725.07

Discrimination on basis of sex, marital status, or race forbidden.

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725.07 Discrimination on basis of sex, marital status, or race forbidden.—

(1) No person, as defined in s. 1.01(3) shall discriminate against any person based on sex, marital status, or race in the areas of loaning money, granting credit, or providing equal pay for equal services performed.

(2) Any violation of this section may be brought in the courts of this state by the individual upon whom the discrimination has been perpetrated in a civil action, and said individual shall be entitled to collect, not only compensatory damages, but, in addition thereto, punitive damages and reasonable attorney fees for a violation of this section.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 73-251.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases, 1977–2020 · leading case: Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. Rowe

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Florida Patient's Compensation Fund v. Rowe (1985) fla · cites it 2× “1984) (condominium actions); § 725.07, Fla. Stat. (1983) (credit discrimination actions); § 742.”

Bennett v. Southern Marine Management Co. (1982) flmd · cites it 4× “Section 725.07, Florida Statutes, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or marital status in providing “equal pay for equal services,” and permits a victim of such discrimination to recover punitive as well as compensatory damages, along with reasonable attorney’s…”

Munsey v. GENERAL TELEPHONE CO., FLA. (1989) fladistctapp · cites it 9× “Munsey sued General Telephone under section 725.07, Florida Statutes (1983), which renders sex discrimination actionable.”

Stern v. Espirito Santo Bank of Florida (1992) flsd · cites it 2× “1991); (2) violation of Fla. Stat. § 725.07 ; (3) slander of credit; (4) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (5) abuse of process.”

Saunders v. Hunter (1997) flmd “, states “[n]othing in this section or in § 725.07, relating to discrimination based on sex in providing equal pay for equal services performed, is applicable to any employer, labor organization or member thereof, or employee whose employer is subject to the federal Fair Labor…”

Forehand v. International Business MacHines Corp. (1984) flmd · cites it 4× “Before the Court is the question of which statute of limitations provision governs plaintiff’s pendant state law claim brought pursuant to the Florida Equal Pay Act, § 725.07, Florida Statutes (1981). Defendant contends that the applicable statute is § 95.”

Raulerson v. General Finance Corp. (1977) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “The applicable statute, Section 725.07, Florida Statutes (1973), provided: “No person .”

Williamson v. Digital Risk, LLC (2020) flmd “t II alleged Title VII Sex-Based Harassment; Count III alleged Title VII Retaliation; Count IV alleged Equal Pay Act Discrimination; Count V alleged Florida Civil Rights Act Sex Discrimination; Count VI alleged Florida Civil Rights Act Sex-Based Harassment; Count VII alleged…”

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Bennett v. Southern Marine Management Co. (1982) flmd “Section 725.07, Florida Statutes, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, or marital status in providing “equal pay for equal services,” and permits a victim of such discrimination to recover punitive as well as compensatory damages, along with reasonable attorney’s…”

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