We’ve just received the new federal posters outlining employee rights under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), often referred to as the Emergency/Expanded FMLA. There are two posters, both downloadable here. One is for all employees except federal employees. … Read More ›
Bay County, Florida – the home of spring break mecca Panama City Beach – agreed last night to pay $100,000 to resolve a claim of age discrimination by our client, a 62-year old parks worker who unsuccessfully sought a… Read More ›
The value of your employment-related claim will depend on a range of factors, including the type of claim and the specific details of your situation. It will also depend on what you’ve lost. But generally speaking, key factors in the… Read More ›
TALLAHASSEE FL. (Mar. 8, 2018). A lawsuit I filed against a waste-management company alleges that it ordered my client, a black driver, to immediately return to a neighborhood where a customer had just shouted racist slurs at him and… Read More ›
TALLAHASSEE, FL (August 15, 2017). A jury of six men and women ruled today that one of Florida’s largest health insurers committed age discrimination by denying my client, a heavily-experienced optometrist, a promotion to a senior management position. He was… Read More ›
Beginning March 27, 2015. FMLA spousal-care rights will extend to any lawfully-married couples regardless of gender. If the marriage was legal in the jurisdiction where it took place, it will entitle the couple to FMLA spousal-care leave even if they… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 