Mitchell v. Palm Beach County School Board

We reverse the order dismissing appellant’s complaint to the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Appellant filed a complaint of discrimination and retaliation with the FCHR within 865 days of the alleged violation, according to the date contained in the complaint. See § 760.10(1), Fla. Stat. (2012). FCHR requested and received a response from the appellee. In that response, ap-pellee noted that appellant had filed a similar complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the EEOC had issued an order in which it was unable…