According to a national study, close to 1 of every 18 women and 1 of every 40 men have been the victim of workplace sexual harassment. The study was reported in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine. Employees who experience sexual misconduct at work in...
Year: 2019
“60 Minutes” employee alleges retaliation after complaint
One associate producer at "60 Minutes" on CBS filed a lawsuit accusing the network of gender discrimination and retaliation, troubling some of the news program's many watchers in Florida. The woman alleges she was subjected to further mistreatment after filing a...
Women accuse airline of pregnancy discrimination
Frontier Airlines is a popular choice for flights to and from Florida, but the airline is facing a lawsuit from female flight attendants and pilots who say they were subject to discrimination while pregnant or for being new mothers. They filed two federal lawsuits...
Is your supervisor reassigning you because of your religion?
Perhaps you wear a headscarf at work because of your religion. This has never been a problem in the three years you have been with the car dealership. You work with the public processing payments, but your new supervisor has other plans for you. He is reassigning you...
Riot Games to pay $10 million to settle discrimination lawsuit
Florida residents who follow the video gaming industry will likely know that several developers and publishers have been accused of allowing toxic work environments to flourish. An investigation into working conditions at Riot Games that was published in 2018 by the...
Lawmakers hope to broaden FMLA benefits for married couples
The Family and Medical Leave Act requires public and most private sector employers in Florida and around the country to provide their workers with job protection while they take unpaid leave to tend to qualified family and health-related matters. Under the law,...
An overview of a person’s rights in the workplace
Workers generally have the right to enjoy a workplace that is free from harassment. If harassment becomes pervasive, it may be possible for an employee to file a lawsuit against an employer. In some cases, a single incident could be enough to prove that a person was...
Restaurant chain sued for sexual harrassment
A former employee from one of the largest fast-food chains in the world, which includes locations in Florida, is filing a lawsuit against the corporation for sexual misconduct. The plaintiff claims that one of her co-workers routinely grabbed areas of her body and put...
Study finds 61% of U.S. workers encounter discrimination
Approximately three out of every five employees in Florida and throughout the U.S. have suffered or witnessed workplace discrimination based on age, gender, race, sexual orientation or gender identity, according to a new survey. The survey, entitled "The 2019...
3 critical pieces of evidence for a workplace retaliation claim
Succeeding in today’s workplace is challenging enough without having to worry about discrimination based on race, sex, religion, ethnicity or another protected class. Unfortunately, illegal discrimination is not exactly rare in the Sunshine State. Nevertheless, your...