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EEOC Claims Employer Unlawfully Fired Employee Instead Of Accommodating His Disability
Having fought for the rights of employees for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida wrongful termination lawyers have learned that employers often fire employees with a disability instead of providing them with a reasonable accommodation that would enable them to continue working. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers unlawfully discriminate against… Read More »
Are Employees Protected Against Discriminatory Work Assignments?
Having represented victims of employment discrimination for nearly twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida employment discrimination attorneys have learned that employers frequently subject workers to discriminatory work assignments. Under the federal anti-discrimination laws, employees are protected against discrimination with respect to all aspects of employment, including hiring, training, wages, work assignments, promotion, discipline, and… Read More »
EEOC Settles Retaliation Lawsuit Claiming Employee Was Unlawfully Fired For Rejecting Sexual Advances
Having represented victims of a sexual hostile work environment for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida wrongful discharge attorneys have learned that sexual harassers often retaliate against employees who reject their sexual advances by firing them. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from retaliation… Read More »
EEOC Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Case Where Employer Refused To Accommodate Pregnant Worker
Having represented pregnancy discrimination victims for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida wrongful discharge attorneys have learned that employers frequently discriminate against pregnant employees by refusing to accommodate their pregnancy-related physical restrictions. Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), employers are prohibited from discriminating against an employee on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or… Read More »
Can Employers Target A Sexual Harassment Victim For Investigation In Response To Her Complaint?
Having litigated sexual harassment lawsuits for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that an employer’s investigation of a sexual harassment complaint is rarely reasonable or effective. As explained by the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Mulvihill v. Top-Flite Golf Co., 335 F.3d 15 (1st Cir. 2003),… Read More »
Must A Victim’s Complaint Use The Words “Sexual Harassment” To Be Protected Against Retaliation?
Having represented sexual harassment victims for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that employers invariably deny that sexual harassment victims lodged a complaint about the sexually harassing behavior they endured. Once a sexual harassment lawsuit is filed, employers will refuse to admit that any complaint made by the… Read More »
Is Mocking An Employee’s Accent Evidence Of A Discriminatory Employment Decision?
Having fought for the rights of workers for almost two decades, our Citrus County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers have learned that the most compelling evidence of discrimination is discriminatory remarks by employees who were involved in making the challenged employment decision. Although not necessary to prove that an employment decision was motivated by illegal… Read More »
EEOC Claims Employee Wrongfully Fired When Employer Fired Her Within Days After Learning Of Pregnancy
Having litigated pregnancy discrimination lawsuits for almost twenty years, our Marion County, Florida wrongful discharge attorneys have learned that employers often terminate pregnant employees shortly after they disclose their pregnancy. Under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), employers are forbidden from discriminating against women on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Alleging Company Owner Sexually Harassed Employees
Having represented sexual harassment victims for nearly twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned that many company owners subject their employees to egregious sexual harassment. As they control the company and have virtually unchecked power within the company, many company owners mistakenly believe that the law does not apply to… Read More »
EEOC Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Claiming Management Told Victim To Ignore The Harassment
For nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment law attorneys fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from sexual harassment in the workplace. Under Title VII, once an employer knows or should know of sexual harassment, a remedial obligation… Read More »