims; and additionally, he engages clients in the negotiation of employment contracts and severance agreements.
Practice Areas
The law firm of Mark J. Berkowitz, P.A. in Fort Lauderdale provides professional guidance an counseling in a wide variety of labor and employment law practice areas. We offer legal and practical advice in the following subject areas:
