Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Jun. 06, 2006
Whether Respondent, Sea World of Florida, Inc. (SWF), subjected Petitioner, Mario Molina, to disparate treatment and terminated his employment because of his national origin (Puerto Rican) and/or alleged disability in violation of Subsection 760.10(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2005).Petitioner, who had a back injury, was handicapped under the Florida Civil Rights Act but failed to prove discrimination based on national origin. Respondent had legitimate reasons to terminate him. Recommend that the petition be dismissed.