LECHNER LAW

Jay P. Lechner is a Florida Bar Board Certified Labor & Employment specialist.

Lechner Law is pleased to announce that Jay P. Lechner was selected the 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" - Employment Law, Management for St. Petersburg!

Attorney Jay P. Lechner is honored to be selected by Super Lawyers 5 years in a row.

Attorney Jay P. Lechner is proud to have served for 10+ years as Chapter Editor for the treatise The Fair Labor Standards Act, an essential tool for helping practitioners understand FLSA coverage and exemptions.

Please visit the Lechner Law headquarters in the Fifth Third Center in downtown Tampa, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 412, Tampa, Florida 33602!

It is unlawful for any employer “to discharge, discipline” or otherwise “discriminate” against an employee who takes protected leave due to the coronavirus or who has “filed any complaint” related to the coronavirus Paid Leave Act. Two interesting factoids: (1) the term “filed any complaint” as ...

Do you know workers who were laid off because a company wanted to avoid paying paid leave under the new Coronavirus Paid Leave Law? Employees are legally protected from “interference” with their federal leave rights. The Eleventh Circuit has held that employees are protected from FMLA interfere...

BREAKING: The CARES Act passed by the Senate would amend the Emergency FMLEA by expanding paid leave entitlement to rehired workers. Under the law, employees who have been employed for at least 30 days are entitled to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a child whose school or child care provider ...

BREAKING: The DOL has issued the new COVID-19 paid leave notice... covered employers are required to post it in a conspicuous location.