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Can Florida Employers Fire Employees For Attempting To Make A Workers’ Comp Claim?
Having represented wrongful termination victims for more than twenty years, our wrongful termination lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that employees are often targeted for termination after suffering a work-related injury. In order to provide protection from retaliation to vulnerable workers who are injured at work, the Florida Legislature enacted section 440.205, Florida Statutes…. Read More »
Can Berating Female Employees Create An Unlawful Hostile Working Environment?
For more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida 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 victims, our employment discrimination attorneys in Ocala, Florida know that a common employment law myth… Read More »
Medical Group Agrees to Pay Nearly $7 Million to Resolve Discrimination Charges Stemming From Mandatory Retirement Age Policy
Scripps Clinical Medical Group (Scripps) is a multispecialty healthcare practice in San Diego, California, boasting more than 950 physicians and clinicians among its members. Earlier this month, Scripps agreed to pay $6.875 million to resolve claims of age and disability discrimination related to the company’s mandatory retirement age policy. The policy required an entire… Read More »
Must Employers Distribute A Sexual Harassment Policy To Employees?
Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that employers routinely argue that they are not liable for any sexually harassing behavior in the workplace because they maintained a sexual harassment policy prohibiting sexual harassment. Under federal employment discrimination law, employers must exercise reasonable… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From A Supervisor’s Sexual Behavior After Ending A Consensual Relationship?
Through their decades of experience representing sexual harassment victims, our sexual harassment lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that employees are not protected from sexual harassment from a supervisor with whom they have had a consensual sexual relationship. An employment law myth perpetuated by employers who routinely… Read More »
Are Employees With A Disability Protected From Retaliation When They Request To Work Remotely?
Through their decades of experience representing employment discrimination victims, our labor lawyers in Marion County, Florida know that many employees with a disability need to work from home in order retain their employment. Although each case is highly fact specific and often turns on whether in-person work is an essential function of the employee’s… Read More »
Are Workers Protected From Heightened Scrutiny After Complaining About Discrimination?
Having represented retaliation victims for more than two decades, our employee rights lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that employees who lodge discrimination complaints are often targeted for retaliation. One of the most prevalent employer retaliatory tactics is subjecting employees who complain about workplace discrimination to heightened scrutiny or excessive supervision. When utilizing this… Read More »
Are Employees Who Make Verbal Discrimination Complaints Protected From Retaliation?
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 handling employment discrimination cases, our employment discrimination attorneys in Ocala, Florida know that a common employment law myth is that employees are protected from retaliation only when they… Read More »
Dollar Store Agrees to Pay One Million Dollars to Settle EEOC Lawsuit Alleging ADA and GINA Violations
Since 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has prohibited discrimination in employment practices on the basis of someone’s disability, defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. The ADA protects employees and applicants from discrimination based on their disability, a history of a disability, or… Read More »
Can Employers Use A Worker’s FMLA Leave As A Negative Factor When Making Employment Decisions?
Through their decades of experience representing employees, our employment lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that many employers punish employees who take leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). The most common way employers punish employees is by using an employee’s FMLA leave as a negative factor when making employment decisions. In some… Read More »
