Recent Blog Posts
Can Employers Discriminate Against Employees Based On Their Perceived Sexual Orientation?
Even landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have learned, often leave more questions unanswered than answered. In its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), the Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects employees… Read More »
Can Employers Discriminate Against Workers Because Of Their Association With The LGBTQ+ Community?
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than two decades, our employee rights lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know that employees who associate with members of the LGBTQ+ community are often discriminated against in the workplace. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140… Read More »
Can Employers Discriminate Against Employees Based On Their Transgender Identity?
Having represented employees for decades, our labor lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know that recent decisions from the United States Supreme Court rarely curtail the power of employers or expand the rights of employees. The Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 590 U.S. 644 (2020) is a notable exception to the Court’s… Read More »
A Favorite Employer Retaliatory Tactic: Heightened Scrutiny Of Workers Who Complain About Discrimination
Having represented retaliation victims for more than twenty years, our retaliation lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have learned that a favorite retaliatory tactic of employers is subjecting employees who complain about workplace discrimination to heightened scrutiny. When utilizing this retaliatory tactic, employers will scrutinize the work performance or workplace conduct of employees to find… Read More »
Classic Employer Retaliation: Looking For A Reason To Fire Employees Who Exercise Employee Rights
When wanting to act on a retaliatory motive, our employee rights lawyers in Sumter County, Florida have learned, employers will look for a reason to fire employees who exercise their employee rights. As the court in Hornfischer v. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, 136 So.3d 703 (Fla. 1st DCA 2014) observed, “an employer does not… Read More »
How to Apply for FMLA Leave
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is an important benefit for workers in Citrus County. This federal law, first enacted in 1993, allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for a personal or family situation such as a medical issue or childbirth. When it comes to… Read More »
Do Positive Performance Evaluations Matter In Wrongful Termination Cases?
Having litigated wrongful termination cases for more than two decades, our wrongful termination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have learned that unsatisfactory or poor work performance is the most common reason proffered by employers for terminating employees. For several reasons, employers rely upon unsatisfactory or poor work performance as a go-to reason for termination…. Read More »
Are Discriminatory Remarks Made As A Joke Evidence Of Discrimination?
In employment discrimination cases, our employment discrimination lawyers in Sumter County, Florida have learned, employers almost never concede that a manager or supervisor made a discriminatory remark. When forced due to overwhelming evidence to acknowledge that a manager or supervisor did in fact make a discriminatory remark, employers fall back on one of their… Read More »
How Employer Inaction Forces Sexual Harassment Victims To Use Self-Help For Protection Against Their Harasser
Employers, our sexual harassment lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know, almost never accept responsibility for their failure to protect sexual harassment victims. Emboldened by decades of rulings from employer-friendly judges bailing them out for tolerating sexual harassment in the workplace, employers have become increasingly brazen in attacking and blaming sexual harassment victims for hostile… Read More »
Worker Alleges Classic Employer Age Discrimination: You’ve Had 34 Years & That Is Enough
Older workers, our age discrimination lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know, continue to face significant obstacles in hiring, promotion, and retaining employment. Obstacles that have persisted for decades because, as the court in Graefenhain v. Pabst Brewing Co., 827 F.2d 13 (7th Cir. 1987) observed almost forty years ago, “many employers or younger business… Read More »
