Feizi v. Dep't of Mgmt. Servs.
988 So. 2d 1192 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1st Dist. 2008)
A former employee sued the department that had employed her, alleging unlawful employment practices in violation of § 760.10. The department presented evidence suggesting that the elimination of the former employee's job was due solely to budget cuts and was not pretextual. However, the appellate court found that the evidence relied on by the former employee was susceptible to a reasonable inference that the explanation offered by the department for the elimination of the former employee's job was, indeed, pretextual. This was sufficient to present a jury issue, and to preclude summary judgment.