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I am an employment discrimination attorney or lawyer in Tallahassee, Florida, representing employees only.

• Would You Like Flies With That?

  By Jim Garrity on February 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If there was ever a case that shows the importance of laws protecting whistleblowers, this might be it. Last week Jim Garrity filed a powerful whistleblower lawsuit against a fast-food restaurant franchisee for firing our client after she reported an… Read More ›

• Smashing Workplace Barriers for Women for 35 Years

  By Jim Garrity on January 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s 2019 and, unfortunately, employers still treat women unfairly in a wide range of workplaces.  Equal pay remains a severe problem.  Women remain underpaid compared to men in virtually every occupation.   Discrimination based on pregnancy, medical leave and familiar… Read More ›

• Agency Must Pay $85,000 to Officer Who Refused to Overlook Offenses by Prominent Citizens

  By Jim Garrity on January 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    A small-town Georgia police department has agreed to pay $85,000 to an officer that it pressured to ignore traffic offenses by local politicians and doctors. After the officer refused to treat “elite” residents more favorably than ordinary citizens, the… Read More ›

• Employer Pays $100,000 for Failing to Explain FMLA Rights to Sick Employee

  By Jim Garrity on January 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Orange County, Florida Tax Collector’s Office agreed to pay $100,000 today to settle a claim by our client, Millie Perez-Davis, that its managers failed to tell her that she could take medical leave when she became ill in the… Read More ›

• MLK, Jr. Day: A Short History of Civil Rights

  By Jim Garrity on January 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    Today we celebrate and honor the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   He is indisputably the father of the modern American civil rights movement.   Our law firm is exclusively dedicated to enforcing civil rights in the… Read More ›

• Pursuing a Discrimination Claim Is Easier Than You Think.

  By Jim Garrity on January 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    We are often asked, “What do I have to do to pursue a discrimination claim? Is it hard? Will it take a lot of my time?” The answers are simple. First, it isn’t difficult at all. Our office will… Read More ›

• $5 Million Legal Malpractice Verdict Hits Super-Volume Law Firm

  By Jim Garrity on December 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Photo credit: Shutterstock In October 2018 – just 45 days ago – a jury returned a $5 million malpractice verdict against a law firm who runs ads for seemingly every kind of case and tragedy.  The firm, Morgan and Morgan,… Read More ›