Category Archives: Sex/Gender Discrimination
Is Workplace Favoritism Towards A Supervisor’s Romantic Partner Sex Discrimination?
For the past two decades, our Marion County, Florida employment law attorneys have fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims. Through their extensive experience representing employment discrimination victims, our Ocala, Florida employment law lawyers know that employers exhibit favoritism towards a supervisor’s sexual or romantic partner over other employees. For example, an employer… Read More »
Can Sexist Comments Create An Unlawful Hostile Working Environment?
Having represented workplace harassment victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida workplace harassment lawyers know that a common employment law myth is that only sexual behavior can create an unlawful sex-based hostile work environment. As a result of this employment law myth, our Ocala, Florida workplace harassment attorneys have learned, many… Read More »
Is Failure To Protect Sexual Harassment Victims Justified Because It’s A “He Said/She Said” Situation?
Having litigated sexual harassment cases in Florida courts over two decades, our Citrus County, Florida sexual harassment attorneys know that many employers fail to protect sexual harassment victims from known sexual harassment. In far too many cases, our Inverness, Florida sexual harassment lawyers have learned, employers justify their failure by claiming that complaints lodged… Read More »
Are Transgender Employees Protected From Being Fired Because Of Their Transgender Status?
For more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida sexual orientation discrimination lawyers have litigated cases in Florida courts against employers who have subjected their employees to unlawful discriminatory employment practices. In its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court overturned decades of federal court decisions… Read More »
Wrongful Discharge Lawsuit Claims Employer Fired Woman But Promoted Man Whose Conduct Was Worse
Having litigated wrongful termination lawsuits in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Alachua County, Florida wrongful termination lawyers know that employers continue to treat female employees worse than male employees. Among other terms and conditions of employment, female employees continue to be subjected to different and less favorable treatment in comparison with… Read More »
Discharged Female Employee Claims Sex Discrimination When Replaced By Less Qualified Man
Having represented Florida employment discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Marion County, Florida employment discrimination victims’ lawyers have learned that a common indicator of discrimination is when an employer replaces a discharged employee with a less qualified individual. Courts have determined that evidence that an employer replaced a discharged worker with a… Read More »
Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Claims Rejected Job Applicant Told Gender Was A Factor In Hiring Decision
Having litigated employment discrimination lawsuits in Florida courts for more than twenty years, our Citrus County, Florida discrimination victims’ lawyers know that job applicants are often not hired for discriminatory reasons. In most circumstances, however, the rejected job candidates never learn of the discriminatory motive behind the hiring decision because employers rarely tell them… Read More »
Is The Failure to Investigate A Male Employee’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Sex Discrimination?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our Marion County, Florida employee rights lawyers have learned that employers often do not investigate sexual harassment complaints by male employees, even though they investigate sexual harassment complaints by female employees. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), employers… Read More »
Florida Employee Told She Was “Making Too Much Money As A Female” Claims Sex Discrimination
Having litigated employment discrimination cases in Florida state and federal courts for more than two decades, our Sumter County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know women continue to face substantial obstacles in their long fight for equal treatment in the American workplace. Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which… Read More »
Job Applicant Claims Discriminatory Failure To Hire Where Employer Disclosed It Wanted A Woman In The Job
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than two decades, our Alachua County, Florida employment discrimination lawyers know that many employers mistakenly believe they are lawfully permitted to discriminate against men in the hiring context. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) forbids discrimination on the basis of sex with… Read More »
