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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.

• How Do Employers Cheat You On Payday? Let Us Count The Ways.

  By Jim Garrity on August 18, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  What’s the most common violation of employee rights we see on a day-to-day basis?  Without question, it’s the failure of employers to properly pay employees.  This is true whether the employer is a mom-and-pop corner store or one of the… Read More ›

• Lawsuit: Woman Fired for Absences Relating To Fall, Death of Her 88-Year Old Mother

  By Jim Garrity on July 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  I filed suit this week on behalf of a kind, gentle soul of a woman who was shockingly fired just weeks after her 88-year old mother was taken off life support and passed, with my client and her sister at… Read More ›

• Nurses’ Rights 101: 7 Laws Protecting Your Rights (and Career)

  By Jim Garrity on July 16, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    Jim Garrity is an employee rights lawyer.  He doesn’t help employers, ever.  Nor does he fracture his work into multiple practice areas. It’s 100% employees’ rights, 24/7/365, for employees only.  More about his incredible background here. He’s represented many… Read More ›

• The Facts About Pregnancy Discrimination (Before, During and After)

  By Jim Garrity on July 6, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Pregnancy discrimination remains widespread and shows up in many different ways: A refusal to hire or promote you while you’re pregnant. Harassing you about maternity or pregnancy-related medical visits or leave. Cutting your hours, or taking you off the schedule… Read More ›

• About Those Lawyers On The Billboards and Buses

  By Jim Garrity on July 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Ever thought about hiring a lawyer because of an ad you saw on a billboard or city bus? Here are a few things to think about before you decide: You’ll never meet the lawyer in the ad.  That’s true much of… Read More ›

• This is Quite Possibly the Most Violated Law in Hiring & Promotions

  By Jim Garrity on June 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  For 50 years employers and potential employers have been required – under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – to give you a separate notice, for you to read and sign, when it plans to obtain a consumer report… Read More ›

• 2 Must-Do’s for Keeping Your Job Search Confidential

  By Jim Garrity on June 8, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Don’t want your current employer to know about your job search?  That makes sense.  Some employers get mad if they think you’re leaving.  Many clients tell me their bosses openly react negatively to the news that they’re looking for other… Read More ›

• How Would You Rate Your Boss on Yelp?

  By Jim Garrity on June 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    I had breakfast at a super busy restaurant near Broadway in New York City this morning and noticed a flood of waiters and waitresses coming out of the back all at once.  I asked mine, a wonderful young woman… Read More ›

• 5 Things to Know If You’re Being Sexually Harassed At Work

  By Jim Garrity on June 3, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    Victims of sexual harassment often become paralyzed by fear.  Will I lose my job?  Who can I talk to?  Am I going to become a target of retaliation?  These are important thoughts. Here’s what you need to know: If… Read More ›

• About Those Digital Trails Created By Your Work Devices.

  By Jim Garrity on April 26, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    It’s never been easier, because of your use of employer-owned devices, for your bosses to track you.  And while courts have ruled that employers can legally monitor how their devices are being used, it doesn’t mean your employer can… Read More ›