Yvette Everhart

Yvette Everhart is a shareholder in the Sass Law Firm practicing labor and employment law in Florida since graduating from Stetson University College of Law and is an advocate of employee rights. Ms. Everhart is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by The Florida Bar with over 12 years of experience, making her well-versed in a wide variety of employment law issues. Over the years, Yvette has served on various committees and is a member of the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of The Florida Bar, as well as Co-Chair of the Website Subcommittee of its Communications Committee.

Ms. Everhart’s experience includes representing individual employees before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, as well as various government agencies, including the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR), the Florida Public Employee Relations Committee (PERC), the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and Florida’s unemployment agency, the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO).

Yvette Everhart has spoken at a variety of employment law educational conferences and is the author of several published articles. She is also co-author of the Florida Chapter of the national treatise, Employment at Will, a State-by-State Survey initially published in 2011 by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law and BNA Bloomberg, as well as each yearly supplement and the 2017 Second Edition. Yvette is a current member and past President of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, also known as Florida NELA, and has been included on the Super Lawyers® list published by Thomson Reuters in the area of employment law. After graduating cum laude from Stetson University, she attended Stetson University College of Law and received both The Florida Bar’s Dean W. Gary Vause Award & the Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award.

Stetson University College of Law

J.D. (2006) | Law

2006

Stetson University

B.B.A. (2003)

2003

Honors: cum laude

Shareholder Attorney

Sass Law Firm

2007 - Current

Practicing labor and employment law, advocating for employee rights, and representing individuals in workplace disputes involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, whistleblower protection, wage and hour issues, employment contracts and severance agreements, including non-compete provisions and arbitration agreements

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

November, 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

November, 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.

November, 2016

New Federal Rule: Overtime and Salaried Workers

Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

October, 2016

Don’t Speak English? Don’t Worry, English Speaking Only Policies in the Workplace Violate the Law

Hola Tampa Bay magazine

August, 2016

Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI

Strafford Publications, Inc.

April, 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.

November, 2015

Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

September, 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.

November, 2014

Navigating Ethical Perils of Social Media Surveillance

Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association

May, 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.

November, 2013

Florida Update: Employment Law

National Business Institute™

September, 2012

Class Arbitration Update: NLRB Rules

Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association

April, 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.

November, 2011

Taking a Stand Against Subpoenas to Former Employers

Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association

January, 2011

Yours, Mine or Theirs: The Document Dilemma

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

September, 2009

Sexual Harassment Can Be Prevented and Stopped, Sexual Harassment Training and Forum, Tampa, Florida

February 13, 2018

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Hillsborough Community College

Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View, Midwinter Meeting, Clearwater Beach, Florida

February 9, 2018

ADR in Labor and Employment Law Committee, Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association

Discrimination, Harassment and Abuse by Employers, Business Class of Dr. Charmaine Rose, Tampa, Florida

June 1, 2017

St. Leo University

Wage & Hour and Unpaid Wages, Continuing Education Meeting, Tampa, Florida

October 17, 2016

Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Human Resource Practices from a Plaintiff Attorney’s Perspective, Business Class of Dr. Charmaine Rose, Clearwater, Florida

July 11, 2016

St. Leo University

Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI, Best Practices to Reduce Risks, Manage Costs and Avoid Sanctions Under the Amended Federal Rules, Live Webinar

April 26, 2016

Strafford Publications, Inc.

Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases, Strategies for Winning Employment Cases, Fall Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida

September 4, 2015

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

Florida Update: Employment Law, CLE Conference, Tampa, Florida

September 19, 2012

National Business Institute™

Practicing in Public Interest Law from an Employee Attorney’s Perspective, Professionalism Day, St. Petersburg, Florida

January 10, 2011

Stetson University College of Law

The Americans With Disabilities Act, EEO Training Seminar, Tampa, Florida

September 17, 2009

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission & City of Tampa Community Affairs Division

Yours, Mine or Theirs: The Document Dilemma, Employment Law Progression in a Recession, Fall Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida

September 5, 2009

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law since 2017

The Florida Bar

2017

Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees

Thomson Reuters

2019

Superb 10.0 rating, since 2008

Avvo

2019

Florida Super Lawyers® – Rising Star in Employment Law

Thomson Reuters

2017

Florida Super Lawyers® – Rising Star in Employment Law

Thomson Reuters

2016

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

Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Member

Current

Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association

Member

Current

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Executive Council, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Council Member

2017 - Current

Website Subcommittee, Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Co-Chair

2017 - Current

Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Committee Member

2016 - Current

Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Committee Member

2015 - Current

Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Committee Member

2015 - Current

Law School Liaison Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Co-Chair

2016 - 2017

Hot Topics in Employment Law, Fall Conference, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Program Chair

2015 - 2016

Membership Outreach Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar

Committee Member

2015 - 2016

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

President

2012 - 2013

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

President-Elect

2011 - 2012

Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association

Vice President of Programming

2010 - 2011

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