When you find it let me know. Settlement data especially is very hard to come by as settlements are most often confidential. Plaintiffs and their counsel dont have as much statistical information as exists in some other areas of civil trial law.

I have extensive experience representing federal employees. I have further questions but you should call my office to set up a call or email. Thank you. 941-244-0468.

I'd be happy to discuss more offline. I am not sure what you mean by prohibit. I recognize there are several things that might be done practically to stop or deter you, i.e. if they control your access to health care, livelihood and career; but hopefully they cant literally stop you.

It could be, but it probably is not. Without evidence that the favoritism is based on class-based discrimination, the behavior is likely permissible under Florida law.

Yes. Depending if you work for local, state or a federal agency, the rules and procedures differ greatly. They also differ from private sector employment/labor rules. You need to speak with an attorney who knows these areas well to get solid insight.

Yes, It appears so. This looks like a rare opportunity in practice to sue under the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

Often an attorney helps at this stage.

Many actions that are fundamentally unfair on their face are not illegal in Florida, unfortunately. You might consider if you are being discriminated against based on a protected class. At this exact moment, it loos like we have an employees market more than at any time in the past 10 years.... View More

Your local clerk of court is the state court. Yes you can file in local or federal. In state court you sue under state law, in federal you can bring both federal and state claims. You can file a suit yourself to get it started prior to your statue of limitation deadline, but honestly, you will... View More

Discrimination is often difficult to prove. Since this is civil and not criminal law you need a preponderance of evidence not beyond a reasonable doubt, so while many claimants do not have "conclusive" proof it does not mean a claim is not worth bringing. You are looking for some... View More

It is discriminatory. One caution: some courts have held that the employee doing the discriminating must be a supervisor to that employee who makes adverse employment decisions/actions against the employee discriminated against. In other words, lateral co-workers cant discriminate. This is... View More

We get asked these type of questions often. "Can they......?" The short answer is they usually can. The employment police do not come screaming around the corner just for things we don't like. If actions are discriminatory or retaliatory based on legally protected classes, such... View More

We don't know a great deal of info based on the above. However, in general, we advise against resigning. Make them fire you instead if they want you gone. Among other reasons, it is hard to collect unemployment insurance benefits if you quit.

The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act was enacted to stop/punish just this action. Unfortunately, at $20 per week in damages, the difference in the pay, realistically a lawyer cannot afford to get involved in the dispute. She should, if she wants to take action, complain in writing to the employer and... View More

It seems you have engaged in some good practices here. Intermittent FMLA is very difficult on all parties involved, co-workers, employers and employees. You would not want me to answer this further in a public forum even though you have not used your name. Arguably I cannot provide any response... View More

That does sound troubling. When the reason stated for termination of adverse action is not the real reason (such as age discrimination) we call that a pretext.

Based on what is presented here, this appears troubling. it is very unusual for law enforcement to involve itself into civil employment matters in this way. I would speak with an employment attorney, and also a criminal specialist to see if there is a case for malicious prosecution, exc.

You begin describing your circumstances (sorry to hear) but you really dont ask a question. You are in trouble and need to speak in person to an attorney.

There could be several problems here. You may not have been paid for hours worked. More importantly perhaps, do you feel change of pay and schedule was due to characteristics of a protected class such as age, race or gender? Were you retaliated against for engaging in protected activities, like... View More

I am not aware of anything prohibiting federal employees from engaging in concerted activities. These are activities designed to bring about improved working conditions, salary, etc.