FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Civ.) 417.2
SUMMARY OF CLAIMS AND DEFENSES
The claim[s] [and defenses] in this case [is] [are] as follows:
[(Claimant) [first] claims that (defendant) discriminated against [him] [her] by [discharging] [failing to hire] [(describe discriminatory treatment)] [him] [her] because of [his] [her] [race] [color] [religion] [sex] [pregnancy] [national origin] [age] [handicap] [marital status], and that the (describe discriminatory treatment) caused [him] [her] damage.]
[(Claimant) [also] claims that [he] [she] was subject to harassment because of [his] [her] [race] [color] [religion] [sex] [pregnancy] [national origin] [age] [handicap] [marital status], [that the employer failed to stop the harassment,] and that the harassment caused [him] [her] damage.]
[(Claimant) [also] claims that (defendant) retaliated against [him] [her] by [discharging] [suspending] [demoting] [(describe alleged retaliatory treatment)] [him] [her] because [he] [she] [reasonably opposed [unlawful discrimination] [an unlawful employment practice]] [or] [filed a charge of discrimination] [(describe other participation)], and that the (describe retaliatory treatment) caused [him] [her] damage.]
(Defendant) denies [that] [those] claim(s) [and also claims that (describe any affirmative defenses)].
[(Claimant)] [The parties] must prove [his] [her] [their] claim(s) by the greater weight of the evidence. I will now define some of the terms you will use in deciding this case.
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