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Kayla E. Platt Rady

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Tallahassee Office
850.841.8364
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    Kayla Platt Rady practices in the areas of employment, governmental and administrative law, and casualty litigation.

    She represents employers in the private and public sectors in matters involving employment and labor issues. Kayla litigates claims arising from the employment relationship, including representing employers in judicial and administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Florida Commission on Human Relations (FCHR.) Kayla defends state and local government agencies, officers, and employees (including municipalities, counties, school boards, police departments, and sheriff’s offices)  against claims of employment discrimination and retaliation such as religion, national origin, race, gender, age, and political patronage, asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Chapter 760, Florida Statutes; Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the American Disabilities Act (ADA); and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA.)

    Kayla also represents clients in constitutional and casualty litigation in the private and public sector. She defends public and private clients against personal injury cases, including general negligence; negligent hiring, supervision/retention, and training; automobile accidents; tortious interference with business relationships; assaults and batteries; improper use of force; false arrests; and malicious prosecutions. Kayla’s constitutional experience includes defending public and private clients against alleged violations of the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendment; Free Exercise and Establishment Clause of the First Amendment; Reasonable Searches and Seizures Clause under the Fourth Amendment; and Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause under the Eighth Amendment. Because she represents clients in the public sector, Kayla is also experienced with qualified and sovereign immunities.

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    • The William H. Stafford American Inn of Court

    Florida State University College of Law — J.D., cum laude, 2015

    • Dean’s List
    • Book Award in Estate Planning and in Legal Writing & Research
    • Outstanding Articles & Note Editor Award
    • Outstanding Performance in Civil-Pretrial Practice Award
    • Articles & Notes Editor for Journal of Land Use & Environmental Law
    • Guardian Ad Litem Volunteer
    • Youth Soccer Coach Volunteer
    • Law School Intramural Soccer & Flag Football Member and Captain

    University of Florida — B.A. in English, Minor in Spanish, cum laude, 2011

    • Dean’s List

    • Florida — 2015

    • U.S. District Court of Florida (Middle, Northern)
    • U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit)

    • Author, "Stranger Things Are Going On: Federal Judge Pulls Florida from First Amendment “Upside Down," August 2022
    • Co-presenter, "Employment Law Update," HR Tallahassee Conference: The Great Recovery hosted by SHRM Big Bend, May 2022
    • Author, "Florida Still Strongly Favors Employer’s Non-Compete Agreements," April 2022
    • Author, "Florida Legislature Proposes Bill Banning Transgender School/College Athletes From Girls' & Women’s Sports," April 2021
    • Author, "Biden Expected to Approve American Rescue Plan Act within Next 72 Hours," March 2021
    • Author, "Student-Athlete’s Signed Released Insulates School Boards From Personal Injury Claims," March 2021
    • Co-Author, "Florida Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Shootings," Florida Bar Education Law Journal, Volume 2, Issue 3, Fall 2020
    • Author, "Florida Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Shootings," September 2020
    • Author, "SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ Workers are Protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act," Daily Business Review, June 18, 2020
    • Author, "SCOTUS Has Ruled: Federal Civil Rights Law Protects LGBTQ in the Workplace," June 2020
    • Co-Author, "COVID-19: The Paycheck Protection Program Q & A," April 2020
    • Co-Presenter, "Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Important Information for Employers," Florida Association of District School Superintendents, March 26, 2020
    • Co-Presenter, "Families First Coronavirus Response Act – Important Information for Employers," North East Florida Educational Consortium, March 24, 2020
    • Co-Author, "The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill—What is the Impact on Employers and Businesses?" March 2020
    • Author, "President Approves Last Minute Paid Sick Leave Bill Proposed During COVID-19 Pandemic," March 25, 2020
    • Author, "Lawmakers Propose Last Minute Bill Providing Paid Sick Leave During COVID-19 Outbreak," March 16, 2020
    • Author, "Florida Makes It Easier to Appeal Non-Final Orders Denying State Immunity," January 29, 2020
    • Author, "The Circuit Court Showdown: Will SCOTUS Say Yay or Nay Under Title VII to LGBT Workplace Discrimination?" January 17, 2020
    • Co-Author, "Relief for Employers Arrived When High Court Closed Door on Class Arbitration,” Daily Business Review, May 6, 2019

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    Education

    In the Case of Public School Bathrooms: Separate Is Equal

    Eleventh Circuit Says School’s Policy of Assigning Bathrooms Based on...

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    08.24.2022
    Employment and Labor

    Stranger Things Are Going On: Federal Judge Pulls Florida from First Amendment “Upside Down”

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    05.11.2022
    Events

    RK Attorneys Provide Legal Updates at the 18th Annual HR Tallahassee Conference

    Tallahassee attorneys Linda Bond Edwards, Nicole Smith and Kayla Platt...

    04.01.2022
    Employment and Labor

    Florida Still Strongly Favors Employer’s Non-Compete Agreements 

    Non-compete and confidentiality clauses have long been a fixture in...

    Photo:Shutterstock/Piotr Swat
    04.23.2021
    Education

    Is School Policy for Transgender Student Bathroom Use Discriminatory Under Title IX?

    School’s Policy Prohibiting the Presence of a Transgender Student in...

    Photo: Shutterstock/Billion Photos
    04.20.2021
    Education

    Florida Legislature Proposes Bill Banning Transgender School/College Athletes From Girls’ & Women’s Sports

    Legislation Would Allow Schools and Colleges to Request a Health...

    Photo: Shutterstock/Monkey Business Images
    03.12.2021
    Employment and Labor

    Biden Expected to Approve American Rescue Plan Act Within Next 72 Hours

    Update: On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the bill...

    03.02.2021
    Education

    Student-Athlete’s Signed Release Insulates School Boards From Personal Injury Claims

    In January of 2021, the Fourth District joined the Third...

    01.28.2021
    Education

    Florida Supreme Court Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Events

    In Barnett v. State Department of Financial Services, No. SC19-87,...

    Photo: Shutterstock.com/Fotoluminate LLC
    09.29.2020
    Government and Administrative

    Florida Limits Amount of Recovery in Mass Shootings

    Barnett v. State of Florida and Its Effect on Governmental...

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