I’m often asked about the cases I’m handling at any given moment for employees in Florida and Georgia. People love to know what other employers do (or don’t do) that lead employees to hire me. So from time to time… Read More ›
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More Women Suing For Paycheck Unfairness. (Average Lifetime Loss Versus Men? $431,000.00.)
Women are still wildly underpaid for doing the same work as men. (Here’s a new 3-question calculator to see how a woman’s pay in your field compares to a typical male in the same field.) That’s the bad news…. Read More ›
Appeals Court: State Agency Must Face Discrimination Lawsuit
A Florida appeals court has just overturned a state agency’s attempt to avoid responsibility for illegal discrimination, a critical ruling that forces the agency to face further court proceedings for its misconduct. I never doubted that the court would rule… Read More ›
What Can You Win In A Discrimination Case?
One of the best questions I get from clients is, “So, what is our goal? What can I ask for, and what can I reasonably expect to get? It’s an important topic. You need to know your options, and it’s best to… Read More ›
Forcing Extra Work on Bilingual Employees Can Be Illegal
Forcing employees who speak multiple languages to handle additional language-related duties, in addition to their regular workloads can be a form of illegal discrimination under federal law. A multilingual job applicant often finds this quality to be a huge plus… Read More ›
Florida’s Workplace-Leave Law for Domestic Violence Victims
Florida has a law that provides up to three days’ leave to an employee who is experiencing domestic violence. But I rarely see it mentioned in employee handbooks, and most clients I’ve represented have never heard of it. In fact,… Read More ›
Age-Detecting App, Designed to Calculate The Age of LinkedIn Users, Halted After Just 4 Days
A software developer’s browser plug-in, created “for fun” to use analytics to calculate and display the age of a LinkedIn user based on profile content (even if no age is mentioned) was halted after just four days. Both LinkedIn and… Read More ›
Memo to Women Lawyers: 9 Signs Your Law Firm May Be Discriminating Against You
The legal profession isn’t much different from any workplace when it comes to discrimination and harassment. Sometimes, law firms can even be worse, perhaps because of the mistaken perception by some lawyers that they… Read More ›
Federal Jury Rules for Employee Forced Out After FMLA Leave Was Used Up
Yesterday a federal jury ruled in favor of my client (actual verdict form here) on her disability discrimination and retaliation claim, deciding she was forced from her $9.25/hour CNA job at the end of her FMLA leave even though… Read More ›
Pro-Employee Rulings Clear Path for Three Summer Trials
Federal judges in three of my cases have just cleared the way for trials this summer on our claims of discrimination and retaliation. The rulings themselves are critical victories because, unlike defendants in criminal cases, employees in discrimination cases… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 