Two days ago the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (the E-FMLA) was passed to provide relief to families affected by the coronavirus. We’ve been flooded with dozens of calls each day from worried parents and employees. Here’s what… Read More ›
We are getting a flood of calls from worried employees about the risk of catching the coronavirus (COVID-19) n the workplace. Two questions come up over and over: What should my employer be doing? What should I do? What Your… Read More ›
We’re employee rights lawyer and we represent employees only, across Florida and Georgia. We get lots of questions about the the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). It’s a powerful tool you can use when you need… Read More ›
“Getting fired” is the most common answer I get when I ask people, “What kinds of things on the job might make you think you were the victim of discrimination or retaliation?” And termination is still the #1 triggering event… Read More ›
A judge is about to rule whether the Florida Dental Association’s insurance subsidiary (FDAS) wrongfully fired a fifteen-year employee because it feared her mental heath condition made her a workplace threat. The association describes itself as the statewide professional membership… Read More ›
A lawsuit filed this week by Jim Garrity alleges that his client was fired for taking medical leave after hip replacement surgery. She ran out of FMLA leave, and asked for (and was promised) brief additional leave under the… Read More ›
One of the nation’s largest healthcare providers served notice on Jim Garrity this month that, to avoid facing him in a federal jury trial next month, it would pay to settle his client’s disability discrimination case. On top of that,… Read More ›
A lawsuit filed by Jim Garrity against a nursing facility alleges that our client, a 68-year old certified nursing assistant (CNA), was fired for seeking workers’ compensation benefits. Unfortunately, her situation is all too common. Many employers fire workers once… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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