Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Oct. 26, 1992
Petitioner, a former employee of Respondent School Board, has alleged that the Respondent violated section 760.10, F.S., by discriminating against him based on his handicap. The basic issue is whether that violation occurred and if so, what relief is appropriate. However, in this protracted proceeding various ancillary issues have been raised and also require disposition. Those issues include: Whether Petitioner's claim of discrimination based on failure to hire was timely; whether Petitioner may also claim discrimination based on wrongful termination or is that claim time-barred; whether evidence of Petitioner's criminal history, acquired by Respondent during the pendency of the proceeding and after the alleged discrimination, is relevant in the proceeding and, if so, whether it is a bar to, or simple limitation on relief; and whether Petitioner's motion to proceed anonymously, filed after the evidentiary hearing, should be granted.Petitioner was not discriminated against for alcoholism; he was fired for intoxication on job and prior work record; reasonable accomodation attempted.
