Florida Discrimination Legal Questions

OK, so if you get married in Ghana, and that is a legal marriage under that country's law, then you cannot pursue a case for a fiancé visa. A case for a fiancé visa is only permitted when the parties are not legally married. Uscis immigration will recognize a marriage as valid if that marriage where performed is valid. So if you get legally married in Ghana, then you would have to pursue a spousal visa case. If you do not get legally married in Ghana, then you would pursue a fiancé visa case. In order to pursue a fiancé visa case, you need to have physically met within two years of filing the K visa application. Once the foreign national enters the country on a fiancé visa, the couple has to get married within 90 days, and then you can sponsor him for a green card.  Statistically, the fiancé Visa cases process a  little faster than the spousal visa cases. ... Read More

You may have a civil rights case for wrongful termination if you can establish that your discharge was for discriminatory reasons. If your employer proves that your discharge was due to a non-discriminatory reason, then they would have a defense. You should contact an attorney here in the state of Florida to explore your facts in a free private phone consultation. If your case has merit, some of us will take it on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless you win.     ... Read More

I'm sorry to hear of your experience.  However, the facts are not clear why you resigned.  From these facts, it appears you resigned voluntarily and solely based upon a single offending event.  Generally, if you just solely made the decision to resign over a single incident instead of seeking to have the employer investigate and resolve, and otherwise seeking recourse through the EEOC or human rights commissions, county or city etc, you would not have a basis to hold your employer liable the loss of your employment and all related damages.  If however, you were informed that you either had to tender your resignation or be fired, that would be different.  You should consult an employment lawyer and go over all the facts.  ... Read More

You may have a case for both sexual harassment and retaliation. Discuss with counsel here in Florida. Most of us take these cases on contingency fee, meaning you dont pay anything unless the case is won, and then the fee comes out of the settlement. Does your company have more than 15 employees?... Read More

 If it's a work related injury this could be Worker's Comp. retaliation and your employer would be obligated to honor any work restrictions as best it can. For the more you may have protection under the Americans With Disabilities Act as well as the Florida Civil Rights Act if there are possibility and wats to accommodate work restrictions that you have. Consult a lawyer over the situate asked whether this is work related whether this is a permanent injury which may qualify as a disability or is this just a broken arm that will heal and without permanency. You may also have protections under FMLA and also have entitlement to short-term disability or long-term disability . But what what we need is more facts and information and us you should consult with a lawyer        ... Read More

 Much will depend on whether you are in fact have work restrictions that need accommodating for your disability and whether the actions of the employer violate those restrictions. Once again if you believe you have been discriminated against because of your disability then you present it to your company follow the procedures in human resources protocol and if no relief can file a charge with EEOC as well as Seek legal representatio... Read More

You can contact the offices of Lacefield and Coleman, they are a not-for-profit organization that helps people in your situation. If you Google them there website comes up as they are housing act.net or something along those lines. They help people with discrimination in civil rights issues. When you call them let them know attorney Joseph Botelho referred you... Read More

Florida state and federal civil rights laws protect workers from racial, sexual and other types of harassment in the workplace. The law prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, nationality, sex, pregnancy, marital status, disability and other protected characteristics. The reference you stated seem to fall into the area of harrassment and/or discrimination. If you are interested in discussing your potential claim, please contact me toll free at (877) 291-1000. Best regards, Mark DiCowden, Esq.  ... Read More