On June 30, 2020, Florida amended the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (FCRA) that shortens the time frame for filing a lawsuit where the Florida Commission on Human (FCHR) either: (1) fails to issue a determination on a Charge of Discrimination within 180 days of...
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Supreme Court Extends Title VII Protection to Homosexual and Transgender Employees
The Supreme Court of the United States handed down a landmark decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, by holding that an employer who discriminates against employees due to being homosexual or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
Appellate Court Allows Pregnancy Discrimination Against Religious School
On May 16, 2012, the federal appellate court, reversed summary judgment for the employer and allowed a teacher to proceed with her pregnancy discrimination claim against a religious school in Central Florida. Hamilton v. Southland Christian Sch., Inc., 2012...