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 ›
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Lawsuit: Company Forced Driver to Return to Route Despite Racist Slurs, Death Threat
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 ›
Jim Garrity Recovers $400,000 for High School Principal
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 ›
6 Amazing Facts About Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is now an official US federal holiday that marks Dr. King’s birthday. It is always observed on the third Monday of January every year, and often lands on his actual birthday, January 15th. Dr…. Read More ›
5 Quick Facts About Employee Rights During or Following A Storm
I’m back in the office after Hurricane Irma and I immediately began fielding phone calls and Facebook messages (Facebook.com/JimGarrityOnline) from Florida & Georgia employees who are home caring for sick relatives or who themselves are suffering from stress, anxiety… Read More ›
Jury Finds Large Health Insurer Guilty of Age Discrimination
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 ›
Can You Take Workplace Documents to Help Prove Your Case?
The short answer is, talk to an expert in employment law before you copy, forward or remove anything from the workplace to support your current or future claim against your employer. A Kia Motors employee in Georgia with a pending… Read More ›
Gig-Economy Jobs: Driving for Uber After You’re Fired From the 9-5 Job
An Orlando client was fired from a very stressful job about three weeks ago and immediately began driving for Uber. I asked her if I could question her about it and share her answers here. She agreed. I’m going to… Read More ›
Want the Ultimate Career Credential? Write a Book. (Here’s How.)
In a recent post I suggested you boost your credentials by taking several of the free online courses now available through elite institutions like Harvard, MIT and Stanford. Sites like Coursera.com offer huge catalogues of such classes. They’re heavy-hitter programs… Read More ›
County Settles Equal Pay Act Claim By Its Own HR Director for $250,000
PERRY, FLORIDA – County commissioners in Taylor County, Florida approved a $250,000 payment to my client this past Monday to settle her lawsuit alleging, among other things, that she was paid less than males of comparable position, knowledge, skills and experience. My… Read More ›
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