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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.

• Would You Like Flies With That?

  By Jim Garrity on February 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  If there was ever a case that shows the importance of laws protecting whistleblowers, this might be it. Last week Jim Garrity filed a powerful whistleblower lawsuit against a fast-food restaurant franchisee for firing our client after she reported an… Read More ›

• Smashing Workplace Barriers for Women for 35 Years

  By Jim Garrity on January 30, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s 2019 and, unfortunately, employers still treat women unfairly in a wide range of workplaces.  Equal pay remains a severe problem.  Women remain underpaid compared to men in virtually every occupation.   Discrimination based on pregnancy, medical leave and familiar… Read More ›

• Agency Must Pay $85,000 to Officer Who Refused to Overlook Offenses by Prominent Citizens

  By Jim Garrity on January 26, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    A small-town Georgia police department has agreed to pay $85,000 to an officer that it pressured to ignore traffic offenses by local politicians and doctors. After the officer refused to treat “elite” residents more favorably than ordinary citizens, the… Read More ›

• Employer Pays $100,000 for Failing to Explain FMLA Rights to Sick Employee

  By Jim Garrity on January 25, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The Orange County, Florida Tax Collector’s Office agreed to pay $100,000 today to settle a claim by our client, Millie Perez-Davis, that its managers failed to tell her that she could take medical leave when she became ill in the… Read More ›

• MLK, Jr. Day: A Short History of Civil Rights

  By Jim Garrity on January 21, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    Today we celebrate and honor the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.   He is indisputably the father of the modern American civil rights movement.   Our law firm is exclusively dedicated to enforcing civil rights in the… Read More ›

• Pursuing a Discrimination Claim Is Easier Than You Think.

  By Jim Garrity on January 8, 2019 • ( 0 )

  

    We are often asked, “What do I have to do to pursue a discrimination claim? Is it hard? Will it take a lot of my time?” The answers are simple. First, it isn’t difficult at all. Our office will… Read More ›

• $5 Million Legal Malpractice Verdict Hits Super-Volume Law Firm

  By Jim Garrity on December 12, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Photo credit: Shutterstock In October 2018 – just 45 days ago – a jury returned a $5 million malpractice verdict against a law firm who runs ads for seemingly every kind of case and tragedy.  The firm, Morgan and Morgan,… Read More ›

• Employer to Pay Our Client $250,000 in Race Discrimination Lawsuit

  By Jim Garrity on November 4, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

    TALLAHASSEE FL – NOV. 4, 2018.  The Florida Department of Health, as part of a federal court lawsuit, must pay our client $250,000 to resolve her race discrimination and retaliation claims. The client, a black female who held the… Read More ›

• 5 Fast Facts About Employers Who Interfere With Your FMLA Rights

  By Jim Garrity on October 30, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The FMLA requires that your employer return you to the same or a virtually identical position upon your return from medical leave. If your job upon your return is worse in noticeable ways, your employer has likely interfered with your… Read More ›

• “Employment At Will” Doesn’t Mean “No Right to Fight Back”

  By Jim Garrity on September 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The laws that protect you as a job seeker or employer apply whether you work in an “at will” state or not.     Many employers tell applicants or employees that they can’t fight back against wrongful treatment because “It’s an… Read More ›