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Key Facts: FL Labor & Employment Specialist Exam

5 years

Minimum Florida Bar membership required (4 with an L&E LL.M.)

The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education

50%+

Involvement in labor and employment law over the preceding 5 years

The Florida Bar

60 hours

Approved certification CLE required within 3 years

The Florida Bar

365 days

Deadline to file an FCRA charge with the FCHR

Florida Statutes s. 760.11

4 years

Maximum covered-employee non-compete under the 2025 CHOICE Act

Florida CHOICE Act (eff. July 1, 2025)

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Florida Bar Board Certification in Labor & Employment Law requires 5+ years of Florida Bar membership (4 with an L&E LL.M.), 50%+ involvement in the specialty for 5 years, 60 hours of approved CLE within 3 years, peer review, and passing a roughly 6-hour written exam (essay + multiple-choice) administered by the Board of Legal Specialization & Education ($250 application + $150 exam). The exam spans federal law (Title VII and the McDonnell Douglas framework, disparate treatment and impact, Faragher/Ellerth, retaliation under Burlington Northern and Nassar, the ADA/ADAAA and reasonable accommodation, the ADEA and Gross but-for causation, the OWBPA, the FMLA's 50/75/1,250/12-month eligibility rules, the FLSA's overtime and exemption tests, and the NLRA's Section 7 and 8 framework) and Florida-specific law (the Florida Civil Rights Act, Chapter 760, with its 365-day FCHR filing rule and marital-status protection; the public and private whistleblower acts; s. 440.205 workers' comp retaliation; and restrictive covenants under s. 542.335 as expanded by the 2025 CHOICE Act, which authorizes 4-year covered-employee non-competes and garden leave). Applications open July 1-August 31, the exam is held the following March, and certification is effective in June.

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1An employee with no direct evidence of discrimination sues under Title VII, alleging she was fired because of her race. Under the framework adopted in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, what must the plaintiff establish FIRST?
A.A prima facie case of discrimination by a preponderance of the evidence
B.That the employer's stated reason for the discharge is a pretext for discrimination
C.That the employer acted with malice or reckless indifference to her federal rights
D.That race was the sole, but-for cause of the adverse employment action
Explanation: Under McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green (1973), a plaintiff relying on circumstantial evidence must first establish a prima facie case (protected class, qualified, adverse action, and circumstances inferring discrimination). Only after that does the burden of production shift to the employer to articulate a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason, and then back to the plaintiff to show pretext.
2Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to private employers with at least how many employees?
A.1 employee
B.15 employees
C.4 employees
D.20 employees
Explanation: Title VII covers employers engaged in an industry affecting commerce that have 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year. The 15-employee threshold is a frequently tested coverage rule.
3Which protected characteristics are expressly enumerated in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A.Race, age, disability, and genetic information
B.Race, sex, national origin, and sexual orientation only
C.Race, color, religion, sex, and national origin
D.Race, religion, sex, age, and marital status
Explanation: Title VII expressly prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Age is covered by the ADEA and disability by the ADA, which are separate statutes.
4In Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Title VII's prohibition on discrimination 'because of sex' encompasses what?
A.Only biological sex as defined at birth
B.Marital status and pregnancy but not orientation
C.Disparate-impact claims based on facially neutral grooming policies
D.Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Explanation: In Bostock v. Clayton County (2020), the Supreme Court held that an employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender necessarily discriminates against that individual 'because of sex' in violation of Title VII, because it is impossible to do so without considering the individual's sex.
5An employer uses a facially neutral physical-strength test that disproportionately screens out female applicants, and the test is not job-related. This is most likely a Title VII claim for what?
A.Disparate impact based on a neutral practice with discriminatory effect
B.Disparate treatment requiring proof of intent
C.Quid pro quo harassment
D.Constructive discharge
Explanation: Under Griggs v. Duke Power Co. (1971) and 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(k), a facially neutral practice that disproportionately excludes a protected group violates Title VII unless the employer proves it is job-related and consistent with business necessity. Intent need not be shown for disparate-impact liability.
6A supervisor subjects a subordinate to severe and pervasive sexual harassment but takes no tangible employment action against her. To avoid vicarious liability under Faragher v. City of Boca Raton and Burlington Industries v. Ellerth, the employer must prove which affirmative defense?
A.That the supervisor acted entirely outside the scope of employment
B.That the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct harassment AND the employee unreasonably failed to use the employer's complaint procedures
C.That the harassment was not based on a protected characteristic
D.That the employee suffered no economic loss from the harassment
Explanation: The Faragher/Ellerth affirmative defense has two elements: (a) the employer exercised reasonable care to prevent and promptly correct harassing behavior (e.g., an effective anti-harassment policy and complaint procedure), and (b) the employee unreasonably failed to take advantage of preventive or corrective opportunities. The defense is unavailable when the harassment culminates in a tangible employment action.
7Under Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White (2006), what is the standard for an adverse action in a Title VII RETALIATION claim?
A.Any action that causes the employee to lose pay or benefits
B.Only an ultimate employment decision such as termination or demotion
C.An action that a reasonable employee would have found materially adverse, meaning it might dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge of discrimination
D.Any action the employee subjectively perceives as hostile
Explanation: Burlington Northern v. White (2006) held that the anti-retaliation provision is broader than the substantive discrimination provision: a materially adverse action is one that might dissuade a reasonable worker from making or supporting a charge of discrimination, and is not limited to ultimate employment decisions or workplace conduct.
8In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar (2013), the Supreme Court held that Title VII RETALIATION claims require what level of causation?
A.Motivating-factor causation, the same as status-based discrimination claims
B.Sole-cause causation, excluding any lawful motive
C.No causation showing, because retaliation is presumed once protected activity is shown
D.But-for causation: the adverse action would not have occurred but for the retaliatory motive
Explanation: In Nassar (2013), the Court held that Title VII retaliation claims must be proved according to traditional principles of but-for causation, not the lessened motivating-factor standard that applies to status-based discrimination claims under 42 U.S.C. 2000e-2(m).
9When an employee requests a religious accommodation under Title VII, what standard did Groff v. DeJoy (2023) establish for the employer's 'undue hardship' defense?
A.A substantial increased cost in relation to the conduct of the employer's particular business
B.Any cost more than de minimis to the employer
C.A cost equal to or greater than 10 percent of the employee's salary
D.Any disruption to coworker morale, regardless of cost
Explanation: Groff v. DeJoy (2023) clarified that 'undue hardship' under Title VII's religious accommodation provision means a burden that is substantial in the overall context of the employer's business, expressly rejecting the prior de minimis reading of Trans World Airlines v. Hardison.
10In Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services (2025), the Supreme Court addressed Title VII claims by majority-group ('reverse discrimination') plaintiffs. What did the Court hold?
A.Majority-group plaintiffs must show 'background circumstances' suggesting the employer discriminates against the majority
B.Title VII imposes the same prima facie standard on all plaintiffs regardless of majority or minority group status
C.Majority-group plaintiffs cannot bring Title VII disparate-treatment claims
D.Reverse-discrimination claims require direct evidence of discriminatory intent
Explanation: In Ames (2025), the Supreme Court unanimously held that Title VII does not impose a heightened 'background circumstances' requirement on majority-group plaintiffs; the same prima facie evidentiary standard applies to all plaintiffs because the statute protects 'any individual.'

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