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

• Employer Settles Breast Cancer Discrimination Case

  By Jim Garrity on August 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Aug. 21, 2021 (Florida).   A large government employer this week agreed to settle our client’s discrimination case,  bringing a three-year battle to an end. Our client, who asked that her identity and the terms of settlement remain confidential, was beyond… Read More ›

• Mosquito District Pays $150,000 to Settle Technician’s Whistleblower Lawsuit

  By Jim Garrity on July 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  The South Walton Mosquito Control District has agreed to pay our client $150,000 to settle his whistleblower claim, based on his objections to actual or perceived violations of Florida law. Our client was a field technician for the district, which… Read More ›

• Client Reinstated to Job After Winning $263,000 Retaliation Verdict

  By Jim Garrity on June 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  A judge has now ordered our client’s former employer to reinstate her to her previous high-level job, after a jury in April 2021 found she was wrongfully terminated and awarded her $263,000 in damages. After a lengthy post-trial hearing between… Read More ›

• Jury Awards Client $263,000 in Equal Pay Act Retaliation Case

  By Jim Garrity on April 16, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  TALLAHASSEE, FL. A Florida state-court jury yesterday awarded Jim Garrity’s client $263,000, after she was fired for complaining that her male colleagues were being paid more for the same work. Garrity was lead trial counsel in the five-day jury trial…. Read More ›

• Verdict: Jury Awards $400,000 in Whistleblower Case

  By Jim Garrity on October 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  A federal jury in Gainesville, Florida deliberated for less than 40 minutes this past Friday evening before returning a $400,000 verdict in favor of our client, a former deputy who spoke critically, but legitimately, of the Sheriff’s operation of the… Read More ›

• Lawsuit: Employer Cruelly Harassed, Then Fired, Breast Cancer Victim

  By Jim Garrity on September 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Jim Garrity has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), alleging that our client, an employee in the agency’s Office of Student Financial Assistance, was harassed and then fired, after she had been diagnosed with breast cancer… Read More ›

• Can You Record Conversations At Work?

  By Jim Garrity on August 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  With recording devices becoming increasingly common (and concealable), more employees than ever are recording conversations with bosses and coworkers in order to capture misconduct that would otherwise be impossible to prove. The question we often get is, “Is it legal… Read More ›

• For Displaced Workers, It’s Time to Talk About the “B” Word.

  By Jim Garrity on July 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  With no vaccine in sight, and with many workforces cutting back on a permanent basis, some of our clients are facing a very long-term struggle for financial survival.   They’re adapting, but overcoming the hurdles of lost income may require something… Read More ›

• Client Question #428: Can I Be Fired For My Social Media Posts and Comments?

  By Jim Garrity on July 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  The short answer, generally, is yes.  You don’t have an absolute right to say whatever you want without jeopardizing your employment.   This is true whether you work for a governmental entity or in the private sector. There are always exceptions. … Read More ›

• BREAKING: Supreme Court Extends Protection to LGBTQ Employees

  By Jim Garrity on June 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    WASHINGTON, DC: June 15, 2020.  In a stunning victory for equal rights in the workplace for the LGBTQ movement, the United States Supreme Court moments ago issued a long-awaited decision finding that gay, lesbian, and transgender employees enjoy full… Read More ›