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FWA claim in Florida

5 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 2013–2024 2 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Golf Channel v. Jenkinsgreen
fla · 2000 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2015–2024
2 sentences

2024Of course, any ambiguity in a remedial statute like the FWA “should be liberally construed in favor of granting access to the remedy provided by the Legislature.” Golf Channel, 752 So.2d at 565–66 (interpreting notice provision of the FWA).

2024Of course, any ambiguity in a remedial statute like the FWA “should be liberally construed in favor of granting access to the remedy provided by the Legislature.” Golf Channel, 752 So.2d at 565–66 (interpreting notice provision of the FWA).

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Luna v. Walgreen Co.green
flsd · 2008 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2020–2020
2 sentences

2020Id. (quoting Luna v. Walgreen Co., 575 F. Supp. 2d 1326, 1343 (S.D.

2020Id. (quoting Luna v. Walgreen Co., 575 F. Supp. 2d 1326, 1343 (S.D.

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Charles A. Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporation, Chris Papastrat, Shelby Bass v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., a Corporationgreen
ca11 · 1988 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2013–2013
1 sentence

2013A court’s purpose in awarding lost wages is to “make the plaintiff ‘whole,’ to restore the plaintiff to the economic position the plaintiff would have occupied but for the illegal [acts] of the employer.” Castle v. Sangamo Weston, Inc., 837 F.2d 1550, 1561 (11th Cir.1988).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Fabbiano v. Demings green
fladistctapp · 2012
2 sentences

2022We distinguish this case from Fabbiano v. Demings, 91 So. 3d 893 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012), upon which Plaintiff relies.

2022We distinguish this case from Fabbiano v. Demings, 91 So. 3d 893 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012), upon which Plaintiff relies.

12022–2022
Aery v. Wallace Lincoln-Mercury, LLC green
fladistctapp · 2013
2 sentences

2020Id. (quoting Luna v. Walgreen Co., 575 F. Supp. 2d 1326, 1343 (S.D.

2020Id. (quoting Luna v. Walgreen Co., 575 F. Supp. 2d 1326, 1343 (S.D.

12020–2020
White v. Purdue Pharma, Inc. green
flmd · 2005
2 sentences

2015The White court also recognized that element three of an FWA claim regarding the causal link between the adverse employment action and the statutorily protected activity uses the burden shifting analysis applied in Title VII cases, but that “does not alter the fact that this Court must apply the plain language of the FWA, along with Florida case law interpreting that statute, when determining what constitutes participation in statutorily protected activity.” 369 F.Supp.2d at 1338 .

2015The White court also recognized that element three of an FWA claim regarding the causal link between the adverse employment action and the statutorily protected activity uses the burden shifting analysis applied in Title VII cases, but that “does not alter the fact that this Court must apply the plain language of the FWA, along with Florida case law interpreting that statute, when determining what constitutes participation in statutorily protected activity.” 369 F.Supp.2d at 1338 .

12015–2015

Statutes the citing opinions construe

FL § 448.102 (5) FL § 448.101 (4)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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