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Fla. Stat. § 760.01 (2025)

Purposes; construction; title.

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760.01 Purposes; construction; title.—

(1) Sections 760.01-760.11 and 509.092 shall be cited as the “Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992.”

(2) The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status and thereby to protect their interest in personal dignity, to make available to the state their full productive capacities, to secure the state against domestic strife and unrest, to preserve the public safety, health, and general welfare, and to promote the interests, rights, and privileges of individuals within the state.

(3) The Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 shall be construed according to the fair import of its terms and shall be liberally construed to further the general purposes stated in this section and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.

History.—s. 1, ch. 69-287; s. 1, ch. 72-48; s. 1, ch. 77-341; s. 1, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 2, ch. 2015-68.

Note.—Former ss. 13.201, 23.161.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 373 cases (86 in the last 5 years), 1985–2026 · leading case: Peguy Delva v. The Cont'l Grp., Inc., 137 So. 3d 371 (Fla. 2014).

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Peguy Delva v. The Cont'l Grp., Inc., 137 So. 3d 371 (Fla. 2014). · cites it 27× “01(2), Florida Statutes, explains that “[t]he general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status .”

Sheely v. MRI Radiology Network, P.A., 505 F.3d 1173 (11th Cir. 2007). · cites it 6× “Finally, we affirm the district court's determination that the plaintiff failed to state a claim under the Florida Civil Rights Act, Fla. Stat. § 760.01 et seq. I. Background The essential facts, which we cull from this summary judgment record and take in the light most…”

Woodham v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., Inc., 829 So. 2d 891 (Fla. 2002). · cites it 5× “STATEMENT OF FACTS Woodham, an African-American, filed an action against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBS), her former employer, under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), §§ 760.01-.11, Fla. Stat. (1999), *893 asserting that BCBS engaged in discriminatory practices…”

Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000). · cites it 6× “Section 760.01(2), Florida Statutes (1995), provides: The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital…”

Holly v. Clairson Indus., L.L.C., 492 F.3d 1247 (11th Cir. 2007). · cites it 2× “§§ 12111-12117 (“ADA”), *1249 and its Florida analog, the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, Fla. Stat. § 760.01 (“FCRA”). After seventeen, years of strong work performance during which Clairson informally accommodated Holly’s disability-related tardiness, Clairson terminated…”

Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005). · cites it 4× “§ 760.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2003); see also Woodham v.”

Carolina Rose Matamoros v. Broward Sheriffs Off., 2 F.4th 1329 (11th Cir. 2021). · cites it 3× “B Matamoros sued the Sheriff’s Office under the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, Fla. Stat. § 760.01 , and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.”

Kimel v. Florida Bd. of Regents, 528 U.S. 62 (2000). · cites it 2× “The plaintiffs contended that the failure to allocate the funds violated both the ADEA and the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, Fla. Stat. § 760.01 et seq. (1997 and Supp.”

Donato v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 767 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 2000). · cites it 5× “(1977)) (current version at § 760.01(2), Fla. Stat. (1997) (Civil Rights Act of 1992)).”

Sandra Sheridan v. State of Florida, Dep't of Health, 182 So. 3d 787 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016). · cites it 3× “” § 760.01(2), Fla. Stat. (2012). By its express terms, the FCRA must be liberally construed to further' its general purposes and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.”

Adem A. Albra v. Advan, Inc., 490 F.3d 826 (11th Cir. 2007). “The Florida Civil Rights Act (“FCRA”), Fla. Stat. § 760.01-760.10 , provides that it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against an individual on the basis of, inter alia, an individual’s “handicap.”

Woodham v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla. Inc., 793 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). · cites it 5× “Facts Woodham, an African-American, filed an action against BCBS, her former employer, under the Florida Civil Rights Act, §§ 760.01-.11, Fla. Stat. (1999), asserting that BCBS engaged in discriminatory practices against her.”

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— 760.01(1) — 6 cases

Woodham v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla. Inc., 793 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001). “Facts Woodham, an African-American, filed an action against BCBS, her former employer, under the Florida Civil Rights Act, §§ 760.01-.11, Fla. Stat. (1999), asserting that BCBS engaged in discriminatory practices against her.”

Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 734 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).

St. Petersburg Motor Club v. Cook, 567 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990).

Mena v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., 50 So. 3d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

— 760.01(2) — 21 cases

Peguy Delva v. The Cont'l Grp., Inc., 137 So. 3d 371 (Fla. 2014). “01(2), Florida Statutes, explains that “[t]he general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status .”

Woodham v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Fla., Inc., 829 So. 2d 891 (Fla. 2002). “STATEMENT OF FACTS Woodham, an African-American, filed an action against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida (BCBS), her former employer, under the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), §§ 760.01-.11, Fla. Stat. (1999), *893 asserting that BCBS engaged in discriminatory practices…”

Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000). “Section 760.01(2), Florida Statutes (1995), provides: The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or marital…”

Sandra Sheridan v. State of Florida, Dep't of Health, 182 So. 3d 787 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016). “” § 760.01(2), Fla. Stat. (2012). By its express terms, the FCRA must be liberally construed to further' its general purposes and the special purposes of the particular provision involved.”

Donato v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 767 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 2000). “(1977)) (current version at § 760.01(2), Fla. Stat. (1997) (Civil Rights Act of 1992)).”

— 760.01(3) — 25 cases

Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005). “§ 760.01(3), Fla. Stat. (2003); see also Woodham v.”

Donato v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 767 So. 2d 1146 (Fla. 2000). “(1977)) (current version at § 760.01(2), Fla. Stat. (1997) (Civil Rights Act of 1992)).”

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