John’s employment law practice and experience includes litigation and administrative agency proceedings in all areas of employment discrimination (race, national origin, gender, same sex/sexual preference, religion, disability, pregnancy and age) and sexual and workplace harassment and retaliation issues under: Title VII; the Florida Civil Rights Act; the Pregnancy Discrimination Act; the Equal Pay Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Fair Labor Standards Act; and, the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Practice and experience also include workplace laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour agency including: the Fair Labor Standards Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Immigration Reform and Control Act; and, the Employee Polygraph Protection Act.
John handles all areas of employment law in federal and state court litigation and is admitted to practice in all of the federal and state courts and federal, state and local administrative agencies including: all of the federal courts in Florida (Middle, Northern and Southern Districts), the Fifth District Court of Appeal, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court and all state courts in Florida. Also handles all areas of employment related administrative claims before federal and state administrative agencies including: U.S. Department of Labor/Wage and Hour Agency; OSHA; DOJ/HUD; Florida Commission on Human Relations; Florida Department of Economic Opportunity; and, local civil rights agencies.