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Actual
Case Experience
Affidavits
provided for the following cases:
Laura
Cote v.
Shells Seafood Restaurants, Inc. |
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Seventh
Judicial Circuit Court
Volusia County, FL
Case No.: 99-31337-CI-CI
Division: 32 |
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October 2000
Testimony re: anti-harassment policies;
appropriate supervisory and employee training
on non-harassment/discrimination; proper
reporting, handling, and investigating of
a sexual harassment complaint; appropriate
follow-up procedures; managers' responsibilities
in preventing harassment and responding.
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Andrew C. Sanguinetti v.
United Parcel Service, Inc. |
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US
District Court
Southern District of Florida
West Palm Beach Division
Case No.: 99-6235-CIV-RYSKAMP |
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July
2000
Testimony re: expected policies and
procedures for a company this size; expected
training programs on non-harassment/discrimination;
expected documentation on harassment complaints
and investigations; expected Human Resources
records retention, appropriate, clear wording
of policies; what behaviors constitute harassment
and violations of company policy and whether
termination was an appropriate response
to Plaintiff's behavior.
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Juan
Delgado v.
Cole Muffler, Inc. |
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US
District Court
Southern District of Florida
Miami Division
Case No.: 00-3602-CIV-Moreno/Dube |
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February 2001
Testimony re: company's lack of reasonable
care in the prevention and/or correction
of discriminating behavior (based on real
or perceived disability). This includes
lack of a written anti-discrimination policy
visibly posted and disseminated to all employees,
lack of formal training for managers and
supervisors to prevent harassment/discrimination
in their respective locations, and lack
of proper personnel documentation, such
as job description, performance appraisals,
personnel action forms, and disciplinary
write-ups.
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Case Documentation Review and Human Resources Coaching
Notes provided for the following cases:
Laura
A. Smardz and Valarie A. Singleton v.
David M. Davidson and Podiatry Affiliates, P.C. |
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US
District Court
Western District of New York
Case No.: 98-CV-0051C(M) |
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Documentation
re: what behaviors constitute harassment
and discrimination, appropriate handling
of a complaint, importance of having established
policies and procedures to prevent and rectify
harassment/discrimination situations; responsibility
of management personnel in responding to
a complaint; retaliation factor in such
claims.
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Affidavits,
Complaint Investigations, Human Resources Recommendations,
and Client Counseling provided for clients of the following
attorneys:
Dianne Bennett, President
Hodgson Russ
1800 One M & T Plaza
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 848-1406
Don Works, Partner
Carlos Burruezo, Partner
Jackson, Lewis, Schnitzler & Krupman
390 Orange Avenue # 1285
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 246-8433
Allan Weitzman, Partner
Proskauer Rose
2100 Glades Road
Boca Raton FL 33431
(561) 995-4760
Bill Coleman, Partner
English McCaughan & O'Bryan
100 NE Third Ave. #1100
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 462-3300
Angelo Filippi
Stearns Weaver et al.
200 E Broward Blvd. #1900
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 462-9595
Christine D. Hanley
Christine D. Hanley & Associates, P.A.
1000 Southern Blvd., Second Floor
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
(561) 659-5646
Robert
Ader, Principal
Beth Hitt, Associate
Law Offices of Robert Ader
100 SE 2nd Street # 3350
Miami, FL 33131
(305) 371-6060
Rick Kolodinsky, Partner
Kolodinsky, Seitz & Tresher, P.A.
707 E Third Ave
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
(904) 427-9811
Robert Soloff, Attorney
Robert D. Soloff, P.A.
888 SE Third Ave # 400
Fort Lauderdale FL 33316
(954) 523-0550
Douglas T. Marx, Attorney
Conrad & Scherer
633 S Federal Highway
Eighth Floor
Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
(954) 462-5500 |
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Cases and complaints include age discrimination, race
discrimination, ADA-disability discrimination, gender
discrimination, and sexual harassment. Counseling focuses
on inappropriate behaviors in the workplace. Reporting
frequently includes professional opinion as to whether
or not discriminatory/harassing behaviors will continue,
with recommendations for disposition of the complaint
(and the offenders!).
Sexual
Harassment and/or Workplace Discrimination Prevention
training programs provided to the following clients
(since 1993):
W.R.
Grace & Co. - Corporate Offices (Baltimore, Boca
Raton)
W.R.
Grace & Co. - Grace Construction Products (Chicago)
W.R.
Grace & Co. - Darex
Container Products (Chicago)
Office of the State Attorney (Broward County, FL)
Stetson University (Orlando)
Sara Lee Corp. - Harwood Cos. (Ft. Lauderdale)
Barclays Capital (Miami)
National Council on Compensation Insurance (Boca Raton)
Pine Crest Schools (Ft. Lauderdale)
UTILX Corp. (Seattle)
Johnson Controls World Services, Inc. (Tulsa, Los Angeles,
Riverside, Melbourne)
Industrial Business Services (Ft. Lauderdale)
Hodgson Russ (Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Manhattan)
English McCaughan & O'Bryan (Ft Lauderdale)
World Duty Free Americas, Inc. (Miami, Chicago)
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