The Broward County Human Rights Ordinanceprotects individuals from unlawful discrimination in employment (employer with 5 - 14 employees), housing and public accommodations.
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The Broward County Human Rights Act gives Human Rights Section jurisdiction over three areas of unlawful discrimination: Employment (for employers who employ 5-14 employees) Housing (involving the sale or rental of housing with 4 or more units located in Broward County)
The Florida Human Rights Act of 1977 expanded the authority of the Commission from being a community relations-based agency to also being an enforcement agency. This Act allowed the Commission to investigate and resolve complaints of employment discrimination through administrative and legal channels.
Title VII is the primary federal law that prohibits employment discrimination based on: Race. Religion. National origin.
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 amends several sections of Title VII to strengthen and improve Federal civil rights laws and provide for the recovery of compensatory damages in Federal sector cases of intentional employment discrimination.