If you’re going to make a discrimination, harassment or whistleblower complaint against your current employer, you must make it internally, with your employer, before proceeding further. And you have to do it exactly as your handbook or policies require. This… Read More ›
Today we celebrate and honor the life and achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is indisputably the father of the modern American civil rights movement. Our law firm is exclusively dedicated to enforcing civil rights in the… Read More ›
TALLAHASSEE FL – NOV. 4, 2018. The Florida Department of Health, as part of a federal court lawsuit, must pay our client $250,000 to resolve her race discrimination and retaliation claims. The client, a black female who held the… 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
You might be shocked to hear how loose the rules on lawyer ads are. Lawyers can run ads even if they’re never handled the kind of case mentioned in the ad. Lawyers can run ads in cities they’ve never visited… Read More ›
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 ›
I am an employee rights lawyer, representing employees only across Florida and Georgia, and I deeply value those who courageously come forward and speak out, especially those who speak out to protect others. And so I congratulate today one of… Read More ›
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 ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 