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Florida

Walgreens employees file race discrimination lawsuit

05/01/2007

More than 20 current and former employees from Florida and Missouri have filed an EEOC race discrimination suit against Illinois-based Walgreens. They claim the company makes store assignments based on race …

While he’s done a great job as city manager, she’s got to go

05/01/2007

Largo is struggling to live up to its “City of Progress” moniker after the city commission voted in February to fire City Manager Steve Stanton for planning a sex-change operation …

After years of harassment, prison nurses get almost $1 million

05/01/2007

Twelve nurses working in the Washington Correctional Institute sued the Florida Department of Corrections for allowing male prisoners to harass them despite years of complaints to superiors …

Religious accommodations in Florida workplaces: 5 steps to take

05/01/2007

Florida mirrors America’s growing diversity in many ways. Today, co-workers wear burqas and yarmulkes, and some employees request prayer breaks. Religious diversity is a reason for celebration, but it also presents workplace challenges. Religious discrimination claims filed with the EEOC more than doubled in the past year …

The babies are fine at Babies “R” Us, expectant moms maybe not so much

05/01/2007

You might have thought it would lend the place a little authenticity, but when fast-track manager Renee Bettis announced she was expecting a baby, she got an unexpected boot out the door …

Cut reinstatement risk by tracking laid-Off jobs

05/01/2007

Discharged employees who sue may ask the court to order their reinstatement if they can prove discrimination …

No accommodation offer necessary at termination meeting

05/01/2007

Courts have consistently ruled that deaf employees are entitled to sign language interpreters during training sessions…. They may also need specialized equipment or software to perform their jobs. But do you need to provide an interpreter or specialized equipment during a disciplinary meeting? …

Train managers on FMLA or risk double damages

04/01/2007

Make it a point to train supervisors on how to manage employees’ leaves that could be covered under the FMLA. Otherwise, don’t expect to plead ignorance if they make a mistake. A court could zap you with double damages under the FMLA’s liquidated-damages rule …

You can’t directly call doctor for FMLA information

04/01/2007

There’s a right way and a wrong way to make sure employees have a “serious” condition that qualifies for FMLA leave …

Investigating EEOC complaint? You’re protected from retaliation, too

04/01/2007

If you’ve ever worried that participation in the internal investigation of an EEOC complaint might land you in trouble, you can take some comfort in a recent federal appeals court decision …