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...
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...
This Month in the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division)…Highlight on Wage & Hour
February 13, 2013: In Shabazz v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., et al., the Court's opinion revealed the importance of clearly characterizing...
Your Employer Can’t Ask For Your Genes
Imagine a scenario straight out of the movies: A multi-national corporation discovers that security at its laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia has been...
Shabazz v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., et al
In Shabazz v. Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., et al., the plaintiff began work for the defendants in 1992 and worked in...
Adeash AJ Lakraj joins Barrett & Farahany as a new Associate
Adeash AJ Lakraj joined Barrett & Farahany, LLP as an Associate Attorney in August 2015. AJ graduated from the University of Central...
Press Release: Bank of America Overtime
Class Action Certified in Bank of America Overtime Case Judge conditionally certifies overtime action brought by Atlanta law firm of Barrett &...
2011 News/Events Archive
Announcement: December 19, 2011 Abigail J. Larimer Joins Barrett & Farahany, LLP Barrett & Farahany, LLP is proud to announce the addition...
Press Release: Sexual Harassment and FMLA Case
For Release on June 5, 2009 Sexual Harassment and FMLA Case Settles on Eve of Trial ATLANTA– The Atlanta law firm of...
2010 News/Events Archive
Event: Seminar: Lost Your Job: May 2, 2010 Have you recently been laid off? Or experienced an issue at work? Now, more...
2009 News/Events Archive
Press Release: June 5, 2009 Sexual Harassment and Fmla Case Settled on Eve of Trial Barrett & Farahany, LLP announced that, on...
Announcement: July 5, 2012
Four Lawyers and Three Staff Members Join Our Team Barrett & Farahany, LLP, LLP proudly announce the addition of four new lawyers...
Press Release: May 31, 2012
Atlanta Law Firm Teams Up to Host Charity Benefit for Haiti Barrett & Farahany, LLP, LLP, an Atlanta based employment law firm...
Former Regional Manager at Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. Wins More Than $6 Million in Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
Once liquidated damages equal to the amount of the verdict as well as prejudgment interest are added in -- both are mandated...