An interesting issue came up today. A potential client sent me the following email: “I had my job threatened on several occasions, I have had raises held back due to taking leave for having a baby. I was threatened to be fired if I got pregnant (which I was pregnant at the time and had to take […]
Both federal and Florida state law make it unlawful to harass someone in your own workplace. Frequently though, the issue is not whether harassment is prohibited or not but how the term “harassment” is defined and identified in practice. If you believe that you have been the victim of workplace harassment, consult with an experienced […]
The issue of same-sex marriage has been a hotly debated issue in recent years throughout the United States. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s numerous states in the U.S. enacted legislation banning same-sex marriage or passed constitutional amendments accomplishing the same objective. Consequently, many of those laws and amendments were challenged in court as was the […]
Members of the LGBT community and their supporters spent several decades fighting for the legalization of same-sex marriage across the United States. The battle was finally won recently when the Supreme Court of the United States, or SCOTUS, found marriage to be a “fundamental right” in a historic case before the court. Same-sex couples are […]
In the United States, various federal and state laws protect workers from illegal discrimination in the workplace. Many of those laws make it illegal to create a “hostile” work environment. As is often the case, however, with the law, the term “hostile work environment” is something that leaves room for interpretation. If you believe that […]
In the State of Florida, workers are protected by both federal and state laws against discrimination in the workplace. In some cases, individual acts constitute discrimination, such as not hiring a job applicant because of the applicant’s national origin, age, or disability. Discrimination, however, can also occur over a period of time, creating a “hostile […]
Sexual Harrasment in the Workplace in Florida from Richard Celler Learn more about sexual harassment in the workplace in Florida and what you need to do if you are sexually harassed in the workplace.
For most people, their sexual orientation is a private subject matter. Whether you are heterosexual or homosexual, whether you are a member of the GLBT community or not, odds are that you don’t feel as though the world, much less an employer, should have the right to ask you about your sexual orientation. At least […]
We’ve come a long way. And yet… Federal civil rights laws protect people from discrimination on the basis of their gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age and disability status. Unfortunately, neither Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 nor any other federal laws guarantee that gay people will be free from employment […]
Workers in the United States are protected by numerous state and federal laws that make it illegal for employers to engage in various types of employment related discrimination. Contrary to what many people believe, not all acts of discrimination are prohibited. For an act of discrimination to be legally actionable it must be based on […]