Upon request of the County the Commission on Ethics issued a formal opinion, finding a prohibited conflict of interest. Of course, the Court found that the conflict did not prohibit the individuals from practicing their particular profession or occupation and that the would-be ordinance was beyond the scope of the statute. Indeed, under the County's construction, all conflicts of interest could be avoided simply by enactment of an ordinance. Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. v. State of Florida , Case No. Fla. 2d Cir.
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The amendments reimpose the exemption for public safety personnel as it relates to age-based hiring and retirement standards. Florida Statutes, part of the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992, reinstatement of the exemption should have no effect in Florida. A recent William M. Mercer, Inc. survey shows that a large number of corporations have discontinued retirement plans for outside board members and others have determined not to provide coverage for directors elected after a certain date. Being the natural consequence of a properly functioning reproductive system, pregnancy cannot be called an impairment. Therefore, as a matter of law, a firefighter's ADA claim against a city was summarily dismissed.