Wal-Mart is well known for being one of the top retail stores in the world, with locations ranging from Florida to Illinois to California and everywhere in between.Despite the fact that the company has more than 11,000 locations and roughly 2.2 million employees, it...
A former Florida police officer is suing Orange City, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated because of the extended absences he took while he was battling cancer. The plaintiff, who is 27, was diagnosed with testicular cancer in January 2012.The former officer...
Despite the fact that it is against the law, it is not uncommon for workers in Florida and across the United States to be fired for a disability. In some cases, the former worker goes away and finds another job. In others, the employee fights for his or her...
Thousands upon thousands of people live in apartment buildings throughout the state of Florida. While most feel comfortable with their living arrangement, others realize that they have been treated poorly for one reason or another.This is the case in Opa-locka, with a...
There is no place in today's world for disability discrimination. Even though every organization is well aware that it should not be taking part in this activity, it remains a big problem.The National Health Law Program and The AIDS Institute have filed a complaint...
There is no place in today's world for any type of discrimination. This holds true in the workplace, the classroom and public locations throughout the world.In addition to the trouble that discrimination can bring at the time of the act, a recent study shows that this...
We all want to give our children a good education, but one Jacksonville mother claims some administrators with the highly-esteemed Stanton College Preparatory School are discriminating against her sick son. She has called for an internal district investigation and...
Does a city's refusal to allow the opening of a residential-based prison diversion program designed for recovering alcohol and substance addicts violate the federal Americans with Disabilities Act? That's exactly what a Bunnell, Florida, pastor is claiming and he has...
Although there is no place for workplace discrimination, it remains a common concern in companies and states throughout the country. Some states, however, are taking steps in an attempt to eliminate this type of discrimination altogether. The Florida Businesses for a...
Disability laws on the state and federal level that protect Florida individuals from discrimination in the workplace are well established. It may have taken some time, but a lot of employers are seeing the benefits of following the Americans With Disabilities Act and...
