16-002626 Tereka Taylor vs. Arc Marion, Inc. Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Thursday, June 16, 2016.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

TEREK A TAYLOR , EEO C Cas e No . NON E

Petitioner . FCH R Cas e No . 2016-0031 8

v . DOA H Cas e No . 16-262 6

AR C MARION , INC. , FCH R Orde r No . 16-04 3

Respondent .

FINA L ORDE R DISMISSIN G PETITIO N FO R

RELIE F FRO M A N UNLAWFU L EMPLOYMEN T PRACTIC E

Preliminar y Matter s

Petitione r Terek a Taylo r file d f t o a complain discriminatio n Florid pursuan t t o th e a

Civi l - 760.0 s Section , 1992 1 o t Ac s Right f 760.11 . a Florid Statute s (2014) , allegin g tha t

Responden t AR C Marion , Inc. , committe d l unlawfu employmen t practice s o n th e basi s o f

Petitioner' s rac e r Petitione g treatin y b ) n i d specifie t (no complaint les s favorabl y tha n

thos e presumabl y o f a differen t race , an o th n e d basi s o f Petitioner' s e rac an d o n th e basi s

o f retaliatio n b y terminatin g Petitione r fro m employment .

Th e allegation s se t fort h n wer n i th e complain t e and , , o investigated Apri l 19 ,

2016 , th e Executiv Directo issue a d determinatio r n e findin g t tha ther e wa s n o reasonabl e

caus e e o believ t tha t a n unlawfu l ha occurred employmen t practic e d .

Petitione r filed a Petitio n fo r Relie f m fro a n Unlawfu l Employmen t Practice , an d

th e cas e e th t o transmitte s wa d Divisio n f o Administrativ e t o f Hearing s fo r th e conduc a

forma l proceeding .

Th e cas e wa s assigne d t o e Administrativ La w Judg e Garnet t W . Chisenhall .

Judg e a l issue o d Chisenhal d Orde f r Recommende Dismissal , date d Jun e 16 , 2016 ,

i n respons e t o Respondent' s k lac r fo s o t n motio dismis o f jurisdiction , i n whic h Judg e

Chisenhal l f o complain e t t tha d foun th discriminatio n y wa s untimel filed.

Th e w Commissio n pane designate l th considere e recor f o d d belo d thi s an matte r d

determine d e actio o t n b e take n o n th e Recommende d Orde f o r th Dismissal .

Finding s o f Fac t

W e find th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s f findings o fac t b t o b e supporte d y

competen t substantia l evidence .

W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s finding s o f fact .

FCH R Orde r No . 16-04 3

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Conclusion s o f La w

W e fin d th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s o o t s fact e th t o la e th f resul n applicatio w t

i n a correc t dispositio n o f th e matter .

W e adop t th e Administrativ e w La Judge' s conclusion s o f law .

Exception s

Neithe r o f th e partie s filed e th o s exception t Administrativ e La w Judge' s

Recommende d Orde r o f Dismissal .

Dismissa l

Th e Petitio n fo r Relie f f o t Complain d an Discriminatio n ar e DISMISSE D wit h

prejudice .

Th e partie s hav e th e righ t t o k see judicia l revie w o f thi s Commissio Order . Th e n

an d th e appropriat e Distric t f o t Cour Appea l t notic receiv e appea f o e l mus withi n 3 0 day s

o f th e dat e Orde r s thi s i filed wit h k Cler e th o f e th e Commission . Explanatio n o f th righ t

t o appea l i s foun d i n Sectio n , 120.68 a Florid Statutes , Rule an d i n th e Florid a s o f

Appellat e Procedur e 9.110 .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s _E_ da y o f S'jjfh - , 2016 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATIONS :

Commissione r Ton y Jenkins , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Ja y Pichard ; an d

Commissione r Sandr a Turne r

File d thi s R da y o f ^S-^/T"! ' 2016 ,

i n Tallahassee . Florida . 1

Cler k

Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s

407 5 Esplanad e Way , Roo m 11 0

Tallahassee , F L 3239 9

(850)488-708 2

FCH R Orde r No . 16-04 3

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Copie s furnishe d to :

Terek a Taylo r

153 5 Northeas t 31 s 1 Stree t

Ocala , F L 3447 9

AR C Marion , Inc .

c/ o B . Tyle r White , Esq .

Jackso n Lewis , P.C .

50 1 Riversid e Avenue , Ste . 90 2

Jacksonville , F L 3220 2

Gamet t W . Chisenhall , Administrativ e La w Judge , DOA H

Jame s Mallue , Lega l Adviso r fo r Commissio n Pane l

I HEREB Y CERTIF Y tha t a copy,o f g foregoin th e ha s n bee maile d t o th e abov e

Cler k o f th e Con/missio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s