26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C220aTop of Form Civil rights — Employment discrimination — Appeal from order granting summary judgment in favor of employer in employment discrimination action brought by female licensed clinical pharmacists alleging gender and age discrimination — Failure to hire — Pharmacists failed to establish prima facie case of gender and age Read More »

26 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C226aop of Form Civil rights — Employment discrimination — Retaliation — Americans with Disabilities Act — Florida Civil Rights Act — District court properly granted summary judgment to employer on former employee’s disability discrimination claims where plaintiff failed to identify a reasonable accommodation that would have enabled her to perform Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D985aop of Form Workers’ compensation — Attorney’s fees — Contracts — Non-contingent hourly attorney’s fees — Constitutionality of statutory fee restrictions — Appeal from orders denying approval of retainer agreements pursuant to which claimant and her union would pay attorney an hourly fee from their own funds to pursue claim for Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D947aTop of Form Counties — School boards — Whistleblowers — Administrative procedure adopted by school board qualifies as an ordinance under public-sector Whistleblower’s Act HOLLY JULIAN, Appellant, v. BAY COUNTY DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD, Appellee. 1st District. Case No. 1D15-3072. Opinion filed April 14, 2016. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Read More »

41 Fla. L. Weekly D946dTop of Form Workers’ compensation — Attendant care — Number of hours of attendant care awarded was supported by competent substantial evidence — Statute limiting payment of nonprofessional attendant care by family members to federal minimum hourly wage is not unconstitutional — Although Florida Constitution prescribes minimum hourly wage that exceeds Read More »