Yvette Everhart
Sass Law Firm - Representing Employees in Workplace DisputesYvette 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
- Stetson University
- B.B.A. (2003)
- Honors: cum laude
- Shareholder Attorney
- Sass Law Firm
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- 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
- Who Is Entitled to Protection From Retaliation? (Fundamentals)
- Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- New Federal Rule: Overtime and Salaried Workers
- Sandspur Chapter of Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Don’t Speak English? Don’t Worry, English Speaking Only Policies in the Workplace Violate the Law
- Hola Tampa Bay magazine
- Litigation Holds in Employment Lawsuits: Creating an Early and Effective Plan for Collecting and Preserving ESI
- Strafford Publications, Inc.
- 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.
- Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases
- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- 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.
- Navigating Ethical Perils of Social Media Surveillance
- Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- 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.
- Florida Update: Employment Law
- National Business Institute™
- Class Arbitration Update: NLRB Rules
- Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- 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.
- Taking a Stand Against Subpoenas to Former Employers
- Lawyer magazine, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Yours, Mine or Theirs: The Document Dilemma
- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- Who Is Entitled to Protection From Retaliation? (Fundamentals), 13th Annual Section Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Section of Labor and Employment Law, American Bar Association
- Sexual Harassment Can Be Prevented and Stopped, Sexual Harassment Training and Forum, Tampa, Florida
- U.S. Representative Kathy Castor, Hillsborough Community College
- Class Action Waivers from the Advocates Point of View, Midwinter Meeting, Clearwater Beach, Florida
- 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
- St. Leo University
- Wage & Hour and Unpaid Wages, Continuing Education Meeting, Tampa, Florida
- 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
- 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
- Strafford Publications, Inc.
- Structuring Settlement Agreements & Related Tax Considerations in Employment Cases, Strategies for Winning Employment Cases, Fall Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- Florida Update: Employment Law, CLE Conference, Tampa, Florida
- National Business Institute™
- Practicing in Public Interest Law from an Employee Attorney’s Perspective, Professionalism Day, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stetson University College of Law
- The Americans With Disabilities Act, EEO Training Seminar, Tampa, Florida
- 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
- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law since 2017
- The Florida Bar
- Florida Super Lawyers® – Employment Law for Employees
- Thomson Reuters
- Superb 10.0 rating, since 2008
- Avvo
- Florida Super Lawyers® – Rising Star in Employment Law
- Thomson Reuters
- Florida Super Lawyers® – Rising Star in Employment Law
- Thomson Reuters
- Dean W. Gary Vause Award
- The Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
- Judge Alexander Paskay Bankruptcy Award
- Stetson University College of Law
- Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- 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
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- Website Subcommittee, Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Co-Chair
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- Communications Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Law School Liaison Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Co-Chair
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- Hot Topics in Employment Law, Fall Conference, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Program Chair
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- Membership Outreach Subcommittee, Outreach Committee, Labor and Employment Law Section, The Florida Bar
- Committee Member
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- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- President
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- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- President-Elect
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- Florida Chapter, National Employment Lawyers Association
- Vice President of Programming
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