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Sexual Harassment Victim Claims Retaliatory Firing When Others Not Fired For Engaging In Same Conduct
Having represented victims of retaliatory discharge for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida retaliatory discharge lawyers have learned that employers often target employees who complain about sexual harassment for termination by selectively enforcing company work rules against them. Seizing upon a sexual harassment complainant’s violation of a company work rule, the employer… Read More »
Court Rules That Treating A Pregnant Employee Worse Than Non-Pregnant Employees Is Pregnancy Discrimination
Having litigated pregnancy discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that pregnant employees are often treated differently after disclosing their pregnancy. For example, employers will scrutinize their work performance, reduce their hours, subject them to disciplinary action, and enforce work… Read More »
Are Employees Who Are Repeatedly Discriminatorily Passed Over For Promotion Entitled To Quit?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys know that employees are often passed over for promotion for discriminatory reasons. In some circumstances, employees who are continuously denied promotion for discriminatory reasons may have a claim for constructive discharge. As the U.S. Second Circuit Court… Read More »
Do Sexist Comments & Jokes Contribute To The Creation Of A Sexual Hostile Work Environment?
Having fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that a common employment law myth is that non-sexual behavior does not contribute to the creation of a sexual hostile work environment. However, prohibited sexual harassment is not limited to verbal… Read More »
Victim Worked In Sexual Hostile Environment Where Alleged Sexual Harasser Touched Intimate Body Part
Having litigated sexual harassment cases for more than two decades, our Columbia County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers know that a sexual harasser’s direct contact with an intimate body part is one of the most egregious forms of sexual harassment. As explained by the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Redd v. New York… Read More »
Court Rules That Employee Subjected To Racial Slurs Worked In Racial Hostile Work Environment
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that employees continue to be subjected to racially offensive language in the workplace. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from race discrimination in the workplace, including racial harassment. Racial… Read More »
Worker Claims She Was Forced To Quit After Being Harassed Because She Was An Older Woman
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Columbia County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employees are often forced to quit because of an intolerable work atmosphere. Under the federal employment laws, when an employer makes an employee’s working conditions so intolerable that the employee is compelled to quit, the… Read More »
Employee Claims He Was Fired In Retaliation For Complaining About Same-Sex Sexual Harassment
Having litigated retaliatory discharge cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida retaliatory discharge lawyers know that employers continue to target employees who complain about sexual harassment for termination. In doing so, employers frequently attempt to justify an employee’s termination by making up or lying about… Read More »
Florida Employee Told She Was “Making Too Much Money As A Female” Claims Sex Discrimination
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know women continue to face substantial obstacles in their long fight for equal treatment in the American workplace. Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which… Read More »
Employee Called An “Over-The-Hill Salesman” Claims He Was Fired Because Of His Age
Having litigated age discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that many employers harbor a strong bias against older workers and often seek to squeeze them out of their positions. Although the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed… Read More »
