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Taylor County attorney trains field staff on harassment, recording rules and marijuana’s workplace effects
Summary
Joyce Chastain, Taylor County’s employment law attorney, told field staff in a training session that protected-category harassment claims can surface long after jokes are told, explained Florida’s recording law, and said a likely passage of Amendment 3 would not change rules for safety-sensitive roles or CDL holders.
Joyce Chastain, Taylor County’s employment law attorney, led a training for field staff on workplace discrimination, de-escalation, recording rules and what a likely change in marijuana law would mean for county employees.
Chastain opened by urging employees to ask questions and reviewed the county’s handbook standards, stressing that while everyone remains accountable for job performance, an employee may not be treated differently for being in one of the handout’s 14 protected categories. "Protected category doesn't mean that somebody can get away with not following the rules," she said.
She cautioned that casual jokes or group ribbing about age, gender, race or other protected traits can later be used as evidence. "You have a whole year" to change your mind…
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