When a discrimination case is filed against an employer, the credibility of witness testimony can be crucial to the outcome. That’s why affected employees and employers alike need to carefully research potential witnesses and depose those whose testimony may be key to...
In Florida, workers who are expecting to receive a promotion but were passed over will want answers. Although employers take steps to protect themselves from allegations of workplace discrimination and strive to have a fair and evenhanded employment and promotion...
Workplace discrimination can take an enormous toll on you and your family. It can leave you feeling humiliated, cause you to lose confidence, strip you of needed income and completely derail your career trajectory. All of this can take an emotional and psychological...
Workplace discrimination can leave you feeling threatened, humiliated and embarrassed, and it can upend your career if you’re passed over for promotion, demoted or even terminated from your job. To try to right the wrong that’s been done to you, legal action may be...
Workplace discrimination occurs more regularly than employees and employers realize. And the impact can be devastating for both. For workers, discrimination can stunt their careers, decrease or eliminate their pay and even cause emotional and psychological turmoil. In...
Employment discrimination is a frequent allegation lodged against Florida employers. People who believe they have been mistreated in the workplace have the right to try and hold their employer accountable and receive compensation. However, just because the allegation...
The Trump administration recently announced that it would stop paying state and local agencies to investigate claims of "disparate impact" discrimination in the workplace. Although this doesn't necessarily mean the end of disparate impact discrimination law, the new...
Workplace discrimination in Florida comes in many forms and has a detrimental impact on employees. If you feel you are a victim of workplace discrimination, you must know how to prove your case. Steps to take if you feel you are a victim of discrimination Document...
Age discrimination happens when an employer treats someone unfairly because of their age. In Florida, this can occur in hiring, promotions, job assignments, or layoffs. If you are 40 or older, you are protected under federal and state laws against age discrimination....
When a Florida worker believes they have been discriminated against, it is important to have a firm understanding of the law of discrimination. For example, just because a person was not granted a promotion, was terminated or did not get hired for a job in the first...