16-005004 Samuel Black vs. Commercial Millworks, Inc. Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Monday, October 24, 2016.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

SAMUE L BLACK , EEO C Cas e No . 15D20160022 9

Petitioner , FCH R Cas e No . 2016-00 3 8 1

v . DOA H Cas e No . 16-500 4

COMMERCIA L MILLWORKS , INC. , FCH R Orde r No . 17-00 2

Respondent .

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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 Samue l Blac k filed 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 (2015) , allegin g tha t

Responden t Commercia l Millworks , d committe Inc. , unlawfu l o employmen t practice s n

th e basi s b y disabilit y Petitioner' f o s failin g t o provid e Petitione r a reasonabl e

accommodatio n an d o n th e base s s Petitioner' f o rac e (Africa n American) , colo r (dark -

skinned) , ag e (DOB : 8-26-49 ) an d y disabilit b y terminatin g Petitione r fro m employment .

Th e allegation s se t fort h , o n , y 22 and Jul , t e wer complain e th n i investigated 2016 ,

th e Executiv e Directo r issue d a determinatio n finding tha t ther e wa s n o reasonabl e caus e

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

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

forma l proceeding .

Th e matte r wa s assigne d w La e Administrativ o t Judg e J . Bruc e Culpepper .

Prio r e th n g hearin i evidentiar n a o t y case , Judg e considere Culpeppe r d

Respondent' s Amende d Motio n f o k Lac r Dismis s o t fo Jurisdiction .

I n respons e t o Respondent' s motion , e Judg Fil Culpeppe r issue d a n Orde r Closin g e

an d , r Octobe d 24 , Jurisdiction g Relinquishin date 2016 , findin g tha t Responden t ha d

neve r employe d 1 5 e sinc e it g foundin tim i n s e y an t a s employee e mor r o on 1992 , an d

that , accordingly , Responden t t no di d qualif y t e th o t subjec a "employer n a s Florid " a

Civi l , 760.02(7) n Sectio , . See f o t Ac s Right 1992 Florid a Statute s (2016) .

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

determine d d an e Fil g Closin r Orde e th n o n take e b o t n actio e th Relinquishin g

Jurisdiction .

FCH R Orde r No . 17-00 2

Pag e 2

Finding s o f Fac t

W e find La e w e th Administrativ Judge' s d e th n i containe s fac f o Orde finding t r

Closin g e b o n Jurisdictio t Relinquishin d an e Fil g supporte d b y competen t substantia l

evidence .

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

Conclusion s o f La w

W e find La e w e th Administrativ Judge' s w e th o t la f th o n applicatio e fact s se a s t

ou t e th g includin , Jurisdiction g Relinquishin d an e Fil g Closin r Orde e th n i conclusio n

tha t ". . .Responden t doe s ' 'employer n a s y qualif t no a unde r th e Florid a Civi l Right s

Act, " t o b e correct .

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

Exception s

Neithe r o f th e partie s file d s exception t o th e Administrativ e La w Judge' s Orde r

Closin g Fil e an d Relinquishin g Jurisdiction .

Dismissa l

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

prejudice .

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

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

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

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

Appellat e Procedur e 9.110 .

DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s _5_ da y oOtfl^ W , 2017 .

FO R TH E FLORID A COMMISSIO N ONMA 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 / T da y o f \\lanua

i n Tallahassee , Florida* / /

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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

Copie s furnishe d to :

Samue l Blac k

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Casselberry , F L 3273 0

Commercia l Millworks , Inc .

c/ o Carlo s J . Burruezo , Esq .

Burruez o & Burruezo , PLL C

94 1 Lak e Baldwi n Lane , Ste . 10 2

Orlando , F L 3281 4

J . Bruc e Culpepper , 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 cop^p f th e g foregoin ha s bee n maile d t o th e abov e

liste d addressee s thi s S da y o f [Arwa-iM 2017 .

By :

Cler k o f th e Commissio n

Florid a Commissio n o n Huma n Relation s