Health Care Options For The Unemployed
IS COBRA OR THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT BETTER FOR YOU? Are you unemployed and thinking about COBRA or currently uninsured? Is...
Coping With Job Loss
Whether we like it or not, we are identified by our career. When we meet someone new, the first question after “What's...
Protecting Your Job When Layoffs Loom
In today's economy, there are few industries that are immune to the possibility of layoffs. In the past week, HTC, Boeing, BlackBerry,...
Victoria Hosley vs. Agape Hospice Care Inc.
COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES COMES NOW Plaintiff Victoria Holsey (hereinafter “Plaintiff”), and files this lawsuit against Defendant Agape Hospice Care, Inc. (hereinafter “Defendant”),...
What Does “At Will” Mean to You the Employee?
Naturally, it's assumed that if you're not performing up to expectations at the office, your job may be at risk. But did...
What Are You Worth To An Employer?
One of the most nerve-wracking aspects of searching for a new job isn't the interview process – it's the salary negotiation. Ask...
Don’t Tell Your Employer to “Take This Job and Shove it!”
Because reputation and referrals are the way that most employees are finding better opportunities to move ahead. Leaving a job is not...
Asking for a Raise: Turning a “No” Into a “Yes”
When it came to asking your boss for a raise, you did everything right. You wore your professional best, documented your accomplishments,...
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Protects Your Health and Your Privacy
If you had the opportunity to predict the future of your health – to know your risk for disease and to take...
Are You Being Paid Correctly?
The American workplace is changing – today's businesses are demanding their employees take on more work and longer hours. Many of us...
FMLA Expansions Defend the Rights of Military Families
Military personnel make incredible sacrifices to defend our country. Now, recent changes to theFamily and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ensure that the...
Balancing Corporate Power With Workers’ Rights
Seventy-five years ago this past June, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to protect the...
Who’s Your Supervisor? Supreme Court Decides
Who's Your Supervisor? The United States Supreme Court's Answer to that Question May Surprise You Vance v. Ball State University, et al.,...
Case: Doe Vs. Mercer University Kalukango Case
Rape is the most common violent crime that occurs on college campuses. One in four women will be the victim of rape...
Owusu-Ansah v. The Coca-Cola Co.: Protection against Psychological Fitness-for-Duty Evaluations under the ADA’s “Prohibited Examinations and Inquiries” Clause Restricted in the Eleventh Circuit
On May 8, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit published an opinion in Owusu-Ansah v. The Coca-Cola...
Genesis Healthcare Corporation v. Laura Symczyk: Another Hurdle for FLSA Collective Actions
On April 16, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk. In Genesis, the Court found...
11th Circuit Concludes: Denial of Equipment, Training, and Opportunities to Attend Meetings May Not Rise to the Level of an Adverse Employment Action for Purposes of Title VII and ADEA Disparate Treatment Claims
ROSSI V. FULTON COUNTY BOARD OF ASSESSORS U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Atlanta Division Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-4254-RWS...
Jameson Inns, Inc. Lawsuit – Sexual Harassment
Barrett & Farahany, LLP file a sexual harassment lawsuit against Park Management Group's Jameson Inns. The Plaintiff started working at Jameson Inn...
Another Victory For the Employee on the Way to Calculate Overtime Under the Fluctuating Workweek
In Martin v. Southern Premier Contractors, Inc., Judge Story denied the defendant's motion for summary judgment on FLSA coverage, the executive exemption,...
Do You Know How Many FMLA Hours You’ve Exhausted? Ask Your Employer!
On March 19, 2013, in Sylvestor Richards v. City of Atlanta, Georgia et al., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-03928-CC, the United States District...
Think Before You Demote, Promote, Hire, or Fire: Atlanta’s Fire and Rescue Department in the Hot Seat for Age Discrimination
ANTHONY DAVIDSON v. CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia; Atlanta Division Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-2880-JEC...
Lawsuit Filed against Korean-based SK C&C USA for Discrimination and Retaliation Allegations
“Women are perceived as weak” ATLANTA, March 15, 2013 — Atlanta law firm, Barrett & Farahany, LLP, filed suit today in federal...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms That Undocumented Workers Are Entitled to Recovery of Unpaid Overtime Under the FLSA
Through a lengthy opinion issued in Lamonica, et al. v. Safe Hurricane Shutters, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed that undocumented workers...
Moore, et.al. v. Appliance Direct, Inc. and Sei Pak
In Moore, et.al. v. Appliance Direct, Inc. and Sei Pak, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 3047 (11th Cir. Feb. 13, 2013), Plaintiffs were...