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Total Hostile Work Environment Cases: 5
Maggio v. Dep
30 Fla. L. Weekly D1899
2005-08-10
HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT
A legally blind state employee brought suit pursuant to the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 (
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Plaintiff was a female truck driver formerly employed by defendant Blue Circle, a concrete company. The plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to repeated sexual harassment. Plaintiff brought a Title VII claim for hostile work environment sexual harassment. Summary judgment for the employer was reversed where there were material issues of fact as to whether the employer had actual or constructive notice of alleged harassment, and as to whether the employer took corrective action. The appellate court also found that genuine issues of material fact existed to preclude a finding that Blue Circle had an effective sexual harassment policy. Thus, the district court erred in holding that Blue Circle
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Plaintiff was employed as a City power plant mechanic for approximately (13) years. He alleged that he was discriminated against in favor of black employees in job assignments and overtime, that his supervisor belittled him and made inappropriate comments to the plaintiff
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Plaintiff was employed as a City power plant mechanic for approximately (13) years. He alleged that he was discriminated against in favor of other black employees in job assignments and overtime, that his supervisor belittled him and made inappropriate comments to the plaintiff
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The Court concluded that claims of discrete discriminatory or retaliatory acts must be filed within the appropriate time frame set out in the law (180 or 300 days). However, charges of hostile work environment will not be barred if the acts constituting the claim are part of the unlawful employment practice and at least one of the acts falls within the filing period. Courts may consider all the circumstances (frequency, severity, physical nature, etc.) when assessing the hostile work environment claim. Furthermore, court are not barred from using their equitable power to toll or limit the time periods as circumstances may require.
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