Transgender Teen Files Discrimination Claim under Florida Employment Law

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Transgender Teen Files Discrimination Claim under Florida Employment Law
LAS Newswire
December 21, 2009


http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13295/florida-employment-labor-law-4.html 🔗


Orlando, FL: A transgender teen applying for a job at a McDonalds in Orlando has lodged a formal complaint against the fast food chain claiming the restaurant violated Florida employment law by refusing to hire the plaintiff over gender issues.

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From TLDEF's press release:

In Florida, while no law explicitly addresses discrimination based on gender identity, administrative agencies in Florida have ruled that transgender people are protected by the Florida Civil Rights Act's prohibitions on sex and disability discrimination.

http://www.transgenderlegal.org/press_show.php?id=304 🔗