Recent Blog Posts
Are At-Will Employees Protected From Employment Discrimination?
Having battled against employers who engage in discriminatory employment practices for more than two decades, our employment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that many employees mistakenly believe that at will-employees are not protected from employment discrimination. This misperception is perpetuated and exploited by employers who routinely use at-will employment to deceive vulnerable employees…. Read More »
Hooters Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Race and Color Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on an individual’s race or the color of their skin, but a recent filing of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accuses a Hooters restaurant of doing exactly that. Below we discuss the EEOC charge of race and… Read More »
Do Employment Discrimination Victims Need “Smoking Gun” Evidence To Prove Their Case?
Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employee rights lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that employees need “smoking gun” evidence in order to prove an employment discrimination case. This employment law myth is disingenuously perpetuated by employers who routinely endeavor to persuade judges… Read More »
Do Workers Have Any Legal Protection When An Employer’s Attitude Changes After Learning Of Their Disability?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our employee rights lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that the attitude of employers towards an employee often changes after they become aware of the employee’s disability. An employer’s change in attitude in far too many cases manifests itself in targeting the employee for… Read More »
Can A Single Incident Of Unwanted Sexual Touching Make A Work Environment Hostile?
Through their decades of experience handling sexual harassment cases, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employers defending against sexual harassment claims invariably attempt to set the bar for a hostile work environment too high. In order to create a hostile work environment, employers contend that sexual harassment must involve more… Read More »
Can Sexual Harassment Over The Course Of Just One Day Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for more than two decades, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that employees routinely argue that a sexually hostile work environment claim fails as a matter of law unless the harassment involves repeated conduct occurring over a series of days or even years. In the absence… Read More »
Regulations Are in the Works to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) is a brand-new civil rights employment law that was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022, and went into effect on June 27, 2023. While the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – the agency charged with enforcing the law – has already begun accepting charges… Read More »
Can Harassing Conduct That Is Sexist In Nature Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our labor lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that women are often subjected to harassing conduct that is sexist in nature in the workplace. Unfortunately, our labor attorneys in Ocala, Florida have learned, many employees are unaware that harassing conduct that is sexist in… Read More »
Employee Claims He Worked In A Hostile Environment Because Co-Workers Mocked His Religious Beliefs
For more than twenty years, our employment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims. Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employment attorneys in Inverness, Florida know that employees are often required to work in an environment where their religious beliefs are mocked or… Read More »
Can Employers Condition An Employee’s Continued Employment On Dropping An EEOC Complaint?
Through their decades of experience representing employees, our retaliation lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees are often targeted for retaliation after filing a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). Knowing that employees who file EEOC discrimination complaints have fears of retaliation, employers exploit those feelings of vulnerability by… Read More »
