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 represented untold numbers of victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. Despite all the training employees get, some still just don’t get it. In fact, federal government data shows there are more sexual harassment complaints last year than in… 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 ›
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 ›
Workers compensation lawyers depend on a high volume of fast-moving cases to earn a living. They don’t make much on each case. So they need to keep cases moving. Bring them in; work them quickly; settle them; next case, please. Anything… Read More ›
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