For years I’ve provided legal advice to employees about whether and when they can record workplace conversations with their bosses. Increasingly, though, I am seeing situations where it is the supervisors doing the recording. And if your boss is recording you, you… 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 ›
Pregnancy discrimination remains widespread and shows up in many different ways: A refusal to hire or promote you while you’re pregnant. Harassing you about maternity or pregnancy-related medical visits or leave. Cutting your hours, or taking you off the schedule… Read More ›
Ever thought about hiring a lawyer because of an ad you saw on a billboard or city bus? Here are a few things to think about before you decide: You’ll never meet the lawyer in the ad. That’s true much of… Read More ›
Victims of sexual harassment often become paralyzed by fear. Will I lose my job? Who can I talk to? Am I going to become a target of retaliation? These are important thoughts. Here’s what you need to know: If… Read More ›
It’s never been easier, because of your use of employer-owned devices, for your bosses to track you. And while courts have ruled that employers can legally monitor how their devices are being used, it doesn’t mean your employer can… Read More ›
Many employees become a target after reporting an on-the-job injury. It doesn’t matter whether it’s carpal tunnel from repetitive tasks, a slip-and-fall, or a construction accident. And it doesn’t matter if it was unavoidable. Employers get angry. Why? Because (1)… Read More ›
A high school voted yesterday to approve a $400,000 settlement in a discrimination lawsuit we filed against it on behalf of the school’s former principal, Michelle Gainer. The settlement brings to a close a two-year saga that began when… Read More ›
A federal jury awarded our 63-yr old client $300,000 in a federal age discrimination this past Friday, January 26, 2018, answering without hesitation “Yes” to the verdict question “Did the Defendant fire Mr. Young because of his age?” The jury… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 