The South Walton Mosquito Control District has agreed to pay our client $150,000 to settle his whistleblower claim, based on his objections to actual or perceived violations of Florida law. Our client was a field technician for the district, which… Read More ›
A judge has now ordered our client’s former employer to reinstate her to her previous high-level job, after a jury in April 2021 found she was wrongfully terminated and awarded her $263,000 in damages. After a lengthy post-trial hearing between… Read More ›
Jim Garrity has filed a lawsuit against the Florida Department of Education (FDOE), alleging that our client, an employee in the agency’s Office of Student Financial Assistance, was harassed and then fired, after she had been diagnosed with breast cancer… Read More ›
With recording devices becoming increasingly common (and concealable), more employees than ever are recording conversations with bosses and coworkers in order to capture misconduct that would otherwise be impossible to prove. The question we often get is, “Is it legal… Read More ›
With no vaccine in sight, and with many workforces cutting back on a permanent basis, some of our clients are facing a very long-term struggle for financial survival. They’re adapting, but overcoming the hurdles of lost income may require something… Read More ›
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 ›
Gadsden County, FL March 11, 2020 – A jury of six men and women deliberated for five hours this week before returning a verdict in favor of our client, a CNA and patient aide, finding that she was retaliated against… Read More ›
We are getting a flood of calls from worried employees about the risk of catching the coronavirus (COVID-19) n the workplace. Two questions come up over and over: What should my employer be doing? What should I do? What Your… Read More ›
= A Georgia hospital agreed Friday to pay $150,000 to our client, an RN Supervisor fired after just 77 days on the job, for refusing to accept and dispense pills she feared could be dangerous. She was arriving to start… Read More ›
According to statistics from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), the top three reasons why applications for Social Security Disability benefits are denied are that: The applicant is able to do other work. The applicant is able to do the… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 