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Employee Claims Retaliation Where Supervisor Said Employees On FMLA Leave Are “Useless”
Under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees are entitled to up to twelve weeks of leave during any twelve-month period for a serious health condition. The FMLA also protects employees from retaliation for exercising their rights under the FMLA. Having dedicated their practice to representing employees, our Citrus County, Florida employment law… Read More »
Florida AMU Sued for Age Discrimination
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) prohibits employers from making adverse employment decisions based on the age of an employee or applicant, outside of certain exceptions concerning bona-fide occupational qualification issues. A professor at Florida A&M University is currently suing the university claiming that age discrimination was a factor in reducing… Read More »
Must Employers Investigate The Facts On Which They Base An Employee’s Discharge?
In order to prevail in a discrimination lawsuit, most employment discrimination statutes require employees to prove the employer’s discriminatory intent. This means that an employee must prove that the employer fired him or her deliberately because the employee is African-American, or Cuban, or a woman, or pregnant, or disabled, or over forty years old…. Read More »
Older Worker Fired Because He Was “Here To Retire” Rather Than “To Work”
Having represented the victims of age discrimination for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that employers continue to make employment decisions based on inaccurate and stigmatizing stereotypes about age. For example, employers often discharge older workers because they believe older employers are less likely to be committed to… Read More »
Is An Employee’s Forced Retirement Evidence Of Age Discrimination?
Having been committed to fighting for the rights of Florida employees for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that many employers pressure, if not coerce, older workers to retire. In doing so, employers assume that retirement eligible employees are likely to be less productive or less committed to… Read More »
Employer’s Response To Complaint Of Disability Harassment Was “Grossly Inadequate”
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employees, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers have learned that many employers fail to protect employees from disability-based harassment. When confronted with a complaint from a victim of disability-based harassment, employers often refuse to acknowledge that the employee is being harassed because of… Read More »
Can Employers Cater To The Perceived Discriminatory Preferences Of Customers?
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that many employers discriminate against employees based on a desire to cater to the perceived discriminatory preferences of their customers. For example, employers make employment decisions based on the perceived… Read More »
Can Race Discrimination Be Disproven By Favorable Treatment Of Other Employees Of The Same Race?
Having represented victims of employment discrimination for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers have learned that employers often defend race discrimination cases by pointing to their allegedly favorable treatment of employees who are members of the same race as the individual claiming race discrimination. In doing so, employers implicitly maintain… Read More »
Does Sexual Behavior Towards A Victim At Happy Hour Contribute To A Hostile Work Environment?
Having litigated sexual harassment cases in Florida state and federal courts for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that employers maintain that any sexually harassing behavior towards the victim that occurs outside the workplace or outside of work hours is not part of the victim’s hostile work environment…. Read More »
Employee Claims Pregnancy Discrimination When She Was Fired Six Days After Disclosing Her Pregnancy
Having been committed to fighting for the rights of Florida employees for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida discrimination attorneys have learned that employers often target pregnant employees for termination shortly after they report their pregnancy. In most cases, employers mask their discriminatory intent by building a case against pregnant employees in order… Read More »
