First Admitted: 2007, Florida

Professional Webpage: https://www.employmentlawtampa.com/attorneys/yvette-d-everha...

Bar / Professional Activity:

Chair-Elect of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Florida Bar
Employee Co-Chair – Treatise Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2022-2023
Secretary/Treasurer – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2022-2023
Council Member – Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2017-present
Committee Member – Continuing Legal Education Committee, The Florida Bar, 2021-2023
Co-Chair – Website Subcommittee, Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2017-2023
Committee Member – Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016-2019
Vice Chair – Treatise Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, 2021-2022
Legal Education Director – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2021-2022
Program Co-Chair – Advanced Labor Topics, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2021
Committee Member – Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar 2016-2019
Committee Member – Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2015-present
Co-Chair – Law School Liaison Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016-2017
Program Co-Chair – Hot Topics in Employment Law, Fall Conference, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2016
Committee Member – Membership Outreach Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2015-2016
President – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2012-2013
President-Elect – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2011-2012
Vice President of Programming – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2010-2011
Member – Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
Member – Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
Member – Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
Member – Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2019-present

Videos:

Can my employer terminate me for discussing my wages?, Legal, Employee Rights, 2021

Special Licenses / Certifications:

Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar since 2017

Honors:

AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021, Martindale-Hubbell, 2024
Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008, Avvo, 2024
Florida Super Lawyers® in Employment Law for Employees since 2019, Thomson Reuters, 2023
AV Preeminent® Peer Reviewed Rated since 2021, Martindale-Hubbell, 2023
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights Lawyers since 2020, LawDragon, 2023
Top Attorney Superb 10.0 Rating since 2008, Avvo, 2023
Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees since 2019, Thomson Reuters, 2022
AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, since 2021, 2022
500 Leading Plaintiff Employment and Civil Rights & Civil Rights Lawyers, since 2020, Lawdragon, 2022
Top Attorney Superb 10.0 since 2008, Avvo, 2022
Lead Counsel Verified in Employment Law, Thomson Reuters, since 2019, 2022
Volunteer of the Year Award, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2020
Rising Star in Employment Law also for 2016, Florida Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters, 2017
Dean W. Gary Vause Award, The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006
Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award, Stetson University College of Law, 2006

Educational Background:

Juris Doctor - Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, 2006
Bachelor of Business Administration - Stetson University, cum laude, Deland, Florida, 2003

White Papers:

The First Amendment and Public Employees – Representing Federal and Public Employees Seminar, National Employment Lawyers Association, April 2024, 2024
EEO – Procedural – 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January 2024, 2024
EEO – Procedural – 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January 2023, 2023
Regional Editor, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg, 2023
EEO – Procedural – 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January 2022, 2022
Regional Editor, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg, 2022
Regional Editor, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg, 2021
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg, 2021
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg, 2020
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region, Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg BNA, 2019
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg BNA, https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2018
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Second Edition, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bloomberg BNA, https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2017
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2016
Don’t Speak English? Don’t Worry, English Speaking Only Policies in the Workplace Violate the Law – Hola Tampa Bay magazine, 2016
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2015
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2014
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Annual Supplement to Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2013
Class Arbitration Update: NLRB Rules – Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2012
Florida Co-Author, Southeastern Region – Employment at Will, A State-by-State Survey, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, and Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., https://books.bloomberglaw.com/products/employment-at-will-a-state-by-state-survey-second-edition-with-2018-supplement, 2011
Taking a Stand Against Subpoenas to Former Employers – Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association, 2011

Scholarly Lectures / Writings:

The First Amendment and Public Employees – Representing Federal and Public Employees Seminar, National Employment Lawyers Association, April 2024, Speaker, 2024
EEO – Procedural – 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January 2024, Speaker, 2024
EEO – Procedural – 23rd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January 2023, Speaker, 2023
Workplace Rights: What Nurses Need to Know – Florida Nurses Association Membership Assembly (Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida), September, Speaker, 2022
Empower, Advocate and Represent Employee Rights in the Workplace – On the Record with Sarina Fazan, Sarina Fazan Network (Interview), April, Speaker, 2022
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – Interview with Karen Navia, Telemundo (Interview), March, Speaker, 2022
EEO – Procedural – 22nd Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, Speaker/Author, 2022
The Attorney-Client Privilege for Labor & Employment Practitioners – 15th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, Speaker/Author, 2021
Age Discrimination in the Workplace – Interview with Anthony Hill, ABC Action News (Interview), October, Speaker, 2021
EEO - Procedural – 21st Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Virtual Meeting, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, January, Speaker/Author, 2021
Electronic Communication Policies and Social Media – 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association (Virtual), November, Speaker, 2020
DEO – Trying the Reemployment Assistance Case – Practicing Before State Labor and Employment Agencies, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar (Tallahassee, Florida), March , Speaker, 2020
Everything (Well Almost Everything) Employers and Employees (and Their Counsel) Need to Know About Electronic Communication Policies and Social Media – 14th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference (Virtual), Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, November, Author, 2020
EEO - Procedural - 20th Labor and Employment Law Annual Update and Certification Review, Winter Meeting, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar, Orlando, Speaker/Author, https://www.employmentlawtampa.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/2020-EEO-Procedural-by-Yvette-Everhart-Employee-Rights-Attorney-PPT.pdf, 2020
Who Is Entitled to Protection From Retaliation? (Fundamentals) - 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Track, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, Moderator/Speaker/Author, 2019
Sexual Harassment Can Be Prevented and Stopped – Sexual Harassment Training and Forum, U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, Florida), February, Speaker, 2018
Employee Perspective on Strategic Use of Forensic Experts in Defending Non-Compete, Trade Secret and Business Tort Claims – Employment Rights and Responsibilities Committee Midwinter Meeting, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association, Acknowledgment of Contribution, 2018
Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View – Midwinter Meeting, ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association (Clearwater Beach, Florida), February, Speaker, 2018
Discrimination, Harassment and Abuse by Employers – Business Class of Dr. Charmaine Rose, St. Leo University (Tampa, Florida), June , Speaker, 2017
Workplace Challenges of Privacy, Social Media and Technology Issues – 16th Annual Employment Law: Rights, Benefits, and Emerging Issues, Sterling Education, Inc., Acknowledgment of Contribution, 2017
Wage & Hour and Unpaid Wages – Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tampa, Florida), October, Speaker, 2016
New Federal Rule – Overtime and Salaried Workers – Continuing Education Meeting, Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, October, Author, 2016
Human Resource Practices from a Plaintiff Attorney’s Perspective – Business Class of Dr. Charmaine Rose, St. Leo University (Clearwater, Florida), July, Speaker, 2016
Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI – Strafford Publications, Inc. (Live Webinar), April, Speaker/Author, 2016
Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases – Strategies for Winning Employment Cases, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association (St. Petersburg, Florida), September, Speaker/Author, 2015
Florida Update: Employment Law – National Business Institute™ (Teleconference Tampa, Florida), September, Speaker/Author, 2012
Practicing in Public Interest Law from an Employee Attorney’s Perspective – Professionalism Day, Stetson University College of Law (St. Petersburg, Florida), January, Speaker, 2011
The Americans With Disabilities Act – EEO Training Seminar, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & City of Tampa Community Affairs Division (Tampa, Florida), September, Speaker, 2009
Yours, Mine or Theirs: The Document Dilemma – Employment Law Progression in a Recession, Fall Conference, Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association (St. Petersburg, Florida), September, Speaker/Author, 2009

Firm News (Newsletters):

Sass Law Firm's employment law blog, Employee Rights Reporter

Industry Groups:

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