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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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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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Walmart, Former Employee Sued in Workplace Revenge Porn Case
FLORIDA – Yesterday Jim Garrity sued Walmart and a male former employee, under Florida’s “reverge porn” law, alleging that both the employee and Walmart managers disseminated intimate pictures of Mr. Garrity’s client that she fully expected would remain private. More… Read More ›
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Saleswoman Sues Car Dealer After Manager’s Nudist Camp Invite
FLORIDA – A saleswoman fired after just 45 days on the job has sued the dealer, alleging she was sexually harassed and then immediately fired for reporting it. Jim Garrity represents the woman. During her short tenure, the lawsuit says,… Read More ›
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Bank Swiftly Agrees to $640,000 Payout to Female Bank Employee
FLORIDA – Jim Garrity succeeded in negotiating a substantial payout on behalf of a female banking employee who’d encountered severe obstacles placed in her way by male managers determined to prevent her from promoting any further. The settlement allowed her… Read More ›
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School Board Sued For Firing 62-yr Old Female Food Director, Replacing Her with Football Coach
JACKSONVILLE – This week Jim Garrity sued a Florida school district for age and gender discrimination, following the district’s abrupt firing of its long-time, certified, and highly successful female Director of Food Services. The lawsuit alleges that the male superintendent replaced her… Read More ›
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Dunkin’ Franchise Owner Sued for Wage & Hour Violations
FLORIDA – A franchisee of Dunkin’ (formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts) violated federal law by intentionally altering an employee’s electronic time records to short his pay, and then firing him after he complained of the fraud, Jim Garrity charged in… Read More ›
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How (Not) to Get Fired While On Medical Leave
Be sure, when taking time off from work under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA), that your activities aren’t inconsistent with the medical conditions you claimed required time off from work. Employers are aggressive about monitoring social media and… Read More ›
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Wal-Mart Sued For Disability Discrimination & Retaliation
PERRY , FL. – Arkansas-based Wal-Mart Stores violated disability discrimination laws by mocking, harassing, and then firing a deaf employee, Jim Garrity charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit, our client is a 24-year-old who was employed… Read More ›
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Jury Awards Our Client $430,000 in Workplace Identity Theft Case
A jury deliberated for just 90 minutes today before awarding our client $430,000, in an identity theft and invasion of privacy case against her former employer. The Background Our client worked in a finance position. She held a specialized license… Read More ›
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Whistleblower Sues Power Company Over Dangerous Workplace Hazard
Today we filed suit against a power company on behalf of a client who alleges that he was fired after objecting to an extremely dangerous workplace hazard. He asserts that he was asked to work in a hole dug by… Read More ›
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