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Is A Deviation From Company Policy Evidence Of An Age-Based Discriminatory Discharge?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees who are over forty years of age from discrimination on the basis of age. Having long fought for the rights of employees who have been subjected to age discrimination, our Citrus County, Florida age discrimination attorneys have learned that employers often engage in selective enforcement… Read More »
Florida Jury Awards $775,000 to Deaf Woman in Discrimination Suit Against Costco
The Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) protects employees against discrimination with respect to compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of employment on the basis of handicap, among other things. Like the federal Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), the FCRA prohibits termination of employees in retaliation for complaining about discrimination and requires that employers make reasonable… Read More »
Must Employers Investigate A Victim’s Complaint Of Subsequent Sexual Harassment?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits employers from discriminating against any individual with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s sex. In Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that sexual… Read More »
Why Do Employers Try To Get Employees To Quit?
Under federal employment discrimination laws, unlawful discrimination occurs when an employer takes an adverse employment action against an employee for a discriminatory reason. Under the anti-retaliation provisions of federal employment discrimination laws, unlawful retaliation occurs when an employer takes an adverse employment action against an employee for a retaliatory reason. Courts have determined that… Read More »
Courts Continue To Dismiss Hostile Work Environment Harassment Cases By Ignoring Supreme Court Precedent
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any individual with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s sex. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination prohibited by… Read More »
Can Unlawful National Origin Harassment Occur When The Harasser & Victim Are From The Same Country?
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any individual because of such individual’s national origin. In Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Company, Inc., 414 U.S. 86 (1973), the U.S. Supreme Court defined a national origin as the “country… Read More »
Does The Americans With Disabilities Act Protect Employees From Retaliation If They Are Not Disabled?
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees on the basis of disability. Under the ADA, employers are also obligated to provide employees with reasonable accommodations for their disability. To preserve the availability of these rights, and to enforce them, the ADA contains an anti-retaliation provision. Under the… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From Retaliation When They Oppose Sexual Harassment Against Customers?
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), an employer may not discriminate against any individual with respect to his or her compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual’s race, color, national origin, sex, or religion. To preserve the availability of these rights, and to enforce… Read More »
Is An Employee’s Failure To Report Sexual Harassment Excused By A Fear Of Retaliation?
An employer’s liability for sexual harassment depends on whether the harasser is a co-worker or a supervisor of the victim. When the harasser is a supervisor and the harassment culminates in the taking of a tangible employment action against the victim, such as hiring, failing to promote, or a reduction in pay, the employer… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From Retaliation When They Make An Informal Complaint Of Sexual Harassment?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from sexual harassment that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim’s employment and create a hostile work environment. To enforce Title VII’s protection against sexual harassment, Title VII contains anti-retaliation provisions. Under Title VII’s anti-retaliation provisions,… Read More »
