Legal Question in Discrimination Law in Florida

reverse discrimination

My best friend, age 50, was recently

let go of her job after an altercation

with a black employee. The

altercation was on the black

employee's part, not my friend, and

she has never, until now, had

anything but an exemplary record at

work. She feels she was a victim of

reverse discrimination because her

employ stated they ''didn't want any

racial trouble'' with the black

employee and they felt letting my

friend go because she was white was

much easier. My friend is crushed

and wants to know if she has

recourse. She lives in Florida. I write

for her because she is devastated. I

feel her rights have been violated

simply because this horrible woman

took a dislike to my friend. I had met

the woman on my last trip to Florida

and she was a disruption to the

entire company, but everyone is

afraid of her because she is black.

this seems rediculous.


Asked on 2/07/07, 4:02 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Mark S. Moroknek Kelly & Curtis, PLLC.

Re: reverse discrimination

If her employer stated they ''didn't want any racial trouble with the black employee and they felt letting my friend go because she was white was much easier"

she has an example of discrimination.

It isn't necessarily reverse at all and she ought to report it to the EEOC if the company has more than 15 employees. If they don't depending on Florida Law, she can either sue directly or may need to report to the State agency.

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Answered on 2/07/07, 4:52 pm
Michael Stewart Michael D. Stewart

Re: reverse discrimination

I can assist her on this.

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Answered on 2/07/07, 5:10 pm


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