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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.

• Do You Trust Your Personnel Department?

  By Jim Garrity on March 3, 2011 • ( 2 )

  

  It’s a fair question. Personnel departments, often called HR departments, are the place most employees go to report unfair treatment in the workplace.  Some employers will let you make your complaint to a manager or other supervisor, but the HR… Read More ›

• Is Your Former Employer Giving You Bad Job References?

  By Jim Garrity on February 17, 2011 • ( 0 )

  In a tough job market, it’s more important than ever to know what your former employers are saying about you.  When prospective employers call about you, what are they being told?  Do you know?  If you’re being bad-mouthed, what can… Read More ›

• Employer Cutting Your Time, Or Asking You To Work Off The Clock?

  By Jim Garrity on February 11, 2011 • ( 1 )

  Does your employer “shave” your time – cut it, edit the time record in the computer to lower your hours worked, or require you to work off the clock? It’s all illegal.  Employers MUST pay you for every hour worked…. Read More ›

• Retaliation For Complaining Of Discrimination On The Job

  By Jim Garrity on February 11, 2011 • ( 0 )

  I had a call from a guy tonight – we’ll call him Dan – who wanted to know what to do about supervisors that seemed to be micromanaging him after he made a formal complaint of age discrimination.  The formal… Read More ›