Port Orange Gender Discrimination Attorney

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The Civil Rights Act of 1963 and the Equal Pay Act prohibit employers in Florida against discriminating on the basis of gender. Consequently employers cannot use sex or gender as a basis for determinations regarding wages, hiring policies, or promotion policies. They are also required to make sure that the working environment is neither hostile to a specific gender nor overtly sexual.

What Must be Proven in a Discrimination Claim?

Under the Equal Pay act, discrimination can be proven if men and women both work in the same place, do the same job, but are nevertheless paid differently. Discrimination claims in Port Orange can be shown where the employer only hires one gender, promotes employees on the basis of gender, or acts in retaliation against a worker who has complained of employer misconduct.

When is Sexual Harassment Prohibited?

Sexual harassment consists of all unwanted conduct of a sexual nature directed towards the victim, and includes both physical and verbal acts. An employer in Port Orange might be liable for such conduct, even when it is simply other co-workers that have engaged in harassment.

A Florida employer can also be liable for harassment if they allow conduct to lead to an environment that is overly sexual. The specific details for proving intent to discrimination can be complicated, and so gender discrimination might be difficult to prove without an attorney. The procedures for filing can also be complex.

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Life in Port Orange

Port Orange is a city in Florida with a population a little over 500,000 people. It seen known as a principal city in Florida's Fun Coast region.

Many businesses of all sizes call Port Orange home. The largest employers include the education, health care and government areas. Specifically, Halifax Hospital, Northstar Food Service, Thompson Pump and Manufacturing, Don Bell Industries, Meypack Packaging Systems, La-Man Inc., Sun Coast Imaging, and the Palmer College of Chiropractic are the top employers. To support these employers and industries, Port Orange has many law firms capable of serving residents' and businesses' legal needs.

Some popular residents of Port Orange have included Thomas Block, Brittany Croxford, John Travolta, Mike Skinner, and Ryan Lochte.

All in all, Port Orange is a medium sized city with small town charm that offers residents a wonderful quality of life!

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