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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.

• Almost Eligible For FMLA Leave? Put Your Request In Now

  By Jim Garrity on January 27, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Have you been on the job for less than a year, but know you’re going to need FMLA leave as soon as you qualify for it (i.e., once you’ve been employed for a total of at least a year, and… Read More ›

• Do Your Own Background Check – Before Prospective Employers Do

  By Jim Garrity on January 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  If you’re in the hunt for new employment, I strongly recommend that you do your own “background check” before you start that search.  In other words, act like a potential employer and put together a profile of yourself.  Or, for… Read More ›

• Looking Back At 2011: A Great Year For Employee Rights

  By Jim Garrity on January 1, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Looking back over the last twelve months, I can say with confidence that employee rights to complain and be protected – and to sue when their rights are trampled – grew substantially stronger in 2011. Here’s how: 1. The laws… Read More ›

• Everything You Know About HIPAA Is Wrong. Here’s the 411.

  By Jim Garrity on November 15, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  HIPAA could possibly be the most misunderstood law in the history of the American workplace.  I often hear the law misquoted, misused, even misnamed – HIPPI, HIPPO, HIPPUP…the list is endless (and hilarious).  But the wrongful disclosure and discussion of… Read More ›

• An Employee Right To Complain You’ve Never Heard Of. ( Don’t Worry. Your Boss Hasn’t, Either.)

  By Jim Garrity on September 9, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Article Summary An agency that oversees workplace rights  issued a  report August 18, 2011 strengthening your right to use the Internet and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to complain about your workplace The legal term for online discussion… Read More ›

• “Quit Or Be Fired!” (Now What?)

  By Jim Garrity on August 8, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I sometimes get frantic calls from employees who’ve just been told they are going to be fired, but have been given the option of immediately resigning instead.  “What should I do?”, they ask.  I understand that uncertainty. Even obvious choices… Read More ›

• Can You Survive A Job-Related Internet Background Check?

  By Jim Garrity on July 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Last week the New York Times featured a company, known as Social Intelligence, that, at least at first blush, seems to take the gathering of online personal information about prospective and current employees to an entirely new level.   It… Read More ›

• Are You Sure That Was Our Office You Were Communicating With?

  By Jim Garrity on June 16, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Article Summary The stakes in lawsuits are very high.  As a result, both parties have strong incentives to win. Plaintiffs should only discuss the case with their lawyers’ prior approval.  Plaintiffs are the best source of information, so they are… Read More ›

• Mediation – A Chance To Put The Dispute Behind You

  By Jim Garrity on June 6, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Mediation Is A Relatively Informal Meeting To Discuss Settlement  Mediation, which is an assisted kind of negotiation, is one of three or four significant events in your case, and is really the only day set aside specifically to talk about… Read More ›

• Pregnancy Discrimination Against Current Or Prospective Employees

  By Jim Garrity on May 25, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I never fail to be surprised by the number of employers who treat pregnant employees, or pregnant prospectives employees, as undesirables. My experiences show that a pregnant woman has virtually no chance of being hired, if the employer has any… Read More ›