October 23, 2024
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday granted a judgment in favor of a law firm accused of firing its former human resources manager because she was pregnant, agreeing that the evidence presented at trial wasn't sufficient to prove a discrimination claim.
October 21, 2024
The lawyer for a former human resources manager at a South Florida law firm told a federal jury Monday that she was fired for being pregnant, saying that her ex-employer made her come into work despite a doctor's note telling her to stay home after determining that she had a high-risk pregnancy.
May 14, 2024
A Florida federal judge refused Tuesday to allow a law firm to escape a former human resources manager's pregnancy discrimination suit, saying a jury should decide the dispute given the "peculiar" timing of her firing.
July 06, 2023
A Florida federal judge has rejected a law firm's bid to dismiss a former human resources manager's amended lawsuit alleging she was fired for requesting to work from home to handle pregnancy complications, saying she has pointed to examples of potential misconduct to preserve her suit.
August 26, 2022
A Florida federal judge dismissed a former law firm employee's suit alleging she was fired for requesting to work from home to handle pregnancy complications, ruling that she failed to support her claims with more detail, while still leaving a door open for the suit's potential revival.
November 08, 2021
A Florida law firm is asking a federal court to throw out a discrimination lawsuit filed by a former human resources manager because she failed to prove anyone at the firm had any intention to discriminate against her because of her pregnancy.
October 12, 2021
A former human resources manager has hit Diaz Anselmo & Associates PA with a federal lawsuit accusing the Florida law firm of failing to provide reasonable accommodations during her complicated pregnancy and then wrongfully terminating her.