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Wrongful Termination
Attorney (lawyer)
Orlando Wrongful Termination Attorney (Lawyer)
providing professional Wrongful Termination /
Discharge legal
services in Orlando and the entire Central
Florida Area.
 Under
Florida law, an individual can be fired for any
reason. Employees in Florida who are employed
without contracts are considered to be
“at-will.”
This means that they can be dismissed at the discretion
of their employer at any time and for any reason.
The federal and state employment discrimination laws
essentially provide an exception to the employment
at-will doctrine.
Employment
discrimination is the unlawful use of age, race,
gender, color, national origin or religion to deny
an individual either an opportunity to work or to
work under the same conditions as others. One must
be able to prove that:
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He or she is a member
of a protected class;
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Discrimination
was evident in the terms or conditions of
employment;
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As
a result damages were suffered.
An essential requirement to
pursuing an action for employment discrimination is
the filing of a complaint with either the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC)
or the ("Florida
Commission on Human Relations (FCHR)").
Retaliation is a
form of revenge against an employee who had
previously taken steps seeking to enforce his or her
rights protected under state or federal law. The
laws prohibiting discrimination in the work place
also prohibit any retaliatory action being taken
against an employee by an employer because the
employee has asserted rights or made complaints
under those laws. So, even if a complaint of
discrimination against an employer is later found to
be invalid or without merit, the employee cannot be
penalized in retaliation for having made such a
complaint if the employee made the complaint as a
means of seeking to enforce what the employee
believed in good faith to be his or her lawful
rights.
In order to prevail
on a claim of retaliation, the employee must prove
by a preponderance of the evidence:
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That he or she
engaged in statutorily protected activity, that is,
that he or she in good faith asserted claims or
complaints of discrimination prohibited by state or
federal law;
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That an adverse
employment action then occurred;
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That the adverse
employment action was causally related to the
employee's statutorily protected activities;
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That the employee
suffered damages as a proximate or legal result of
such adverse employment action.
Workplace
discrimination and workplace retaliation issues sometimes lead
to an employee being fired. Although Florida is an "at-will"
employment state, an employer may not terminate an employee for
reporting forms of discrimination, harassment, hostile work
environment conditions, or any other lawfully protected
employment circumstance. The termination of an employee under
these conditions may be considered retaliation on the part of an
employer, in which you have legal rights.
Your Orlando
wrongful termination / discharge attorney (lawyer) must have thorough
knowledge of all State and Federal laws regarding
wrongful termination / discharge issues, and have the experience to
effectively employ this knowledge, while providing you with the
highest standard of legal representation.
LaBar |
Adams has this knowledge and experience, and
is ready to protect your legal rights in wrongful
termination / discharge disputes in Orlando and the
entire Central Florida area.
Contact an experienced Orlando
wrongful termination / discharge attorney (lawyer) at LaBar
| Adams today by calling
Toll Free:
(866) 680-4529,
to speak with a qualified Orlando wrongful termination /
discharge attorney
(lawyer) who
diligently protects the legal rights of those who
require professional legal services involving wrongful
termination / discharge legal matters.
Orlando Wrongful Termination Attorney (Lawyer)
providing professional Wrongful Termination /
Discharge legal
services in Orlando and the entire Central
Florida Area.
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