Fort Lauderdale Employment / Labor Attorney.
If you were treated differently than a less qualified male under the same circumstances, you might have a potential sex discrimination claim. You should contact an employment attorney to discuss your rights.
I agree. It sounds like battery. If the employer has at least 10 employees, then if you object to or refuse to participate in this activity you could also be a whistleblower under the Florida Whistleblower Act. If that's the case, you should put your objection to the repeated sexual battery in writing to whoever handles human resources issues to make sure the company is on notice. You should contact an attorney to discuss potential claims. And for heaven's sake, find another job. No...
If you lived in New Jersey, California, or some other states, your employer would need to have cause to fire you. Not so in Florida. Florida is an at-will state, which means an employer may fire, demote, hire, promote and discipline employees for pretty much any reason, or no reason at all. The only way to change that is to urge your state legislators to pass more protections for employees. That doesn’t mean there are no protections for employees. You should ask yourself the following...
They do not have to give a reason. If you lived in New Jersey, California, or some other states, your employer would need to have cause to fire you. Not so in Florida. Florida is an at-will state, which means an employer may fire, demote, hire, promote and discipline employees for pretty much any reason, or no reason at all. The only way to change that is to urge your state legislators to pass more protections for employees. That doesn’t mean there are no protections for employees. You...
I agree. I would just add that FMLA doesn't provide leave for illness of siblings, except where you acted as the primary caregiver for the sibling (if you raised your sister or had custody of her as an example) or if she is in the military on active duty. From a non-legal standpoint, your former boss sounds like a heartless jerk. I wish that were illegal, but it's not. You should probably qualify for unemployment though, if that's a consolation. I hope your sister is making a full recovery.
Many employees have the mistaken belief that, if they are being harassed by their employer, a supervisor, or a co-worker that they have a claim against the employer. The only type of harassment that is illegal in Florida is harassment due to race, age, sex, religion, national origin, color, disability, marital status, pregnancy, having objected to illegal activity, having taken Family and Medical Leave, having made a worker’s compensation claim, because of testimony under subpoena, or having...
There's no requirement a private employer give any documentation. However, if it's government or if government has the records, you can get these documents. If it's federal government, the Freedom of Information Act entitles you to the information. If it's state or local government in Florida, then the Sunshine Act requires they provide copies of these records. I hope this helps!
I wouldn't suggest quitting unless they offer you some severance or other compensation as an incentive. Otherwise, you have about zero upside and they might even argue against your unemployment if you do. Are they pressuring the male to quit, or just you? This may be a sex discrimination issue. If they fire you and not him, then you might have a discrimination claim. Of course, if they are giving you the option to stop dating him, then you can save yourself trouble if you simply stop dating him....
It certainly sounds like you have a potential race/national origin discrimination claim. You'll want to contact an employment attorney to discuss your rights and options. Just as a heads up, you only have 300 days to file with EEOC, and filing with them is a prerequisite to filing suit for discrimination, so you'll want to contact an attorney ASAP.
You’ve been fired or disciplined without justification. You want to sue for wrongful termination. If you lived in New Jersey, California, or some other states, your employer would need to have cause to fire you. Not so in Florida. Florida is an at-will state, which means an employer may fire, demote, hire, promote and discipline employees for pretty much any reason, or no reason at all. The only way to change that is to urge your state legislators to pass more protections for employees....
