Miami-Dade County v. Eghbal

Miami-Dade County (“the County5’) appeals the trial court’s order denying the County’s motion for directed verdict and for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (“the motion”), and final judgment on age discrimination and retaliation claims. We affirm.

Mansour Eghbal (“Eghbal”), a sixty-nine-year-old County employee, applied for a promotion four times, but the County did not promote him. Thereafter, Eghbal sued for age discrimination and retaliation under the Florida Civil Rights Act (“the FCRA”), sections 760.01-760.11 and 509.902, Florida Statutes, claiming the County failed to select him for…