What Do You Do If You’re Being Discriminated Against at Work?
Although federal law prohibits discriminating against workers based on a number of factors, it still happens, as a discrimination lawyer in Atlanta...
The Gender Pay Gap: A Look at the Numbers
While you may be aware of the gender pay gap in the U.S., looking at the numbers can delineate just how big...
A Look at EEOC-Enforced Laws: 9 Prohibited Practices for Employers (Pt. 1)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the authority that oversees the enforcement of U.S. laws prohibiting various kinds of workplace...
Pregnancy Discrimination and Light Duty
Being pregnant is difficult, occasionally frustrating work! One of the frustrations that comes with being pregnant is the physical limitations such pregnancy...
Women Penalized for Promoting Women – Another Victory for the White Man
Is promoting equality a liability for the workplace? According to one University of Colorado study, unless you're a white man, the answer...
What’s hot in the Employment Law world? Check out the articles below!
Pregnancy Discrimination: For the first time in 30 years, effective immediately, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued new guidance on how employers...
If You Have a Prescription for Medicinal Marijuana, Can You Be Fired for Failing the Drug Test?
The conversation surrounding the rights of employees engaging in legal conduct off-premises has expanded from an era of considering the use of...
How You Are Fired Is Just As Important As Why You Were Fired
When employees knowingly take shortcuts that put a business and its employees at risk, their employer has every right to reprimand or...
Your Company’s FMLA Violations Could Affect Your Career
If you're having a baby, recovering from a surgery, or preparing your spouse for military leave, you may be covered under the...
Lawsuit Filed Against Jalapeno Charlies for Unpaid Overtime Required by FLSA
Barrett & Farahany, LLP filed a Charge of Discrimination suit on January, 21, 2014, against Fire of Brazil II, LLC (doing business...
Lawsuit Filed Against Cbeyond Communications for Violations of FLSA and FMLA
Barrett & Farahany, LLP, LLP filed a lawsuit on September, 6, 2013, against Cbeyond Communications, LLC in the United States District Court...
Retaliation Cases in Georgia
Court Makes It Harder for Employees to Prove Retaliation If you file a discrimination claim against your employer and are retaliated against...
Is 2014 the Year of the Minimum Wage Increase?
Each day, millions of Americans go to work in low wage jobs in order to keep the nation running. The majority of...
Social Media Becomes a New Avenue for Workplace Discrimination
When you interview for a position, your interviewer is prohibited in most instances by law from asking you any questions regarding your...
Who Does the Working Family Flexibility Act Truly Benefit?
Today, busy employees are striving for a work/life balance. They're craving flexibility in their jobs that allows them to find the time...
Breach of Contract Lawsuit Against SEE Baby, LLC
The Barrett & Farahany, LLP law firm filed a Complaint for Damages on December 18th, 2013, against SEE Baby, LLC in The...
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...
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”),...
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,...
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...
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...
Case: B&F vs. Mercer University
Georgia Judge Orders Private University to Release Police Records Macon, GA – When a private university employs sworn police officers who have...
Case: Doe vs. Carroll College
Carroll policy on security questioned By Laura Tode – IR Staff Writer – 11/11/04 Carroll College's campus security policies and crime reporting...