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Race Discrimination Case Sent To Jury Where Manager Used Racially Derogatory Phrase “You People”
Having represented discriminatory discharge victims for more than twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that employees are often subjected to racially derogatory phrases, such as referring to employees who are members of a protected race class as “one of them,” “all of you,” and “you people.” When an employee who… Read More »
Employee Claims Pregnancy Discrimination When She Was Replaced By Non-Pregnant Employee
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida pregnancy discrimination lawyers have learned that pregnant employees who are discharged are invariably replaced by a non-pregnant employee. Although not sufficient, standing alone, to prove a pregnancy discrimination case, showing that an employer replaced a discharged pregnant employee with a… Read More »
Is The Existence Of A Sexual Hostile Work Environment Determined By The Harasser’s Intent?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers know that employers often defend sexual harassment cases by claiming that the sexually harassing behavior amounted to nothing more than “praise” or “compliments.” Having mischaracterized the nature of the conduct at issue, employers then maintain that well-intentioned… Read More »
How Employers Try To Defeat Discriminatory Discharge Claims Under The Americans With Disabilities Act
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that employers often manipulate facts in an attempt to immunize themselves from liability under the federal anti-discrimination laws. Employers not only have the incentive to manipulate facts in the employment discrimination context, they are rewarded when… Read More »
Employee Claims Subsidiary Of Japanese Company Unlawfully Fired Him Based On His American National Origin
Having practiced employment discrimination law for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that a common employment discrimination law myth is that individuals who were born in the United States do not fall within the protection against national origin discrimination under the federal anti-discrimination laws. Title VII of the… Read More »
Employer Denies Worker Was Fired Because Of Age Since Derogatory Age Remarks Were Just “Jokes”
Having represented employees discriminated against on the basis of age for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that older workers are often subjected to derogatory age remarks by younger management employees. In Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.3d 13 (7th Cir. 1987), the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court… Read More »
Employee’s Wrongful Termination Claim Survives Dismissal Where Owner Made Racial Remarks
Having litigated wrongful termination cases for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida wrongful termination lawyers know that company owners frequently make discriminatory remarks reflecting that their employment decisions are the product of unlawful discrimination. Company owners seemingly make discriminatory remarks in the workplace because, among other reasons, they are not restrained by… Read More »
Hostile Work Environment Existed Where Employee Harassed Based On His Bangladeshi Descent
Having represented victims of hostile work environment harassment for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida hostile work environment harassment lawyers know that employees not born in the United States are often subjected to egregious harassment based on their national origin. In many national origin harassment cases, harassers insult, ridicule, and taunt employees… Read More »
Physical Threats Directed Solely At Women Contribute To Sex-Based Hostile Work Environment
Having litigated sexual harassment cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida hostile work environment harassment lawyers know that a common employment law myth is that in order to bring a sexual harassment claim, a woman must show that she was subjected to explicitly sexual conduct,… Read More »
“Customer Preference” is Not a Defense to Employment Discrimination
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from discrimination because of sex.Employers are not at liberty to make employment decisions or take adverse employment action against an employee based on their sex. That means that an employee cannot be fired, denied a promotion, or denied a bonus simply… Read More »
