There are employment laws in place to ensure that workers in all industries are protected from wrongdoing. Just before a trial was set to begin between the city of Boca Raton and a former employee, both sides agreed to a settlement.According to the Boca Raton...
Last week, civil activists and students gathered in Florida to ask Gov. Scott for changes that will hold Hispanic and black students to a higher academic standard. According to news reports, the Florida Department of Education expects only 74 percent of the state's...
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...
Two lawsuits have been filed against the city of Mascotte since the police department fired one of its sergeants in January. One suit filed by the Florida Police Benevolent Association several weeks ago alleges that officials violated the sergeant's Officers' Bill of...
When working out, many people drop their child off at a day care managed by the gym. While this appears to be a good idea on the surface, it sometimes leads to trouble.Last week, a group of Florida mothers complained about issues surrounding the day care at multiple...
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...
From one side of the country to the next, discrimination and harassment in the workplace continues to be a big problem. While many companies do whatever they can to protect against this, others drop the ball for one reason or another. According to a recent study...
Last week, the Florida Supreme Court took a look at the state's laws against gender discrimination and ruled that the current law applies to pregnant women as well as women in general. The ruling is expected to resolve divisions about gender discrimination in the...
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...
