Florida Agency Beats Worker Claims of Payback for Past Bias Suit

A Florida Department of Juvenile Justice employee who previously proved race and sex discrimination claims by the agency lacked evidence she was subsequently retaliated against, a federal judge ruled, dismissing her new suit.

A jury awarded Lawanna Tynes nearly $925,000 and the department was separately ordered to reinstate her to a different position, but at the same pay and away from her then supervisor. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed that judgment and the US Supreme Court denied review.

Tynes sued again in 2024 over her reinstatement, alleging she was denied promotion, inadequately trained, and evaluated unfairly. But those job actions ...