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Motorcycle Accident
- $2.5
- Million
Truck Accident
- $1.5
- Million
Boating Accident
- $1.7
- Million
Sexual Harassment
- $2.1
- Million
Slip and Fall
- $225
- Thousand
Whistleblower
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Building Collapse
- $750
- Thousand
Sexual Assault
- $1.5
- Million
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Boating Accident
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Pedestrian Accident
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Attorney Kelly Chanfrau of Chanfrau & Chanfrau in Daytona Beach

Why Daytona Beach Workers Choose Chanfrau

Employment Law Credentials

Kelly Chanfrau is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, and she has appeared on the Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights and Plaintiff Employment Lawyers list since 2024. She has practiced law since 2001.

A Daytona Beach Office

Chanfrau & Chanfrau's Daytona Beach office is at 701 N Peninsula Dr. The firm also has offices in Palm Coast and DeLand and serves workers in nearby communities such as Ormond Beach, Port Orange, and Flagler Beach.

A Former Defense Attorney

Kelly Chanfrau represents workers harassed or treated unfairly because of pregnancy. She defended Fortune 500 companies and public employers at a national defense firm before becoming a plaintiff's lawyer in 2010.

What Pregnancy Discrimination Looks Like

Pregnancy discrimination means an employer treats a worker negatively because of pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.

Examples include:

Being fired because of a pregnancy
Being turned down for a job because of a pregnancy
Being passed over for a promotion because of a pregnancy
Offensive comments or threats about your pregnancy
Being denied a reasonable accommodation, such as light duty
Being forced to take leave when another accommodation would work

Chanfrau & Chanfrau also handles other forms of workplace discrimination, including discrimination based on race, gender, age, disability, or religion.

Laws That Protect Pregnant Workers

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 amended Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 so that discrimination because of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions is sex discrimination.

Under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, employers with 15 or more employees must provide reasonable accommodations for known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless that accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The law took effect on June 27, 2023, and the EEOC final regulation took effect on June 18, 2024. Accommodations can include flexible breaks, a modified schedule, telework, a temporary change in duties, light duty, or leave for appointments or recovery. An employer may not retaliate against you for requesting or using an accommodation.

Florida added pregnancy to the Florida Civil Rights Act in 2015. The law protects workers from discrimination based on pregnancy at employers with 15 or more employees.

Leave and Nursing Break Rights

Time Off Under the FMLA

Eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave under the FMLA. Not every worker is eligible. Chanfrau & Chanfrau also handles FMLA claims.

Break Time for Nursing Mothers

The PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act took effect on December 29, 2022. It requires reasonable break time and a private place other than a bathroom, shielded from view, to express breast milk for up to one year after the child's birth.

Filing a Claim in Florida

In Florida, the EEOC charge deadline is generally 300 calendar days, because the Florida Commission on Human Relations enforces a law on the same basis. The federal baseline is 180 calendar days. A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations must be filed within 365 days of the alleged violation. Florida law lists pregnancy as its own protected category.

Working With Kelly Chanfrau

“I have always believed that people should be treated fairly,” says Kelly Chanfrau. That belief guides her work as a co-owner and partner at Chanfrau & Chanfrau. Her father co-founded the firm in 1976, and she moved back to her hometown of Daytona Beach to practice alongside him and her brother, William Chanfrau Jr. Kelly handles the firm’s labor and employment cases, and its Florida personal injury lawyers have recovered more than $1 billion for injured clients.

Kelly is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law and is a past president of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). Best Lawyers named her Lawyer of the Year in 2021 and 2023. She is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

Kelly Chanfrau, Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law

Pregnancy Discrimination Questions Answered

Yes. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act covers known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. A limitation is known once you or your representative communicates it to your employer, and the request does not need special wording.

Title VII and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act apply only to employers with at least 15 employees. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the Florida Civil Rights Act use the same threshold.

In Florida, the EEOC charge deadline is generally 300 calendar days, and a Florida Commission on Human Relations complaint must be filed within 365 days. Which deadline applies depends on which agency you file with.

No. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act prohibits retaliation for requesting or using an accommodation.

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