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In United States labor law, at-will employment is an employer's ability to dismiss an employee for any reason (that is, without having to establish "just cause" for termination), and without warning, [1] as long as the reason is not illegal (e.g. firing because of the employee's gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, or disability status ...
Following cases in the state have molded and defined the applicability of the Williams Rule in criminal cases. Varying standards of "relevance" seem to apply depending on the prong of the rule applied. The legislature of Florida has also codified the Williams Rule in Florida Statute section 90.404(2)(a). [2]
A civil statute of limitations applies to a non-criminal legal action, including a tort or contract case. If the statute of limitations expires before a lawsuit is filed, the defendant may raise the statute of limitations as an affirmative defense to seek dismissal of the claim. The exact time period depends on both the state and the type of ...
The appellate court held that the trial court had not exceeded its authority or failed to uphold the law when it affirmed the defendants' municipal court convictions. [10] Rather, the court explained that the trial court had properly followed existing Florida state law at that time, given that in a previous case, Johnson v.
Few aspects of the federal or state constitutions may restrict the length of probation period, although the sentence usually clearly obeys the local law to establish fairness and justice. [11] Statutory limitations perhaps determine time period of the proposed probation as well as the conditional circumstance which the probation can be extended.
James Norris' remains were found in Florida. But investigators say he may have lived in or had associates in Des Moines. Florida law enforcement look to Des Moines to help solve 50-year-old cold case
Equitable tolling applies in criminal and civil proceedings, including in removal proceedings under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). [2] Equitable tolling is a common principle of law stating that a statute of limitations shall not bar a claim in cases where the plaintiff, despite use of due diligence, could not or did not discover the injury until after the expiration of the ...
In an affirmative defense, the defendant may concede that they committed the alleged acts, but they prove other facts which, under the law, either justify or excuse their otherwise wrongful actions, or otherwise overcomes the plaintiff's claim. In criminal law, an affirmative defense is sometimes called a justification or excuse defense. [4]