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

• 6 Things Every Employee Should Know About Taking FMLA Leave

  By Jim Garrity on January 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

    We’re employee rights lawyer and we represent employees only, across Florida and Georgia.  We get lots of questions about the the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA).  It’s a powerful tool you can use when you need… Read More ›

• The Top 3 Reasons Social Security Disability Claims Are Denied

  By Jim Garrity on November 27, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  According to statistics from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), the top three reasons why applications for Social Security Disability benefits are denied are that:  The applicant is able to do other work.  The applicant is able to do the… Read More ›

• The $100,000 Secret Your Workers’ Comp Lawyer Won’t Tell You

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

  

  Workers compensation lawyers depend on a high volume of fast-moving cases to earn a living.  They don’t make much on each case.  So they need to keep cases moving. Bring them in; work them quickly; settle them; next case, please. Anything… Read More ›

• Reporting Discrimination In Your Workplace: Follow The Policies To The Letter

  By Jim Garrity on October 3, 2019 • ( 1 )

  

  If you’re going to make a discrimination, harassment or whistleblower complaint against your current employer, you must make it internally, with your employer, before proceeding further.  And you have to do it exactly as your handbook or policies require. This… Read More ›

• The 10 Most Common Ways Employers Discriminate (And 35 Others)

  By Jim Garrity on October 1, 2019 • ( 2 )

  

  “Getting fired” is the most common answer I get when I ask people, “What kinds of things on the job might make you think you were the victim of discrimination or retaliation?” And termination is still the #1 triggering event… Read More ›

• Many Salaried “Managers” Are Entitled to Overtime Pay

  By Jim Garrity on September 7, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’re a manager or supervisor who earns less than $500 weekly, odds are high that your employer has failed to pay everything it owes you. Having a Title Like”Manager” or “Supervisor” Doesn’t Make You Ineligible for Overtime Pay The… Read More ›

• Court to Rule on Firing of Employee with Mental Disorder

  By Jim Garrity on September 6, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  A judge is about to rule whether the Florida Dental Association’s insurance subsidiary (FDAS) wrongfully fired a fifteen-year employee because it feared her mental heath condition made her a workplace threat. The association describes itself as the statewide professional membership… Read More ›