Appellate Court Expands Rights of Miami-Dade Employees to Sue for Workplace Discrimination

In a precedent-setting decision creating new rights for employees claiming job discrimination in Miami-Dade County, the Florida Third District Court of Appeal has ruled that such claims may be asserted in court against employers with as few as five employees. A panel of three judges decided that section 11A-28(10) of the Miami-Dade County Code allows…