Category Archives: Race Discrimination
Court Rules That Employee Subjected To Racial Slurs Worked In Racial Hostile Work Environment
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that employees continue to be subjected to racially offensive language in the workplace. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) protects employees from race discrimination in the workplace, including racial harassment. Racial… Read More »
Employee Claims Racial Harassment Where Hispanic Employees Were Given Worst Job Assignments
Having practiced employment discrimination law for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida employee rights attorneys know that employees are frequently discriminated against on the basis of race through discriminatory job assignments. For example, employers will require members of a particular race to perform the worst job duties or work the least desirable… Read More »
Race Discrimination Case Sent To Jury Where Manager Used Racially Derogatory Phrase “You People”
Having represented discriminatory discharge victims for more than twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that employees are often subjected to racially derogatory phrases, such as referring to employees who are members of a protected race class as “one of them,” “all of you,” and “you people.” When an employee who… Read More »
Employee’s Wrongful Termination Claim Survives Dismissal Where Owner Made Racial Remarks
Having litigated wrongful termination cases for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida wrongful termination lawyers know that company owners frequently make discriminatory remarks reflecting that their employment decisions are the product of unlawful discrimination. Company owners seemingly make discriminatory remarks in the workplace because, among other reasons, they are not restrained by… Read More »
Court Finds Racial Hostile Work Environment Where Racial Remarks Made In Employee’s Presence
Having represented racial discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Gainesville, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that a common employment law myth is that an employee must be the specific target of incidents of racially harassing conduct in order to prove that he or she worked in a racial hostile work environment. However,… Read More »
Employee Claims Wrongful Discharge Where Employer Fired Him Based On Report From Racial Harasser
Having litigated race discrimination cases for more than two decades, our Citrus County, Florida race discrimination attorneys know that employers often rely upon information provided by racially biased supervisors when deciding to terminate employees. In doing so, many employers simply rubber-stamp the discriminatory reports fed to them by racially biased supervisors without conducting any… Read More »
Can Discriminatory Work Assignments Create A Hostile Work Environment?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for almost two decades, our Citrus County, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that discriminatory work assignments are a common form of race discrimination in the workplace. Discriminatory work assignments occur when employers make employees of one race perform the most difficult or least desirable job duties. Discriminatory work assignments… Read More »
Nurse Claims Race Discrimination When She Was Reassigned To Cater To Patient’s Racial Preference
Having litigated race discrimination lawsuits for almost two decades, our Inverness, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that many employers continue to cater to the discriminatory racial preferences of customers. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), it is an unlawful employment practice for employers to accommodate the racial preferences… Read More »
Intel Settles National Pay Discrimination Lawsuit
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which amended the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, is a federal law that prohibits pay discrimination based on sex. The law demands that similarly-situated employees who perform jobs requiring equal skill, effort, and responsibility are paid the same regardless of their sex. Title VII of the… Read More »
Can Discriminatory Customer Preferences Contribute To A Racial Hostile Environment?
Having litigated employment discrimination lawsuits for almost two decades, our Alachua County, Florida race discrimination lawyers know that many employers still cater to the perceived discriminatory racial preferences of their customers. In doing so, employers foster and engender a racially-charged work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964… Read More »