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Are Workers Protected From Harassment About A Rumored Same-Sex Relationship?
For more than twenty years, our LGBTQ rights lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida courts. Having decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our LGBTQ rights attorneys in Inverness, Florida know that many employees are harassed based on their perceived sexual orientation. In far too many cases, the… Read More »
Can an Employer Require Employees to Attend Mandatory Prayer Meetings?
Having represented victims of employment discrimination for decades, our Citrus County, Florida, lawyers know that employees are sometimes discriminated against or retaliated against based on their religious beliefs. Despite strong protections in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits religious discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the workplace, some employers feel… Read More »
Can Employers Fire Employees For Disability-Related Absences From Work?
Having decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that disabled employees are sometimes unable to work because of their disability. Despite their obligation to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees, many employers mistakenly believe that they are lawfully permitted to terminate disabled employees when they… Read More »
Are Employers Required To Notify Employees Of Their Eligibility For FMLA Leave?
Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our employment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that many employers do not inform employees of the rights under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”), including their eligibility for FMLA leave. The FMLA was passed in 1993, as the court in Satterfield v. Wal-Mart Stores,… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From Discriminatory Denial Of Overtime Opportunities?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that many employees are discriminatorily denied overtime opportunities provided to their co-workers. Under federal employment discrimination law, workers are protected from discrimination with respect to the entire spectrum of the terms, conditions, or privileges of… Read More »
What Is The Most Common Way Employees Prove Unlawful Employment Discrimination?
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 »
Worker Alleges Sexual Orientation Harassment By Employee Carrying A Gun & Knife
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 »
Are Men Protected From Sex Discrimination Under Federal Employment Discrimination Law?
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 »
Employee Claims She Was Wrongfully Fired After Disclosing Her Sexual Orientation
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 »
Can A Co-Worker Watching Pornography At Work Create A Sexually Hostile Work Environment?
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 »
