Contact  and Links

The Law Office of Phyllis J. Towzey, P.A.
Suite 401, The Kress Building
475 Central Avenue
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
727-895-1200
727-892-9925 (fax)
Email: phyllis@towzey.com

Important Links

Phyllis J. Towzey is board-certified in Labor and Employment Law.  For information from the Florida Bar Association on Board Certified Attorneys,  Click HERE

The Florida Statutes Chapter 443 deals with employment.  You can find it by here.

The Cornell University Law School online library for employment law: click here.

EmployersChoiceOnline: A trusted source for employment background checks.

Tampa office of the EEOC: http://www.eeoc.gov/miami/area.html

Location: 501 East Polk Street, Suite 1000
Tampa, FL 33602
Phone: 1-800-669-4000
Fax: 813-228-2841
TTY: 1-800-669-6820
The Tampa Field Office is open Monday - Friday from 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
 

Florida Human Relations Commission

Pinellas County has form for filing a discrimination complaint.  Contact:  Pinellas County Office of Human Rights, 400 S. Harrison Ave, 5th Floor, Clearwater, FL, 33756: Phone 727-464-4880, Fax, 727-464-4157   www.pinellascounty.org/humanrights/

Information about Overtime pay rules from the U.S. Department of Labor

http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/fairpay/main.htm

The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation is the main agency for unemployment  You can find a wealth of information including how to apply for unemployment.

For latest news on Unemployment Compensation go to

http://www.floridajobs.org/unemployment/hottopics.html

Go to www.floridajobs.org/unemployment/

Local One Stop Centers
http://maps.servicelocator.org/portal/

Unemployment, State of Florida, St. Petersburg One Stop Center
(727) 524-4344 

Florida Unemployment is based in Tallahassee.  Call 800-204-2418 or go online at www.fluidnow.com/

In Florida, laid-off workers may be able to collect a maximum of 99 weeks in unemployment compensation. The state provides a maximum of 26 weeks, then the federal government provides the remainder through the emergency unemployment compensation program.
 

Federal 

U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov

U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
www.osha.gov

U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission www.eeoc.gov

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