FLORIDA – A popular golf course violated the law when it fired a groundskeeper because he sought workers’ compensation benefits for an on-the-job injury, Jim Garrity alleged in a lawsuit filed yesterday. The worker was trimming grass when debris from… Read More ›
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Lawsuit: School Board Won’t Promote 70-Yr Old Educator
LEON COUNTY, Florida – A top-ranked school district has repeatedly refused to promote a 70-year-old, highly-credentialed educator because of her age, a new lawsuit charged today. Jim Garrity, an expert in employee rights, represents the woman. The suit notes that… Read More ›
Corizon Health, On Eve of Trial, Agrees to Pay in Disability Discrimination Case
One of the nation’s largest healthcare providers served notice on Jim Garrity this month that, to avoid facing him in a federal jury trial next month, it would pay to settle his client’s disability discrimination case. On top of that,… Read More ›
Georgia Federal Judge: University Must Stand Trial on Disability-Discrimination Charges
Valdosta, Georgia – A federal judge yesterday ruled that Valdosta State University must stand trial on accusations that it harassed and then fired my client, an instructor, because of his disabilities. The trial, which will be presided over by U.S…. Read More ›
Same-Sex Spouses Will Be Entitled to FMLA Spousal-Care Leave Effective March 27, 2015
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 ›