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EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Asphalt Paving Systems for Racial Harassment and Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently filed a lawsuit against Asphalt Paving Systems, an asphalt paving company with offices in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Tennessee. The agency will force the company to pay $1.25 million in damages and furnish comprehensive injunctive relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit. According to the… Read More »
Can You Be Fired In Florida While on FMLA?
Florida is considered an at-will employment state. That means that your employer can fire you at any time for any reason, not just because you performed poorly at your job. However, U.S. workers are offered certain protections against losing their work for specific reasons. If you’re on an unpaid leave of absence under the… Read More »
Tampa Company J.A. Croson Pays $1.6 Million to Settle Claims of Racial Harassment and Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently settled a lawsuit against a Sorrento, Florida-based plumbing and HVAC contractor. The EEOC forced the company to pay $1.6 million and provide other equitable relief to settle a race and national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit on behalf of 17 former Black and Hispanic company employees. Under… Read More »
Florida Company in Trouble for Firing Employees for Using FMLA Leave
CSX Transportation is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit filed May 7 on behalf of several employees. A group of former workers is accusing the company of baselessly firing workers for purportedly abusing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) during holidays and weekends. In other words, the company is accused of retaliating against workers… Read More »
Florida State Attorney Sued for Firing That Occurred During Maternity Leave in Violation of FMLA
A recent lawsuit accuses Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain of violating the Family and Medical Leave Act when he fired the office’s chief of staff while she was on maternity leave. According to the lawsuit, Keisha Mulfort began working as the State Attorney’s chief of staff and director of Public Affairs in January 2021… Read More »
U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $60,000 for Employee Denied Protected Medical Leave
The U.S. Department of Labor recently filed suit on behalf of a former employee after a Bradenton Beach restaurant forced them back to work the same day they were discharged from the hospital, despite doctor’s orders not to return to work for three days. The employee was terminated less than a week later. Investigators… Read More »
Publix Loses $4 Million in Slip and Fall Lawsuit
A Lake County plaintiff was recently awarded over $4 million after she slipped and fell in a Publix supermarket nearly four years ago. Court records show that the plaintiff visited the Publix Supermarket in Leesburg back in August 2020. While she was shopping, the plaintiff slipped on water that had accumulated on the floor… Read More »
Sarasota Hotel Sued After Patron Falls from Ramp
A New Jersey couple has recently filed a premises liability lawsuit against a Sarasota hotel for negligence due to an accidental fall that caused serious injury in May of 2021. According to the lawsuit, the couple were guests at the hotel when they entered the patio area to have breakfast. As the wife stepped… Read More »
Florida Woman Files $50 Million Lawsuit After Crane Collapse
A Florida woman has filed a personal injury lawsuit against several construction companies after parts of a crane and other construction materials from a Fort Lauderdale high-rise project fell onto her car while she was in it. She is seeking at least $50 million in damages against the companies involved in the crane collapse…. Read More »
Florida CCRC Accused of Negligence in Death of 98-Year-Old Resident During Hurricane Ian
A Florida continuing care retirement community is facing a negligence lawsuit following the death of a 98-year-old resident who was found deceased in her apartment five days after Hurricane Ian battered the region. According to the lawsuit, the Christian and Missionary Alliance Foundation, doing business as Shell Point Retirement Community, in Fort Myers, FL,… Read More »