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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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Jury Awards Our Whistleblower Client $397,500 Against Florida Attorney General’s Office
Late today, September 24, 2014, a Florida federal jury awarded our client just under $400,000.00 in losses, after the Florida Attorney General’s Office retaliated against him for speaking out about illegal practices in the workplace. Marie Mattox, Esq., in our… Read More ›
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Federal Jury Rules in Favor Of Our Client on Race Discrimination Claim
A Florida federal jury ruled in favor of our client late last night, September 17, 2014, finding she was the victim of race discrimination. Tiffany Cruz, Esq. in our firm won the case. Our client, a senior registered nurse, was… Read More ›
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BREAKING: Florida Prison Chief Imposes Severe Personal-Conduct Standard on Employees
The Florida Department of Corrections’ Secretary, Michael D. Crews, sent a memo today to “DCAll”- the designation for a mass email to all 23,000 employees – announcing a new, take-no-prisoners policy on employee conduct. Crews says that,… Read More ›
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Jury Awards Our Client $514,000 Against Florida Department of Corrections
A Gainesville, Florida jury awarded our client $514,000.00 late today in a whistleblower-retaliation case against the Florida Department of Corrections. Our client, a Correctional Probation Specialist, was demoted and then fired after 31 years on the job because she… Read More ›
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Employees Cheated of Wages & Overtime Have Powerful Rights
I hear almost daily from employees whose employers don’t pay them properly, and in most cases it’s a custom and practice of the employer, not a one-time thing. Employees lose lots of income this way. They’ll have you do… Read More ›
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State Agency Settles Racial-Slur Case
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee, Kelly Simmons, who was fired after she objected to the use of racial slurs by a coworker. Her report of the use… Read More ›
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Employer Sets Possible Speed Record For Firing Employee Returning From FMLA Leave
Congress made it illegal for employers to retaliate against an employee who’s used leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Here’s a good example why that’s important. I currently represent a woman who was fired from her job… Read More ›
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Some Employers Stop Posting Job Ads In War Against Automated “Application Avalanches,” Encouraging Applicants To Use More Personal Touch
Two years ago, in May 2012, I wrote a column titled “The Permanent Job Search.” I wrote that job-hunting has changed, from something you only do when you’re unemployed to something you need to do now, in a… Read More ›
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Whistleblower Is Entitled To Trial On Claim of Retaliation for Complaining of Workplace Hazards, Federal Judge Rules Today
A Florida federal judge ruled this afternoon that my client, who objected to what he believed were dangerous conditions on the job and then saw his scheduled work hours slashed to zero, is entitled to present his case to a… Read More ›
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2014 LGBT Anti-Discrimination Law Update: 190 U.S. Cities and Counties Now Have Them. (19,810 Still Don’t.)
For all the progress our country has made in making the workplace safe for everyone, LGBT discrimination remains a severe and pervasive problem. Protection against harassment based on sexual orientation is almost nonexistent in the United States. Of approximately 20,000… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 