Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 01, 2004
The issues for determination are whether the Florida Commission on Human Relations (Commission or FCHR) lacks jurisdiction under Chapter 760, Florida Statutes (2003), over the claims in the Charge of Discrimination because the claims are barred by the doctrines of collateral estoppel and res judicata; the claims are time-barred by Subsections 760.01(1) and (5), Florida Statutes (2003); or both.The Florida Commission on Human Relations lacks subject matter jurisdiction to consider allegations of discrimination previously decided by a federal court.
