Just a quick reminder for employees who are receiving workers’ compensation insurance benefits for a Florida job-related injury: Be sure to seek care or treatment at least once annually to keep your workers’ compensation claim alive and your right… Read More ›
Former Warden, Assistant Warden Win Verdict, to Be Reinstated A Florida jury tonight ruled in favor of two prison officials who alleged that, after becoming whistleblowers, the Florida Department of Corrections (DOC) retaliated against them by smearing their reputations… Read More ›
I spoke off the record recently with a Director of Human Resources – the very top dog – for a very large entity. I used the chance during my casual conversation with her to ask what employees should do to… Read More ›
Background Reports are Commonly Used, and Commonly Wrong Half of all employers now use background reports to help make hiring decisions. These computer-generated reports are cheap and instantly available. But they’re often riddled with errors, and cost many applicants a… Read More ›
Our firm had trials in progress in two different federal courtrooms this week – one in Panama City, Florida and the other in Tallahassee, Florida – and the juries returned verdicts yesterday, October 21, 2014 for each of our clients… Read More ›
A U.S. District Judge declared a mistrial last Thursday in a retaliation case against a state agency after the jury announced it was unable to agree on a verdict. A verdict must be unanimous. In this case, the eight… Read More ›
I hear almost daily from employees whose employers don’t pay them properly, and in most cases it’s a custom and practice of the employer, not a one-time thing. Employees lose lots of income this way. They’ll have you do… Read More ›
The Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee, Kelly Simmons, who was fired after she objected to the use of racial slurs by a coworker. Her report of the use… Read More ›
Congress made it illegal for employers to retaliate against an employee who’s used leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Here’s a good example why that’s important. I currently represent a woman who was fired from her job… Read More ›
Two years ago, in May 2012, I wrote a column titled “The Permanent Job Search.” I wrote that job-hunting has changed, from something you only do when you’re unemployed to something you need to do now, in a… Read More ›
Jim Garrity, Esq. - Employee Rights Lawyer 