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Florida Woman Files Lawsuit against Whole Foods for Discrimination Based on Race and Gender
A Tallahassee woman recently filed a lawsuit based on discrimination she suffered while an employee at a Whole Foods grocery store. Learn more about the case below, and contact a seasoned Marion County employment discrimination attorney if you’ve been the victim of discrimination on the job in Florida. Mother of newborn scheduled to work… Read More »
Is An Employer’s Violation Of Its Own Promotion Policies Evidence Of A Discriminatory Failure To Promote?
Federal employment discrimination laws make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to promote an employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, or disability. Having extensive experience representing employees discriminatorily denied promotion, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that employers… Read More »
Can A Termination Decision Which Exhibits Bad Business Judgment Be Evidence Of Discrimination?
In the employment discrimination context, employers do not have to establish “good cause” for a termination decision. As explained by the U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Damon v. Fleming Supermarkets of Florida, Inc., 196 F.3d 1354 (11th Cir. 1999), “an employer may fire an employee for a good reason, a bad reason,… Read More »
Can Age Discrimination Be Established By Showing The Discharged Employee’s Work Performance Was Satisfactory?
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which is federal law, and the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), which is Florida law, prohibit employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of age. When an employee claims that he or she was fired on the basis of age in violation of the ADEA and… Read More »
Can Employment Decisions Based On An Employee’s Accent Constitute Evidence Of National Origin Discrimination?
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which is federal law, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of national origin. Although Title VII does not define the term “national origin,” the U.S. Supreme Court in Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Company., Inc., 414 U.S. 86 (1973) defined a… Read More »
Second Circuit Rules That Sexual Orientation Discrimination Violates Federal Law
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sex. In Hivley v. Ivy Tech. Community College of Indiana, 853 F.3d 339 (7th Cir. 2017), the United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appellate court to hold that sexual orientation… Read More »
Doctor Claims That He Was Given A Breathalyzer Test & Fired In Violation Of The Age Discrimination In Employment Act
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which is federal law, and the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), which is Florida law, protect employees from discrimination on the basis of age. An individual bringing an ADEA claim may establish a claim of illegal age discrimination through circumstantial evidence. Having litigated age discrimination claims for… Read More »
Disability Harassment Is A Form Of Disability Discrimination Prohibited By The Americans With Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of disability. Discrimination under the ADA includes not making reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an individual with a disability. Discrimination under the ADA also includes disability harassment that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a… Read More »
Federal Court Finds Evidence Of Pregnancy Discrimination When Employee Was Fired Because It Was Best For Her & The Baby
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), as amended by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 (PDA), protects women from discrimination on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. Under the PDA, as explained by the U.S. Supreme Court in UAW v. Johnson Controls, 499 U.S. 187 (1991),… Read More »
Proving Age Discrimination By Showing Younger Employees Engaging In More Egregious Behavior Were Not Fired
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) protects employees from discrimination on the basis of age. Having litigated age discrimination cases for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida age discrimination attorneys have learned that employers often treat younger employees differently and more favorably than older employees. As part of such unequal treatment, employers… Read More »
