Wrongful Termination

• Federal law prohibits an employer from terminating an employee based on a discriminatory reason. An employer cannot terminate an employee because of race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex or disability. It is also illegal to terminate an employee in retaliation for an employee who took leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
  
  

Florida Statute of Limitations

• In Florida, an employee can file a discrimination complaint with the Florida Commission on Human Relations if the employer has 15 or more employees, if there is no federal or local agency that investigates discrimination complaints, and if the discriminatory act took place within the past 365 days. The employee must file the complaint within 365 days from the date of the discriminatory act.
  
  

Federal Statute of Limitations

• An employee can file a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The complaint must be filed within 180 calendar days or within 300 calendar days if a state or local agency has a law that prohibits the same type of discrimination.