16-005775 Philip N. Porter vs. Florida Department Of Children And Families Status: Closed Settled and/or Dismissed prior to entry of RO/FO on Wednesday, November 30, 2016.

STAT E O F FLORID A

COMMISSIO N O N HUMA N RELATION S

PHILI P N . PORTER , EEO C Cas e No . 15D20160072 0

Petitioner . FCH R Cas e No . 2016-0072 0

v . DOA H Cas e No . 16-577 5

FLORID A DEPARTMEN T O F CHILDRE N FCH R Orde r No . 17-01 4

AN D FAMILIES ,

Respondent .

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ORDE R REMANDIN G COMPLAIN T O F DISCRIMINATIO N

T O COMMISSION' S OFFIC E O F EMPLOYMEN T INVESTIGATION S

Preliminar y Matter s

Petitione r Phili p N . Porte r file d f o complain a t discriminatio n th pursuan t t o e

Florid a Civi l - 1 760.0 s , 1992 Section o t Ac s Right f 760.11 . Florid a Statute s (2015) ,

allegin g tha t Responden t f t o a Florid Departmen Childre n a an d Familie s committe d n

unlawfu l th n o e practic t employmen e basi s e ag s o f Petitioner' (DOB : ) b y 5-4-48 failin g

t o r fo n positio Investigato e Protectiv r r fo r Petitione e hir a whic h applied Petitione r ha d .

Th e allegation s se t fort h t n i e th t e wer complain investigated , and o n Augus , 16 ,

2016 , determinatio a d issue r n e Executiv e th Directo 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 file d a Petitio n fo r f Relie from a n Unlawfu l an Employmen t Practice , d

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

forma l proceeding .

Th e matte r wa s assigne d t o e Administrativ La w Judg e Yolond a Y . Green .

Judg e , Jurisdiction g Relinquishin d an e Fil g Closin r Orde n a d issue n Gree date d

Novembe r 30 , 2016 , relinquishin g jurisdictio n n Commissio e t o th withou t prejudic e "s o

th e t s Petitioner' e complain y ma n Commissio investigat file d o n Februar y 24 , 2016. "

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

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

Jurisdiction .

Finding s o f Fac t an d Conclusion s o f La w

Th e n Jurisdictio g d an Relinquishin Fil g Closin r Orde e states , 24 "O n Februar y ,

2016 , Petitione r filed hi s complain t wit h . Commission th e Accordin g complaint t o th e ,

o n Jun e 18 , 2015 , a r fo n applicatio c d n a Protectiv submitte r Petitione electroni e

Investigato r position , whic h wa s d identifie a s positio n numbe r 60020229-511995328 .

FCH R Orde r No . 17-01 4

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Petitione r furthe r d hire t allege n i d t complain s wa tha hi h s e no t r fo t hi th e positio n du e o s

ag e despit e mos e t g bein th qualifie d applican t fo r position. th e "

Th e Orde r Closin g Fil e d an Relinquishin g Jurisdictio n furthe r states , "O n

Novembe r 22 , 2016 , Responden t f o n depositio th k too e Petitioner . Durin g th e

deposition , d an d investigate n Commissio e t tha d discovere r Petitione th issue d it s

determinatio n o f 'n o reasonabl e cause ' d base an o n a n applicatio n fo r employmen t d

intervie w relate d t o Chil d r numbe n positio e r Investigato Protectiv - 60056103-51212942 .

Th e initia l complain t di d no t e rais an e th g allegation s y regardin Chil d Protectiv e

Investigato r position. "

Th e Administrativ e La w Judg e concluded , "Base d o n th e foregoing , i t appear s th e

Commissio n , 24 y s Petitioner' Februar investigat t no d di e 2016 , th complain t regardin g e

Protectiv e Investigato r position. "

Bein g mindfu l tha t th e Divisio n f o Administrativ e Hearing s doe s no t hav e

jurisdictio n e th i d containe n no s claim r ove t initia l complaint , th e Administrativ e La w

Judg e relinquishe d jurisdictio n e f o th e matte o r t e Commissio n t o investigat e th th clai m

mad e i n th e Petitioner' s Februar y 24 , 2016 , complaint .

Whethe r g regardin s allegation e th d include n investigatio s Commission' e th th e

Protectiv e Investigato r positio n , 24 y Februar s n i d containe Petitioner' 2016 , complain t

ca n onl y e investigativ s Commission' e th o w f a y b d determine e b revie fil e fo r th e case .

Tha t fil e n i l i s no t par f o t th e recor s thi e befor y currentl d Commissio n pane DOA H Cas e

No . 16-5775 .

Therefore , s Commission' e e conclud e th e matte r w shoul b e remande d t o th d Offic e

o f Employmen t Investigation s t o conduc t whateve r step s ar e necessar y th Executiv fo r e e

Directo r t o re-issu e t tha r matte s n i n determinatio a thi encompasse s Petitioner' s

allegation s concernin g th e Protectiv e Investigato r positio n numbe r 60020229-511995328 .

Exception s

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

Closin g Fil e an d Relinquishin g Jurisdiction .

Reman d

Th e complain t o f discriminatio n y hereb s i REMANDE D t o th e Commission' s

Offic e o f Employmen t r whateve conduc t t s Investigation o step s ar e necessar y th fo r e

Executiv e Directo r t o re-issu e t tha r matte s n n i determinatio a thi encompasse s

Petitioner' s allegation s concernin g th e Protective Investigato r positio n numbe r

60020229-511995328 . Accord , generally , Henr y v . Bar a Th e Florid No . FCH R Orde r .

16-03 6 (Jun e 23 , 2016 ) an d DeLe . v o Propertie e th f o s Villages , Inc. Orde , FCH R r No .

09-09 3 (Octobe r 1,2009) .

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DON E AN D ORDERE D thi s da y of

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

Commissione r Ton y Jenkins , Pane l Chairperson ;

Commissione r Donn a Elam ; an d

Commissione r Ja y Pichar d

File d thi s * 9 da y o f i^J^yteawJf 2017 .

i n Tallahassee , Florida .

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an d Familie s

c/ o Bria n J . Stabley , Esq .

Assistan t Attorne y Genera l

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Tallahassee , F L 32399-105 0

Yolond a Y . Green , Administrativ e La w Judge , DOA H

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

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