Legal Opinion
Dascott v. Palm Beach County
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided July 9, 2008No. 4D07-3459PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDamoorgian, J.
Lee Ellen Dascott appeals a final summary judgment in which the trial court found that a party who prevails in an action for wrongful termination under section 286.011, Florida Statutes (2002) (the *48Sunshine Act) is not entitled to monetary damages in the form of employee back pay. We affirm because back pay is not one of the remedies available under the Sunshine Act.
This appeal follows our decision in Dascott v. Palm Beach County, 877 So.2d 8 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004), in which we held the pre-termination hearing panel and the grievance committee which upheld Ms. Dascott’s termination violated…
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- Bill Stroop Roofing, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Port Everglades Authority v. ILADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
- Dascott v. Palm Beach CountyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Depaola v. Town of DavieDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
- Johnson v. BearyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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- Curtis v. City of West Palm BeachDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011