Legal Question in Employment Law in Florida
What can I do about sexual discrimination?
I just left a company that only had 3 employees (besides the boss). I was the only female. Myself and one other employee, who was NOT the manager, went to school and took the same amount of time off to go to classes.
My boss told the male coworker that he would pay for his time off work. When I asked about it, I was denied this priviledge.
We never signed any paperwork upon entering the job stating any kind of benefits, etc. In fact we never signed anything. He had been at the job longer than me, but I was told that my job was ''not that important.''
I feel this is sexual discrimination, if not flat out wrong. Is there anything I can do, short of getting an attorney?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: What can I do about sexual discrimination?
Number one, b/c of the small number of employees, this employer is most likely not covered by any anti-discrimination laws--either County, State or Federal. The minimum # of ees is generally 15 or 5, at a minimum. Second, even if covered by one of the anti-discrimination laws, the employer's action may or may not have been improper depending on whether the decision to deny you a benefit was in fact because of your gender/sex. If, for example, the decision was based on lenght of service or b/c your employer simply didn't want to give it to you (regardless of your gender), it would not be unlawful anyway.
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