Types of Discrimination
Due to filing deadlines, it is important to contact our office as soon as possible.
Employment Discrimination
Employment discrimination is unequal treatment by your employer based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, retaliation, disability, age or genetic information, you have the right to file a discrimination complaint. Our office also addresses employment issues related to criminal history.
Companies considered an employer under Title VII:
- Companies that have 15 or more employees are covered under federal and state laws.
- Companies with at least 6 employees within the city limits of Orlando are considered employers under local law (Chapter 57 of the Code of the City of Orlando).
Housing Discrimination
Housing discrimination is unequal treatment where you live or when trying to buy, rent, lease, sell or finance a home based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, or disability. To include those who have been denied a reasonable accommodation or modification for a disability.
Types of housing that are covered under the Fair Housing Act:
- Condominiums
- Duplexes
- Multi-unit dwellings (apartments) with 4 or more units
- Mobile homes
- Trailer courts
- Private homes
- Vacant land
- Homeless shelters
- Shelters for victims of domestic violence
- Group homes for the recovery of drug addicts and alcoholics
- Seasonal bungalows
- Hospices
- Nursing homes
- Assisted living
Public Accommodations Discrimination
Public Accommodation is the legal right to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place open to the public. This includes discrimination or segregation on the basis of race, color, sex, disability, religion, national origin or sexual orientation.
These places include but are not limited to: resorts or amusements, transient hotels or motels, buffets, retail stores, theatres, motion picture houses, golf courses, bowling alleys etc.