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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.

• Florida Department of Transportation Agrees to Pay $75,000 to Settle Workplace Assault Case

  By Jim Garrity on June 12, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

      (June 10, 2016) The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) agreed today to pay $75,000 to a woman assaulted at one of its I-10 weigh stations by a male FDOT employee.  The lawsuit, which I filed on behalf of… Read More ›

• Discrimination in Shopping & Dining Is Illegal, Too

  By Jim Garrity on April 17, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    You know the law allows you to sue for job and housing discrimination. But did you know it also gives you rights when you’re discriminated against in shopping or dining out? Being harassed or refused service by stores or… Read More ›

• VERDICT: Jury Burns Fire Department: $850,000.00 Verdict For Retaliating Against Our Firefighter Client

  By Jim Garrity on March 2, 2016 • ( 1 )

  

    (March 2, 2016)  This afternoon a Florida federal jury awarded our client, a former firefighter, $850,000 in damages today after finding his former employer, the City of Tallahassee Fire Department, harassed and retaliated against him. The verdict can be… Read More ›

• Behind the Curtain: A Peek At Current Employee-Rights Cases In Florida & Georgia Courts

  By Jim Garrity on February 28, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    I’m often asked about the cases I’m handling at any given moment for employees in Florida and Georgia.  People love to know what other employers do (or don’t do) that lead employees to hire me.  So from time to time… Read More ›

• Unemployed, Female and Over 40: Five Ways to Spot (And Fight) Gender-Driven Hiring Discrimination

  By Jim Garrity on February 23, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    A recent study offers powerful statistical proof that many employers discriminate against female job applicants who are over 40.  Women in this age group, the proof shows, often find it vastly harder to get hired than men above 40…. Read More ›

• More Women Suing For Paycheck Unfairness. (Average Lifetime Loss Versus Men? $431,000.00.)

  By Jim Garrity on February 3, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

    Women are still wildly underpaid for doing the same work as men.  (Here’s a new 3-question calculator to see how a woman’s pay in your field compares to a typical male in the same field.) That’s the bad news…. Read More ›

• Need A Lawyer to Protect Your Job or Workplace Rights? You’ve Come to the Right Place.

  By Jim Garrity on January 27, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  I’m Jim Garrity. I am an employee-rights lawyer.  I only represent employees;  I do not and will not help any employer in a dispute with an employee. I’ve fought and prevailed against many of the world’s biggest and toughest companies… Read More ›

• Employees Harassed or Fired After an On-The Job Injury Have Powerful Rights

  By Jim Garrity on January 26, 2016 • ( 0 )

  

  Florida has a powerful law protecting employees who are injured on the job and make, or even attempt to make, a workers compensation claim.  The law can even protect employees who are injured but immediately fired and are therefore unable… Read More ›

• Appeals Court: State Agency Must Face Discrimination Lawsuit

  By Jim Garrity on January 21, 2016 • ( 2 )

  

  A Florida appeals court has just overturned a state agency’s attempt to avoid responsibility for illegal discrimination, a critical ruling that forces the agency to face further court proceedings for its misconduct. I never doubted that the court would rule… Read More ›

• Top 10 Ways Employers Violate Your Rights – And What You Can Do About It

  By Jim Garrity on December 31, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  The end of the year is always a great time to remind employees of the most common ways that employers violate their rights.  This is based on my experience in nearly 2,000 employment lawsuits I’ve filed against employers, in both… Read More ›