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Sixth Circuit Finds That Employer Failed To Reasonably Accommodate Employee During Pregnancy Bed Rest
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees 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. Consequently, the ADA establishes a cause of action for disabled employees when their… Read More »
Former Executive Sues Florida Employer for Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Workplace sexual harassment and gender discrimination can happen to women of all levels, ranging from an entry-level office worker all the way up to executive-level management. A recent lawsuit filed by a former vice president for a national corporation is an example of how harassment can exist even among senior management at an organization,… Read More »
Employee Claims Retaliation After Refusing To Work With Co-Worker Who Used Racial Slur
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from retaliation when they complain about racial discrimination or harassment in the workplace. Having represented victims of retaliation for almost twenty years, our Central Florida employment retaliation attorneys have learned that instead of addressing, let alone resolving, employee complaints… Read More »
Sexual Harassment Claims Are Not Limited To Heterosexual Employees Only
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination because of sex. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination forbidden by Title VII. To date, all of the federal courts of appeals, except the U.S. Second and Seventh Circuit Courts of Appeals, have ruled that… Read More »
Florida Federal Court Allows Case Of Same-Sex Sexual Harassment To Go Forward
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination made unlawful by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Prohibited sexual harassment under Title VII is not limited to harassment by employees of the opposite sex. Rather, Title VII also makes same-sex sexual harassment unlawful. Same-sex sexual harassment is unlawful under… Read More »
Florida Federal Court Rules That Employer Is Strictly Liable For Alleged Sexual Harassment By Company Owner
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), an employer’s liability for sexual harassment depends on whether the harasser is the victim’s supervisor or merely a co-employee. In Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 775 (1998) and Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742 (1998), the U.S…. Read More »
Male Employee Told Deal With Sexual Harassment From Female Employee By Putting On His “Big Boy Pants”
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) makes sexual harassment which is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the victim’s employment and create an abusive work environment unlawful. Having represented sexual harassment victims for almost twenty years, our Central Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys have learned… Read More »
Court Finds Sufficient Evidence To Show That Employee Was Discriminatorily Fired For Punching Supervisor Who Used Racial Slurs
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Under Title VII, employers are required to treat all employees the same. However, as our Central Florida race discrimination attorneys have learned through litigating race discrimination… Read More »
Publix Worker Files Lawsuit for Discrimination after Years of Harassment on the Job
Popular Florida-based grocery store chain Publix has been facing a great deal of negative attention in recent weeks for discriminatory treatment towards its LGBT employees. Earlier in the year, news broke that the supermarket chain was refusing to cover the cost of pre-exposure prophylactic drugs intended to prevent HIV infection among its workers. Now,… Read More »
Federal Court’s Ruling Shows That All Employees Are Protected From Gender Stereotyping Discrimination
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination because of sex. To date, all of the federal courts of appeals, except the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, to squarely address the issue have held that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation does not… Read More »
