Category Archives: Sexual Orientation Discrimination
A Shield Against The Employer’s Sword—Protection For Workers Who Disclose Their Sexual Orientation
A disturbing common theme in employment discrimination cases, our wrongful termination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have learned, is how employees are targeted for discriminatory harassment or termination after employers discover information about them. For example, employees who disclose their previous unknown disability, pregnancy, or interracial marriage are often targeted for discriminatory abuse and… Read More »
Can Employers Discriminate Against Employees Based On Their Perceived Sexual Orientation?
Even landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions, our employment discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida have learned, often leave more questions unanswered than answered. In its landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020), the Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) protects employees… Read More »
Can Employers Discriminate Against Workers Because Of Their Association With The LGBTQ+ Community?
Having litigated employment discrimination cases for more than two decades, our employee rights lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know that employees who associate with members of the LGBTQ+ community are often discriminated against in the workplace. As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 140… Read More »
Can Employers Discriminate Against Employees Based On Their Transgender Identity?
Having represented employees for decades, our labor lawyers in Sumter County, Florida know that recent decisions from the United States Supreme Court rarely curtail the power of employers or expand the rights of employees. The Court’s decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, 590 U.S. 644 (2020) is a notable exception to the Court’s… Read More »
Are Employees Protected From Harassing Homophobic Slurs In The Workplace?
Having represented employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our sexual orientation discrimination lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that many employees remain unaware that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status is an unlawful employment practice. For decades, federal courts ruled that federal employment discrimination law provides no protection… Read More »
Are Workers Protected From Retaliation When Complaining About Sexual Orientation Discrimination?
Having fought for the rights of employees for more than two decades, our LGBTQ employee rights lawyers in Citrus County, Florida know that LGBTQ employees may be unaware they are protected from retaliation when they complain about perceived discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or transgender status. This possible misconception exists because federal… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Are Transgender Employees Protected From Hostile Work Environment Harassment?
Having fought for the rights of employment discrimination victims for more than twenty years, our employment discrimination lawyers in Marion County, Florida have learned that changes in employment discrimination law do not immediately curtail long-standing discriminatory employment practices. For decades, federal courts uniformly held that employment discrimination law does not protect employees from discrimination… Read More »
