There is no federal, state, or Volusia County law that specifically prohibits a company from firing an employee because of his or her sexual orientation or gender identity. But that could change soon.
The Volusia County Council plans to schedule a discussion, probably for one of its March meetings, of a human-rights ordinance similar to one enacted in Orange County in November. That law bars discrimination – in both the public and private sectors – based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and gives victims of such discrimination a legal method of recourse.
No federal or state law protects gays, lesbians or transgender people from discrimination, according to the American Civil Liberties Union and a Florida gay rights advocacy group. But many Florida cities and counties have enacted laws similar to the Orange County ordinance.
Full Story from the Daytona Beach News-Journal
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