A blockbuster federal lawsuit filed by Jim Garrity alleges that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) refused to properly raise a black female employee’s pay even while it freely did so for white employees. The discrimination was so obvious and… Read More ›
Race Discrimination
VERDICT: Jury Awards $274,000 to Former FDOT Road Crew Employee
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Nov. 8. A federal jury just awarded $274,000 to my client, former Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) road crew worker James Dawson, based on evidence that his race was a motivating factor in the firing. The jury… Read More ›
Discrimination in Shopping & Dining Is Illegal, Too
You know the law allows you to sue for job and housing discrimination. But did you know it also gives you rights when you’re discriminated against in shopping or dining out? Being harassed or refused service by stores or… Read More ›
Behind the Curtain: A Peek At Current Employee-Rights Cases In Florida & Georgia Courts
I’m often asked about the cases I’m handling at any given moment for employees in Florida and Georgia. People love to know what other employers do (or don’t do) that lead employees to hire me. So from time to time… Read More ›
Top 10 Ways Employers Violate Your Rights – And What You Can Do About It
The end of the year is always a great time to remind employees of the most common ways that employers violate their rights. This is based on my experience in nearly 2,000 employment lawsuits I’ve filed against employers, in both… Read More ›
Jury Returns Verdict for Male Employee Unable to Promote into All-Female Management
MARCH 3, 2015. A state-court jury today awarded our client both lost wages and pain and suffering following a verdict finding that the Florida Department of Children & Families discriminated against him on the basis of his gender. Our client,… Read More ›
Jury: Yellow Cab Steered Riders Away from Its Black Cabbie, Awards Driver $250,000
A federal jury awarded our client, a black male cab driver for an affiliate of Yellow Cab, $250,000.00 late yesterday, after a jury ruled that the company steered riders away from our client because he is black. Marie A. Mattox… Read More ›
State Agency Settles Racial-Slur Case
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee, Kelly Simmons, who was fired after she objected to the use of racial slurs by a coworker. Her report of the use… Read More ›
Can You Survive A Job-Related Internet Background Check?
Last week the New York Times featured a company, known as Social Intelligence, that, at least at first blush, seems to take the gathering of online personal information about prospective and current employees to an entirely new level. It… Read More ›
Mediation – A Chance To Put The Dispute Behind You
Mediation Is A Relatively Informal Meeting To Discuss Settlement Mediation, which is an assisted kind of negotiation, is one of three or four significant events in your case, and is really the only day set aside specifically to talk about… Read More ›