Walker Smith IV, Managing Partner : Ph: (407) 887-1370 Fx: (407) 205-0157
Does it feel like your employer (or potential employer) singles you out? Do they treat you differently because of your race, color, religion, gender, sex, sexual identity, disability, age, pregnancy, or other unlawful consideration? Have they taken an employment action against you, demotion, pay drop, transfer to a less desirable position, fired, or refused to hire you? Do they make your workplace so uncomfortable your blood pressure goes up when you think about going there?
You may have a claim for Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, or Retaliation under Ch. 760 Fla. Stat., §440.205 Fla. Stat, 42 U.S.C. §2000(e), 42 U.S.C. §1981, 42 U.S.C. §12101 & 12182, 29 U.S.C. §794; Whistleblower Protection under §448.102 or §112.3187 Fla. Stat. Civil action for deprivation of rights under 42 U.S. Code § 1983 among several other state and federal protections. Florida grants broad protections to employers to fire, demote, and make employment decisions for many legitimate, discretionary, or even petty reasons, but if you have proof (text messages, consented videos, witnesses, etc.) of one or more of the illegal motivations above for their employment action against you, you may have a case, and you be entitled to compensation!
Especially in today’s society, it is imperative we all treat one another with dignity, and respect. The right to be let alone, and to be free of constraints on our religion, or persecuted for being who we are, must not be tolerated in society, or in the workplace. The best way to make a change, is to hit them where it hurts, in the news and in their wallets.
Moreover, if any government body or official has misused its authority against you, whether through excessive force, unlawful arrest, abuse of authority, misusing their office, or otherwise taking advantage of the public trust their office was entrusted with, for their own wicked ends, we can evaluate your case as well.
If you’re so used to putting up with these kinds of toxic environments, it can sometimes be hard to tell whether your situation rose to the level of actionable discrimination or not. One way to keep track is to take notes of things that happen that rub you the wrong way, and report them if they become a pattern. Feel free to give us a call for a free consultation to determine whether of not you may have a case.
