One of the common misconceptions about sexual harassment is that it should be tolerated in certain workplaces. Employers are sometimes of this mindset in male-dominated industries. They might think that if a woman chooses to work in a male-dominated workplace, she...
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Year: 2013
Workers with disabilities should not need to compete for new jobs
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers in Florida and throughout the country are required to offer reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities. This might mean a number of things. For example, a reasonable accommodation might mean that an...
Wet Seal settles race discrimination lawsuit
The young woman's retailer Wet Seal announced earlier this month that it will pay $7.5 million to settle a race discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit . The allegations contained in the lawsuit were much more aggressive than what is typically seen in...
EEOC accuses company of genetic information discrimination
We often write about employment discrimination in this Broward County Employment Law Blog. Discrimination in employment is illegal in just about any shape or form under federal law. One type of discrimination that we have not discussed very much is genetic...
U.S. House votes to change overtime law
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would change the country's longstanding overtime pay regulations. As it currently stands, hourly workers in Florida who put in more than 40 hours in one week must be paid time-and-one-half their regular rate of...
Jury rules against Florida employer in sexual harassment case
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced today that a significant sexual harassment and retaliation case involving a former Florida vacation agency has come to a close. A federal jury ordered the agency--which had offices in Largo, Orlando and Lake...
EEOC sues South Florida hospital for disability discrimination
A South Florida hospital system has been sued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly discriminating against a physician. The Miami-based Baptist Health South Florida is accused of practicing disability discrimination by refusing to honor a...
Can your Florida employer fine you for being overweight?
As we have previously discussed in this Broward County Employment Law Blog, there are numerous types of discrimination that are illegal in the workplace but obesity discrimination is not one of them. As Americans become heavier and heavier, and health insurance...
Lee County, Florida, to pay about $300,000 in discrimination case
Many people in Florida are aware that under federal law, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or job applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy or genetic information. People might be...
Florida House passes restrictive wage, sick-time bill
As we have previously discussed in this Broward County Employment Law Blog, several Florida counties have enacted or worked on local ordinances regarding wages and sick time. In Miami-Dade and Broward counties, ordinances exist that require companies that work with...