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Fla. Stat. § 112.042 (2025)
Discrimination in county and municipal employment; relief.
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112.042 Discrimination in county and municipal employment; relief.—
(1) It is against the public policy of this state for the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, department, or office, solely because of the race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or religious creed of any individual, to refuse to hire or employ, to bar, or to discharge from employment such individuals or to otherwise discriminate against such individuals with respect to compensation, hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, if the individual is the most competent and able to perform the services required.
(2)(a) Any person, firm, corporation, association, or other group or body, jointly or severally, who is aggrieved by any decision, regulation, restriction, or resolution adopted by the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, or department which is an unlawful employment practice under this section may apply to such agency, board, commission, or department at any time for a modification or rescission thereof. If such modification or rescission is refused, any such person, firm, corporation, association or other group or body may, within 30 days after such refusal, but not thereafter, institute original proceedings for relief in the circuit court of the county.
(b) There is no right to apply to the court for relief on account of any order, requirement, decision, determination, or action of any county or municipal officer pursuant to this section unless there has first been an appeal therefrom to the governing agency, board, commission, or department to which such officer is responsible.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit alternative relief through local civil service systems and boards provided for in s. 14, Art. III of the State Constitution.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2023 · leading case: Hous. Auth. v. Billingslea, 464 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).
Hous. Auth. v. Billingslea, 464 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). “It is true, as contended by petitioner, that section 112.042, Florida Statutes (1983), originally enacted in 1969, comprehends only discrimination in regard to county and municipal employment, whereas the Human Rights Act of 1977, sections 760.”
Murphy v. MacK, 358 So. 2d 822 (Fla. 1978). “203, Florida Statutes (1975), it would have expressly done so as it had done in Section 112.042, Florida Statutes (1975).”
Hartley v. Ocean Reef Club, Inc., 476 So. 2d 1327 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). “(1983) (for discharge or discrimination by state or any subdivision on basis of age); § 760.”
Shuttleworth v. Broward Cnty., 639 F. Supp. 654 (S.D. Fla. 1986). “10, exists as an additional remedy against discrimination alongside § 112.042, Fla.Stat.Ann. (West 1983), neither being an exclusive remedy.”
Patricia H. ROGERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.M. NOONE, Individually & as Putnam Cnty. Tax Collector, Defendant-Appellee, 704 F.2d 518 (11th Cir. 1983). “042(1) states: It shall be against the public policy of this state for the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, department, or office, solely because of the race, color, sex, religious creed, or national origin of any individual, to refuse to hire…”
Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club, 549 So. 2d 1005 (Fla. 1989). “233 (in state employment); § 112.042 (in county and municipal employment); § 229.”
Coffey v. Braddy, 372 F. Supp. 116 (M.D. Fla. 1971). “], Plaintiffs herein have now moved to amend the Court’s order of August 12, 1971, to temporarily suspend Florida Statutes § 112.042(1), F.S.A. 1 ; § 19.03, Article 19 Charter Laws of the Consolidated City of Jacksonville (1970) 2 ; and Rules 6.”
Bruley v. Vill. Green Mgmt. Co., 592 F. Supp. 2d 1381 (M.D. Fla. 2008). “271 (2007) (for discharge because of service on a jury); Fla. Stat. § 112.042 (2007) (for discharge or discrimination by county or municipal employer on basis of race, color, sex, religious creed or national origin).”
Queen'Prinyah Godiah Nmiaa Pa El-Bey v. Soc. 2700 Student Spaces (11th Cir. 2023). “3 On the pre-printed civil complaint form, Plaintiff listed -- without elabora- tion -- three statutes as being at issue in her case: the Americans with Disabili- ties Act (“ADA”), the Fair Housing Act, and Fla. Stat. § 112.042 (a statute pro- hibiting discrimination in county…”
Smith v. Harvey, 648 F. Supp. 1103 (M.D. Fla. 1986). “The clerk is directed to enter summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all counts of the complaint.”
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Patricia H. ROGERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. B.M. NOONE, Individually & as Putnam Cnty. Tax Collector, Defendant-Appellee, 704 F.2d 518 (11th Cir. 1983). “042(1) states: It shall be against the public policy of this state for the governing body of any county or municipal agency, board, commission, department, or office, solely because of the race, color, sex, religious creed, or national origin of any individual, to refuse to hire…”
Coffey v. Braddy, 372 F. Supp. 116 (M.D. Fla. 1971). “], Plaintiffs herein have now moved to amend the Court’s order of August 12, 1971, to temporarily suspend Florida Statutes § 112.042(1), F.S.A. 1 ; § 19.03, Article 19 Charter Laws of the Consolidated City of Jacksonville (1970) 2 ; and Rules 6.”
Smith v. Harvey, 648 F. Supp. 1103 (M.D. Fla. 1986). “The clerk is directed to enter summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all counts of the complaint.”
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