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We are employment discrimination attorneys, representing employees only, across Florida and Georgia, in every kind of workplace claim. We do not represent employers. Our work is 100% devoted to employee rights, and we do not handle any other kind of cases.
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Toxic: Supervisor’s Sexual Harassment Sparks Legal Action
Jim Garrity is preparing a federal civil rights lawsuit against a major Florida public institution on behalf of a female employee whose supervisor offered – in very vulgar terms – to get her hair and nails done if she performed… Read More ›
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Is this the reason hospitals suddenly discharge you?
A new whistleblower lawsuit filed by Jim Garrity on behalf of a former hospital case manager shines a scorching light on a secret that hospitals know but patients don’t. If you’ve ever wondered why you or a loved one was… Read More ›
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Golf Course Sued for Firing Worker Who Sought Medical Help After Injury
FLORIDA – A popular golf course violated the law when it fired a groundskeeper because he sought workers’ compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury, Jim Garrity alleged in a lawsuit filed yesterday. The worker was trimming grass when debris from… Read More ›
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Lawsuit: School Board Won’t Promote 70-Yr Old Educator
LEON COUNTY, Florida – A top-ranked school district has repeatedly refused to promote a 70-year-old, highly-credentialed educator because of her age, a new lawsuit charged today. Jim Garrity, an expert in employee rights, represents the woman. The suit notes that… Read More ›
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We Deliver, Too: Garrity Serves Pizza Chain with Lawsuit for Firing Disabled Employee as “Liability Risk”
FLORIDA – A franchisee of Domino’s Pizza violated federal law when it fired a delivery driver after just one day on the job, following a discussion of his disabilities caused by a wolf attack when he was five years old,… Read More ›
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New Lawsuit: Mine Supervisor Called Black Employees “Monkeys”
ORLANDO, Florida – A mid-Florida company that operates several phosphorus mines fired a Black employee after she hotly complained about being called a monkey, a slur that one employee said was used all the time, a new lawsuit charged today…. Read More ›
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Shipbuilder Sued After Firing Vision-Impaired Employee
FLORIDA – A shipbuilding company that designs and builds a wide range of oceangoing vessels for private, government, and military customers, violated federal civil rights laws when it fired a vision-impaired employee who required accommodations to do his job, a… Read More ›
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Bank Sued for Disability, Age Discrimination
PANAMA CITY, Florida – PeopleSouth Bank, which operates in more than thirty locations in Georgia and Florida, violated federal civil rights law when it forced a 70-year-old employee from the workplace because of her need for accommodation before and after… Read More ›
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Zaxby’s Sued for Firing Pregnant Employee
PANAMA CITY, Florida – A company that owns a Zaxby’s restaurant location violated federal civil rights law when it harassed, refused to accommodate, and then fired a female employee because she was pregnant, Jim Garrity charged in a lawsuit filed… Read More ›
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Georgia Hotel Sued After Firing Disabled Front-Desk Clerk Who Needed Stool
GEORGIA – A 74-year-old female front-desk clerk, represented by Jim Garrity, has filed a federal employment discrimination lawsuit, alleging she was fired by a Thomasville, Georgia, hotel because of her age and disability. She needed to sit periodically due to… Read More ›
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