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Does Asking An Employee About His Or Her Physical Ability To Do The Job Reflect Disability Discrimination?
Having litigated disability discrimination claims for almost twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida employment law attorneys have learned that employers frequently discriminate against employees who they perceive as disabled. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employees are protected from disability discrimination if they have an actual disability or the employer “regards” them as… Read More »
Florida ICE Officer Sues Over Anti-Muslim Harassment in the Workplace
Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination against employees in the workplace based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. Sexual harassment and harassment otherwise leading to a hostile work environment are forms of discrimination under the law. Thankfully, harassment and discrimination in the workplace are being recognized… Read More »
Racial Harassment Constitutes Hostile Work Environment For Employee
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employees, our Citrus County, Florida discrimination attorneys have learned that management and supervisory level employees are often present when sexually or racially harassing behavior occurs in the workplace. Under well-established law, employers can be held liable for sexual and racial harassment when a manager… Read More »
Discharged Employee Told He “Would Regret” Filing A Workers’ Compensation Claim
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employees, our Citrus County, Florida employment law attorneys have learned that some employers try to prevent employees from making a workers’ compensation claim by using tactics of intimidation and coercion. In many cases, employees are warned, explicitly or implicitly, they will suffer adverse employment… Read More »
Employee Claims He Was Subjected To Greater Work Load In Retaliation For Sexual Harassment Complaint
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employees, our Alachua County, Florida employment law attorneys have learned that employers frequently retaliate against employees who complain about perceived discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Under the federal employment discrimination laws, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title… Read More »
Can A Disabled Job Applicant Be Required To Pay For A Post-Offer Medical Exam?
Under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are forbidden from discriminating against a qualified individual with a disability. Under the ADA, an individual with an actual disability is defined as an individual with “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual.” The ADA defines… Read More »
Court Rules Employers Can Be Held Liable for Failure to Investigate a Sexual Harassment Claim
Having litigated sexual harassment cases for almost twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys have learned that employers often refuse to admit that an employee made an internal sexual harassment complaint. In refusing to acknowledge that an internal sexual harassment complaint was made, employers also admit that they never investigated the victim’s… Read More »
Are After-The-Fact Justifications For An Employee’s Discharge Evidence Of Age Discrimination?
Having represented victims of employment discrimination and retaliation for almost twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that employers sometimes attempt to defend discriminatory discharge cases with evidence created after an employee was terminated. For example, employers will create a document after an employee’s discharge setting forth the alleged reasons… Read More »
Employer Tells Employee Complaining About Sexual Harassment To “Get Back To Work”
Having litigated sexual harassment cases for almost twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that employers often defend sexual harassment cases by arguing that sexually harassing behavior in the workplace does not necessarily constitute legally actionable harassment simply because the harassment involves verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature…. Read More »
Must An Employee Be Able To Work Full-Time To Be Protected By The Americans With Disabilities Act?
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) forbids discrimination against a qualified individual on the basis of disability. The ADA defines “disability” as “a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of an individual.” Prohibited discrimination under the ADA includes not making reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with… Read More »
