Category Archives: National Origin Discrimination

Is Telling Hispanic Employees Not To Speak Spanish Evidence Of Discriminatory Intent?
For the past twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida employment lawyers have fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims. Having represented employment discrimination victims for decades, our Inverness, Florida employment attorneys know that employers often instruct Hispanic employees not to speak Spanish in the workplace. In this article, our Citrus County, Florida employment… Read More »

Are Mexican-American Employees Protected From Harassment Because Of Their Mexican Heritage?
For more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida workplace harassment attorneys have fought for the rights of employees who have been required to work in a hostile environment. Through their decades of experience representing hostile work environment harassment victims, our Inverness, Florida workplace harassment lawyers know that Mexican-American employees are frequently targeted for… Read More »

Worker Claims Hispanic Employees Targeted For Hostile Work Environment Harassment
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for the rights of employment discrimination victims, our Citrus County, Florida employment attorneys know that Hispanic employees are often targeted for discriminatory harassment. In far too many cases, our Inverness, Florida employment lawyers have learned, supervisors and managers, act as if they believe employment discrimination laws do not… Read More »

Florida Worker’s Claim That He Was Harassed Because He Is Cuban Reinstated On Appeal
Having represented victims of hostile work environment harassment for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida harassment lawyers know that employees continue to be targeted for insult, ridicule, and abuse because of their national origin. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on… Read More »

Employee Claims Subsidiary Of Japanese Company Unlawfully Fired Him Based On His American National Origin
Having practiced employment discrimination law for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that a common employment discrimination law myth is that individuals who were born in the United States do not fall within the protection against national origin discrimination under the federal anti-discrimination laws. Title VII of the… Read More »

Employee Claims Wrongful Termination Where Supervisor Said She “Knows How To Terminate This Stupid Egyptian Guy”
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida wrongful termination lawyers know that discriminatory remarks by supervisors are the most powerful evidence of a discriminatory discharge. As explained by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Dominguez-Curry v. Nevada Trans. Dept., 424 F.3d 1027 (9th Cir. 2005),… Read More »

Court Refuses To Dismiss Discriminatory Discharge Case Where Employee Was Harassed Because Of His African Origin
Having represented discriminatory discharge victims for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida discriminatory discharge lawyers have learned that many employees who are harassed because of their race or national origin eventually end up being terminated. Under well-established employment discrimination law, employees are permitted to use evidence of race or national origin harassment… Read More »

Can Employers Prohibit Hispanic Employees From Speaking Spanish To Spanish-Speaking Customers?
Having dedicated their practice to fighting for workers’ rights, our Marion County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that many employers maintain speak-English-only policies that prohibit the speaking of Spanish in the workplace. Employer English-only policies adversely impact employees whose primary language is Spanish or whose language of national origin is Spanish. Generally, employers are… Read More »

Do Remarks Attributing Negative Stereotypes To Hispanic Workers Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented victims of hostile work environment harassment for almost two decades, our Alachua County, Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys know that national origin harassment is a serious problem in the American workplace. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employees are protected from discrimination on the basis… Read More »

Are Employees Protected From National Origin Harassment From Nonemployees?
Having litigated hostile work environment harassment cases in Florida state and federal courts for nearly twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida hostile work environment harassment attorneys know that many employers adopt a “see no evil, hear no evil” strategy to harassment of their employees by nonemployees. Under well-established law, employers are responsible for the… Read More »