FLORIDA – A franchisee of Domino’s Pizza violated federal law when it fired a delivery driver after just one day on the job, following a discussion of his disabilities caused by a wolf attack when he was five years old,… Read More ›
Disability Accommodations
Shipbuilder Sued After Firing Vision-Impaired Employee
FLORIDA – A shipbuilding company that designs and builds a wide range of oceangoing vessels for private, government, and military customers, violated federal civil rights laws when it fired a vision-impaired employee who required accommodations to do his job, a… Read More ›
Bank Sued for Disability, Age Discrimination
PANAMA CITY, Florida – PeopleSouth Bank, which operates in more than thirty locations in Georgia and Florida, violated federal civil rights law when it forced a 70-year-old employee from the workplace because of her need for accommodation before and after… Read More ›
Employer Settles Breast Cancer Discrimination Case
Aug. 21, 2021 (Florida). A large government employer this week agreed to settle our client’s discrimination case, bringing a three-year battle to an end. Our client, who asked that her identity and the terms of settlement remain confidential, was beyond… Read More ›
Does Your Employer Have a Coronavirus Plan?
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 ›
The 10 Most Common Ways Employers Discriminate (And 35 Others)
“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 ›
Court to Rule on Firing of Employee with Mental Disorder
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 ›
Jury Awards Our Client $955,000 in Disability Trial
A jury awarded our client $955,000 late today, after finding the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) guilty of illegal discrimination. The lawsuit alleged that the agency was tired of dealing with our client’s disabilities, and used a single… Read More ›
Lawsuit: Disabled Employee Fired After Hip Replacement Surgery
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 ›
Lawsuit: Woman Fired for Absences Relating To Fall, Death of Her 88-Year Old Mother
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, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 