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Fla. Stat. § 760.07 (2025)
Remedies for unlawful discrimination.
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760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination.—Any violation of any Florida statute that makes unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status in the areas of education, employment, or public accommodations gives rise to a cause of action for all relief and damages described in s. 760.11(5), unless greater damages are expressly provided for. If the statute prohibiting unlawful discrimination provides an administrative remedy, the action for equitable relief and damages provided for in this section may be initiated only after the plaintiff has exhausted his or her administrative remedy. The term “public accommodations” does not include lodge halls or other similar facilities of private organizations which are made available for public use occasionally or periodically. The right to trial by jury is preserved in any case in which the plaintiff is seeking actual or punitive damages.
History.—s. 6, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1137, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 2015-68; s. 3, ch. 2020-164.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1998–2025 · leading case: Hous. Opportunities Proj. for Excellence, Inc. v. Spv Realty, Lc, 212 So. 3d 419 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Hous. Opportunities Proj. for Excellence, Inc. v. Spv Realty, Lc, 212 So. 3d 419 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016). “12 12 Civil rights claims under the Florida Civil Rights Act, like such claims under the federal Civil Rights Act, require exhaustion of administrative remedies; see section 760.07 of the Florida Civil Rights Act, requiring the exhaustion of the administrative remedy before…”
Alexander Johnson v. 27th Avenue Caraf, Inc., 9 F.4th 1300 (11th Cir. 2021). “See Fla. Stat. §§ 760.07 , 760.11. Mr. Johnson did not allege that he exhausted his administrative remedies in any of the 26 gas pump cases, despite bringing FCRA claims in every case.”
Samantha Ring v. Boca Ciega Yacht Club Inc., 4 F.4th 1149 (11th Cir. 2021). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.07 . As with the federal exception, the Florida Civil Rights Act does not define any of the terms in the exception.”
Joshua v. City of Gainesville, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000). “Furthermore, the Legislature's desire that aggrieved persons avail themselves of the remedies provided by the Commission prior to seeking court action is made clear in section 760.07. Thus, despite the language of section 760.”
James Francois vs Miami Dade Cnty., Port of Miami, 432 F. App'x 819 (11th Cir. 2011). “§ 2000e-2(a), and the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), § 760.07, Fla. Stat. Francois raises two issues on appeal, which we address in turn.”
Stephen v. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Ctr. & Rsch. Inst. Lifetime Cancer Screening Ctr., Inc., 259 F. Supp. 3d 1323 (M.D. Fla. 2017). “8, 2013) (citing Fla. Stat. §§ 760.07 , 760.11) (“Both Title VII and the FCRA require as a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit that the plaintiff timely file a charge of discrimination with the appropriate administrative agency — either the EEOC or-the Florida Commission on Human…”
Degitz v. S. Mgmt. Servs., Inc., 996 F. Supp. 1451 (M.D. Fla. 1998). “As a precondition to bringing an action under the FCRA, a plaintiff must: (1) file a timely complaint with the Florida Human Rights Commission (“Commission”); and (2) either obtain (i) a reasonable cause determination, or (n) wait for the 180 day time period to expire for the…”
Palisano v. City of Clearwater, 219 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (M.D. Fla. 2002). “§ 760.07, Fla. Stat. (1999). Pursuant to § 760.”
Falls v. Corcoran (N.D. Fla. 2022). “” § 760.07, Fla. Stat. Plaintiffs say section 760.”
Ring v. Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Inc (M.D. Fla. 2019). “” Fla. Stat. § 760.07 . The statute 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…”
Ring v. Boca Ciega Yacht Club, Inc (M.D. Fla. 2020). “]” Fla. Stat. § 760.07 . The statute 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…”
Denson, Jr. v. Kinney (M.D. Fla. 2022). “(5) Twelfth and Thirteenth Causes of Action – Deprivation of Rights and Denial of Equal Protection Of The Law Under Fla. Stat. §§ 760.07 and 760.08, and 42 U.”
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