Case: Discrimination/Sexual Orientation (M.D. Fla.)

A Florida federal district court denied summary judgment to MHM Health Professionals on sexual orientation discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act brought by an openly gay male vice president of employee relations who alleged failure-to-promote and discriminatory termination, finding a convincing mosaic of circumstantial evidence, including suspicious timing after he discussed his partner, and ambiguous statements suggesting anti-gay animus, that could allow a reasonable jury to find discrimination.

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