Whether Respondent violated the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, as alleged in the Employment Charge of Discrimination filed by Petitioner on March 27, 2018.Petitioner failed to prove that Respondent terminated his employment for reasons related to Petitioner's race, national origin, or age.
Did Respondent, Highlands County Board of County Commissioners (County), discriminate against Petitioner, Annette Whitner, on account of her age?Petitioner did not prove County discriminated against her because of age. She did not prove CPA certificate is related to age. County proved legitimate non-discrimanatory reasons for not interviewing Petitoner, including lack of CPA certification.