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RIVERA v. TORFINO ENTERPRISES, INC.

No. 4D04-1358.

914 So.2d 1087 (2005)

Michele RIVERA, Appellant, v. TORFINO ENTERPRISES, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 30, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Isidro M. Garcia of Garcia, Elkins & Boehringer, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Christopher S. Duke of Schwarzberg Spector Duke Schulz & Rogers and Jennifer L. Coffey of Steel Hector & Davis, LLP, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

TAYLOR, J.

Michelle Rivera appeals an order dismissing her Whistleblower's complaint against her former employer, Torfino Enterprises (Torfino). The trial court ruled that Rivera failed to state a cause of action because the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA) is the exclusive remedy for retaliatory discharges based on underlying discrimination complaints. We disagree and reverse.

Rivera's one-count Whistleblower's complaint alleged that on June 10, 2002, Rivera...

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