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Do Remarks Attributing Negative Stereotypes To Hispanic Workers Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented victims of hostile work environment harassment for almost two decades, our Alachua County, Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys know that national origin harassment is a serious problem in the American workplace. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on the basis… Read More »
Employers Continue To Fire Older Workers Pursuant To Unlawful Mandatory Retirement Policies
Having represented employment discrimination victims for almost two decades, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that employers continue to maintain mandatory retirement policies in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Under the ADEA, employers are forbidden from discriminating against employees on the basis of age. “One purpose of the… Read More »
Can Employers Require Pregnant Employees To Quit Or Be Fired Once They Are Six Months Pregnant?
Having litigated pregnancy discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for almost two decades, our Citrus County, Florida pregnancy discrimination attorneys know that many employers act as of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) does not exist. The PDA makes it unlawful for employers to discriminate against women on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth,… Read More »
Is An Employee Protected From Racial Harassment By Employees Who Are Members Of The Employee’s Race?
Having dedicated their practice or representing hostile work environment harassment victims, our Alachua County, Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys know that a common employment law myth is that employees who are members of a particular race are not protected from harassment by employees who are members of that same race. Under Title VII… Read More »
Court Dismisses Race Discrimination Case Despite Evidence That Reasons For Failure To Promote Employee Were False
Having represented victims of employment discrimination for nearly two decades, our Alachua County, Florida racial discrimination lawyers know that proving discrimination is not always easy. “In an employment discrimination case,” as observed by the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Parrish v. Immanuel Med. Ctr., 92 F.3d 727 (8th Cir. 1996), the employee… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From National Origin Harassment From Nonemployees?
Having litigated hostile work environment harassment cases in Florida state and federal courts for nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys know that many employers adopt a “see no evil, hear no evil” strategy to harassment of their employees by nonemployees. Under well-established law, employers are responsible for the… Read More »
A Common Method Of Age Discrimination: Employer Sets Up Older Worker To Fail
Having fought for workers’ rights for almost twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida age discrimination lawyers know that age discrimination remains a serious problem in the American workplace. As the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals observed in Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.3d 13 (7th Cir. 1987), the U.S. Congress enacted the… Read More »
Employee Claims Age Discrimination Where Employer Said “I’m Not Sure We Want A Grandpa”
Having fought for the rights of age discrimination victims for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination attorneys know that older workers continue to face significant disadvantages in their attempts to obtain promotion. Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), employers are prohibited from failing to promote employees on the basis… Read More »
Employers’ Remedial Action Cannot Make Sexual Harassment Victims Worse Off
Having dedicated their practice to representing sexual harassment victims, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers know that employers often respond to sexual harassment complaints by taking measures that make sexual harassment victims worse off. Once an employer becomes aware of sexual harassment in the workplace, the employer must take adequate remedial measures in… Read More »
Court Finds Discriminatory Discharge Where Racial Comment Was Made About Employee After His Discharge
Having litigated employment law cases in Florida state and federal courts for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida wrongful discharge attorneys have learned that victims of race discrimination sometimes learn that employees involved in the decision to terminate their employment made racially discriminatory remarks about them after their employment had been terminated. Under… Read More »
