FCRA WAGE PROJECT
CHAPTER 14 | DOES MY CITY HAVE ITS OWN LAWS ABOUT SEX DISCRIMINATION?
14-0 | CHAPTER INTRO - LOCAL ORDINANCES: DOES MY CITY HAVE ITS OWN LAWS ABOUT SEX DISCRIMINATION?
b. What are the advantages or disadvantages of the local law?
c. What is the procedure of filing a local claim?
d. What are the remedies under the local law?
14-A | WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LOCAL AND STATE LAW?
14-B | WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES OR DISADVANTAGES OF THE LOCAL LAW?
For example, Orlando and St. Petersburg define an employer as any person who has more than five full-time employees working more than thirty hours a week, or more than ten employees irrespective of the number of hours per week, in each of thirteen calendar weeks per year.108 Metropolitan Dade County defines an employer as a person with five or more employees for four or more calendar weeks per year.109
Footnotes
109 Metropolitan Dade County Code §11A-25 (2004).
14-C | WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE OF FILING A LOCAL CLAIM?
Here are the websites for some of the local commissions:
Jacksonville:
Orlando:
Tampa:
Palm Beach County:
St. Petersburg:
Miami-Dade County:
14-D | WHAT ARE THE REMEDIES UNDER THE LOCAL LAW?
You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to use this handbook in order to protect yourself from organizations/judges/lawyers who break the law (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.
Sincerely,
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