Getting hurt at work is stressful enough. But what happens when your employer treats you as the problem? A lawsuit just filed by Jim Garrity tells a story that, unfortunately, is far too common. A warehouse worker suffered a serious… Read More ›
Retaliation
Four Employees Sue Property Management Company for Discrimination
Complaint alleges race, religious discrimination, retaliation, and hostile work environment at apartment complex Jim Garrity, who represents employees across Florida and Georgia, has filed suit on behalf of four former employees of a property management company, alleging a pervasive pattern… Read More ›
State Agency Sued for Refusing to Let Disabled Employee Work from Home — Despite a Year of Proof It Works
Jim Garrity has just filed suit on behalf of a state government employee who suffers from a severe chronic pain condition that makes commuting (and simply moving around a workplace) extraordinarily difficult and often impossible. The case raises a question… Read More ›
Toxic: Supervisor’s Sexual Harassment Sparks Legal Action
Jim Garrity is preparing a federal civil rights lawsuit against a major Florida public institution on behalf of a female employee whose supervisor offered – in very vulgar terms – to get her hair and nails done if she performed… Read More ›
New Lawsuit: Mine Supervisor Called Black Employees “Monkeys”
ORLANDO, Florida – A mid-Florida company that operates several phosphorus mines fired a Black employee after she hotly complained about being called a monkey, a slur that one employee said was used all the time, a new lawsuit charged today…. Read More ›
Walmart, Former Employee Sued in Workplace Revenge Porn Case
FLORIDA – Yesterday Jim Garrity sued Walmart and a male former employee, under Florida’s “reverge porn” law, alleging that both the employee and Walmart managers disseminated intimate pictures of Mr. Garrity’s client that she fully expected would remain private. More… Read More ›
Saleswoman Sues Car Dealer After Manager’s Nudist Camp Invite
FLORIDA – A saleswoman fired after just 45 days on the job has sued the dealer, alleging she was sexually harassed and then immediately fired for reporting it. Jim Garrity represents the woman. During her short tenure, the lawsuit says,… Read More ›
BREAKING: Supreme Court Extends Protection to LGBTQ Employees
WASHINGTON, DC: June 15, 2020. In a stunning victory for equal rights in the workplace for the LGBTQ movement, the United States Supreme Court moments ago issued a long-awaited decision finding that gay, lesbian, and transgender employees enjoy full… Read More ›
$250,000 Settlement for High School Principal in Sexual Harassment Case
Jim Garrity has resolved another discrimination lawsuit against a Florida school, Bay Haven Charter Academy, that has faced a number of similar claims in the past. This time, Garrity sued on behalf of an award-winning high school principal… Read More ›
The $100,000 Secret Your Workers’ Comp Lawyer Won’t Tell You
Workers compensation lawyers depend on a high volume of fast-moving cases to earn a living. They don’t make much on each case. So they need to keep cases moving. Bring them in; work them quickly; settle them; next case, please. Anything… Read More ›
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