CS/HB 105 - Florida Civil Rights Act (2014)

• Adds pregnancy as a protected class under Florida's Civil Rights Act across employment, public accommodations, and public lodging/food service establishments.

• Prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy in hiring, firing, compensation, benefits, and employment terms; applies to employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and occupational licensing entities.

• Establishes civil and administrative remedies for pregnancy discrimination violations, allowing complaints to be filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations within 365 days of the alleged violation.

• Includes a bona fide occupational qualification exception permitting pregnancy-based employment actions only when pregnancy is reasonably necessary for job performance.

• Effective date: July 1, 2014.