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Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (2025)
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760.02 Definitions.—For the purposes of ss. 760.01-760.11 and 509.092, the term:
(2) “Commission” means the Florida Commission on Human Relations created by s. 760.03.
(3) “Commissioner” or “member” means a member of the commission.
(4) “Discriminatory practice” means any practice made unlawful by the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992.
(5) “National origin” includes ancestry.
(6) “Person” includes an individual, association, corporation, joint apprenticeship committee, joint-stock company, labor union, legal representative, mutual company, partnership, receiver, trust, trustee in bankruptcy, or unincorporated organization; any other legal or commercial entity; the state; or any governmental entity or agency.
(7) “Employer” means any person employing 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person.
(8) “Employment agency” means any person regularly undertaking, with or without compensation, to procure employees for an employer or to procure for employees opportunities to work for an employer, and includes an agent of such a person.
(9) “Labor organization” means any organization which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of collective bargaining or of dealing with employers concerning grievances, terms or conditions of employment, or other mutual aid or protection in connection with employment.
(10) “Aggrieved person” means any person who files a complaint with the Human Relations Commission.
(11) “Public accommodations” means places of public accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations, places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered establishments. Each of the following establishments which serves the public is a place of public accommodation within the meaning of this section:
(a) Any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests, other than an establishment located within a building which contains not more than four rooms for rent or hire and which is actually occupied by the proprietor of such establishment as his or her residence.
(b) Any restaurant, cafeteria, lunchroom, lunch counter, soda fountain, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, including, but not limited to, any such facility located on the premises of any retail establishment, or any gasoline station.
(c) Any motion picture theater, theater, concert hall, sports arena, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment.
(d) Any establishment which is physically located within the premises of any establishment otherwise covered by this subsection, or within the premises of which is physically located any such covered establishment, and which holds itself out as serving patrons of such covered establishment.
History.—s. 2, ch. 69-287; s. 2, ch. 72-48; s. 2, ch. 77-341; s. 3, ch. 79-400; s. 2, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 4, ch. 2003-396.
Note.—Former ss. 13.211, 23.162.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49
cases (11 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005).
Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005). “" Under the Act, the term "employer" is defined to mean "any person employing 15 or more employees ... and any agent of such person.”
Klonis v. State, Dept. of Revenue, 766 So. 2d 1186 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). “" § 760.02(6), Fla. Stat. (1997). Fourth, in the event the Commission determines there is reasonable cause to think that a discriminatory practice has occurred in violation of the F.”
Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (ll)(d) (emphasis added).”
Byrd v. Richardson-Greenshields Sec., Inc., 552 So. 2d 1099 (Fla. 1989). “The strong public policy against workplace sexual harassment has been included in other provisions of Florida law.”
Marchman v. St. Anthony's Hosp., Inc., 152 So. 3d 830 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “§ 760.02 (emphases added). Section 509.013 reads: (5)(a) “Public food service establishment” means any building, vehicle, place, or structure, or any room or division in a building, vehicle, place, or structure where food is prepared, served, or sold for immediate consumption on…”
Mena v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., 50 So. 3d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Section 760.02(11) defines “public accommodations” as “places of public accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations, places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered establishments.”
Kim Cimino, Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Michael Cimino, & Kim Cimino ex rel. Kim & Michael Cimino's Son v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 183 So. 3d 1242 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). “We reverse, as section 760.02, Florida Statutes (2014) provides that a “legal representative” is entitled to file a complaint for discrimination.”
Mousa v. Lauda Air Luftfahrt, A.G., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1329 (S.D. Fla. 2003). “§ 760.02(6). Again, the current year refers to the year during which the alleged discrimination took place, making 1998 and 1999 the relevant time period for purposes of the FCRA.”
Jones v. Brummer, 766 So. 2d 1107 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). “Jones relies on section 760.02(6), Florida Statutes, which includes "the state; or any governmental entity or agency" within the definition of a "person" who may be an "employer" [2] subject to civil liability for unlawful employment practices under the Act.”
Garner v. Ward, 251 So. 2d 252 (Fla. 1971). “, as being the establishment of a right of action for wrongful death; Fla. Stat. § 760.02 , F.S.A., specifies the persons who may bring such action; Fla.”
Blount v. Sterling Healthcare Grp., Inc., 934 F. Supp. 1365 (S.D. Fla. 1996). “Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (7) defines “employer” in substantially the same language as is used in the federal definition.”
Patterson v. Consum. Debt Mgmt., 975 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “"Employer" is further defined as "any person employing 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or proceeding calendar year, and any agent of such a person.”
— 760.02(1) — 1 case
Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (ll)(d) (emphasis added).”
— 760.02(10) — 1 case
Kim Cimino, Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Michael Cimino, & Kim Cimino ex rel. Kim & Michael Cimino's Son v. Am. Airlines, Inc., 183 So. 3d 1242 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). “We reverse, as section 760.02, Florida Statutes (2014) provides that a “legal representative” is entitled to file a complaint for discrimination.”
— 760.02(11) — 5 cases
Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (ll)(d) (emphasis added).”
Marchman v. St. Anthony's Hosp., Inc., 152 So. 3d 830 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “§ 760.02 (emphases added). Section 509.013 reads: (5)(a) “Public food service establishment” means any building, vehicle, place, or structure, or any room or division in a building, vehicle, place, or structure where food is prepared, served, or sold for immediate consumption on…”
Mena v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., 50 So. 3d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Section 760.02(11) defines “public accommodations” as “places of public accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations, places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered establishments.”
Abraka Okposio v. Barry Univ. (Main Campus), 252 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
Sing v. Nettles Island Marina, 70 So. 3d 632 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011).
— 760.02(11)(c) — 1 case
Abraka Okposio v. Barry Univ. (Main Campus), 252 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).
— 760.02(1l)(d) — 1 case
Mena v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., 50 So. 3d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Section 760.02(11) defines “public accommodations” as “places of public accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations, places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered establishments.”
— 760.02(2) — 2 cases
Davis v. Big Bend Hospice, Inc. (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
Aisy Aleu, Pharm. D. v. Nova Se. Univ., Inc. (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).
— 760.02(5) — 1 case
Shuttleworth v. Broward Cnty., 639 F. Supp. 654 (S.D. Fla. 1986).
— 760.02(6) — 14 cases
Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005). “" Under the Act, the term "employer" is defined to mean "any person employing 15 or more employees ... and any agent of such person.”
Byrd v. Richardson-Greenshields Sec., Inc., 552 So. 2d 1099 (Fla. 1989). “The strong public policy against workplace sexual harassment has been included in other provisions of Florida law.”
Klonis v. State, Dept. of Revenue, 766 So. 2d 1186 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). “" § 760.02(6), Fla. Stat. (1997). Fourth, in the event the Commission determines there is reasonable cause to think that a discriminatory practice has occurred in violation of the F.”
Mousa v. Lauda Air Luftfahrt, A.G., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1329 (S.D. Fla. 2003). “§ 760.02(6). Again, the current year refers to the year during which the alleged discrimination took place, making 1998 and 1999 the relevant time period for purposes of the FCRA.”
Laborers'intern., Local 478 v. Burroughs, 541 So. 2d 1160 (Fla. 1989).
— 760.02(7) — 12 cases
Maggio v. Fla. Dept. of Labor & Emp. SEC., 899 So. 2d 1074 (Fla. 2005). “" Under the Act, the term "employer" is defined to mean "any person employing 15 or more employees ... and any agent of such person.”
Klonis v. State, Dept. of Revenue, 766 So. 2d 1186 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). “" § 760.02(6), Fla. Stat. (1997). Fourth, in the event the Commission determines there is reasonable cause to think that a discriminatory practice has occurred in violation of the F.”
Patterson v. Consum. Debt Mgmt., 975 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). “"Employer" is further defined as "any person employing 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or proceeding calendar year, and any agent of such a person.”
Sanders v. Mayor's Jewelers, Inc., 942 F. Supp. 571 (S.D. Fla. 1996).
Mousa v. Lauda Air Luftfahrt, A.G., 258 F. Supp. 2d 1329 (S.D. Fla. 2003). “§ 760.02(6). Again, the current year refers to the year during which the alleged discrimination took place, making 1998 and 1999 the relevant time period for purposes of the FCRA.”
— 760.02(ll) — 1 case
Sing v. Nettles Island Marina, 70 So. 3d 632 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011).
— 760.02(ll)(d) — 2 cases
Crane v. Lifemark Hosp. of Fla., Inc., 149 So. 3d 718 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.02 (ll)(d) (emphasis added).”
Mena v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., 50 So. 3d 759 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “Section 760.02(11) defines “public accommodations” as “places of public accommodation, lodgings, facilities principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises, gasoline stations, places of exhibition or entertainment, and other covered establishments.”
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