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What Is The Most Common Way Employees Prove Unlawful Employment Discrimination?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

For more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts. Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employment discrimination attorneys in Ocala, Florida have learned that unlawful employment discrimination is most often proven through the disparate treatment discrimination theory. As… Read More »

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Worker Alleges Sexual Orientation Harassment By Employee Carrying A Gun & Knife

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Throughout the past twenty years, our sexual orientation discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have litigated hostile work environment harassment cases in Florida courts. Having decades of experience representing hostile work environment harassment victims, our sexual orientation discrimination attorneys in Ocala, Florida know that discriminatory harassment often involves physically threatening behavior. In the most… Read More »

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Are Men Protected From Sex Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Law?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our labor lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that only women are protected from sex discrimination. Federal employment discrimination law, however, protects both men and women from sex discrimination. In mandating equal treatment for both men and… Read More »

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Employee Claims She Was Wrongfully Fired After Disclosing Her Sexual Orientation

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

For more than twenty years, our sexual orientation discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts. Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our sexual orientation discrimination attorneys in Ocala, Florida know that many employees are targeted for termination after disclosing their sexual orientation. In this… Read More »

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Can A Co-Worker Watching Pornography At Work Create A Sexually Hostile Work Environment?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having fought for the rights of sexual harassment victims for more than twenty years, our sexual harassment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees are frequently exposed to pornography in the workplace. For example, employees may be exposed to pornographic materials posted in the workplace. Likewise, employees may be exposed to pornographic materials… Read More »

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Can Racial Symbols Create A Racially Hostile Work Environment?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

For more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims. Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employment discrimination attorneys in Inverness, Florida know that many employees are required to endure racial symbols in the workplace. In the most… Read More »

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Should Workers Ask HR Representatives Questions During Their Termination Meeting?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having litigated wrongful termination cases in Florida courts for more than two decades, our wrongful termination lawyers in Marion County, Florida know many employees are informed of their termination during a terminating meeting conducted by a Human Resources (“HR”) employee. In the context of a termination meeting, employees generally should ask the HR employee… Read More »

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Are At-Will Employees Protected From Employment Discrimination?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Having battled against employers who engage in discriminatory employment practices for more than two decades, our employment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that many employees mistakenly believe that at will-employees are not protected from employment discrimination. This misperception is perpetuated and exploited by employers who routinely use at-will employment to deceive vulnerable employees…. Read More »

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Hooters Restaurant Sued by EEOC for Race and Color Discrimination

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on an individual’s race or the color of their skin, but a recent filing of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) accuses a Hooters restaurant of doing exactly that. Below we discuss the EEOC charge of race and… Read More »

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Do Employment Discrimination Victims Need “Smoking Gun” Evidence To Prove Their Case?

By James P. Tarquin, P.A |

Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employee rights lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that employees need “smoking gun” evidence in order to prove an employment discrimination case.  This employment law myth is disingenuously perpetuated by employers who routinely endeavor to persuade judges… Read More »

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