Age discrimination - Florida

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Employer defined

“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.

Unlawful employment practices

The unlawful employment practices and exemptions are similar to those under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. For example, the state law includes an exemption for a bona fide occupational qualification, as well as an exemption for a seniority or merit system. The state statute also provides an exemption for certain religious organizations that give preference to members or to those who subscribe to the beliefs of the organization.

Any person aggrieved may file a complaint within 365 days of the alleged violation. A complaint may otherwise be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or with any unit of the state government which is a fair-employment-practice agency.

Posting

Each employer, employment agency, and labor organization must post and keep posted in conspicuous places upon its premises a notice provided by the commission setting forth such information as the Commission deems appropriate.

State

Contacts

Commission on Human Relations

Office of Civil Rights

Regulations

Florida Statutes, Title XLIV, Chapter 760, Part I - Florida Civil Rights Act (§760.01-760.11)

Federal

Contact

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Regulations

29 CFR Part 1625, Age Discrimination in Employment Act

29 CFR 1626, Procedures — Age Discrimination in Employment Act

29 CFR 1627, Records to be Made or Kept Relating to Age: Notices to be Posted: Administrative Exemptions