Managing Partner Amanda Farahany Testifies in Support of the Workplace Harassment Bill
Today, Barrett & Farahany Managing Partner Amanda Farahany testified as an advocate of a proposed bill before the Reeves Subcommittee of the...
4 Protections Whistleblowers Have
Whistleblowers play a crucial role in holding large entities, such as multi-billion dollar corporations and the U.S. government, responsible for their wrongdoing....
5 Illegal Reasons to Terminate an Employee
At-will employment is a type of employment relationship in which the employer or employee can terminate their employment contract at any time,...
Barrett & Farahany Celebrates the Accomplishments of 2023
As 2023 comes to a close, Barrett & Farahany, the largest and oldest law firm in the Southeast dedicated exclusively to employee...
5 Ways To Document Employment Discrimination
Employment discrimination is, unfortunately, still a common occurrence in today’s workplace. It can be found in subtle microaggressions and overt acts of...
Managing Partner Amanda Farahany Selected for Membership in The National Trial Lawyers
Barrett & Farahany is proud to announce managing partner Amanda Farahany has been selected for membership in The National Trial Lawyers: Top...
Barrett & Farahany Ranked in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms®
Barrett & Farahany is pleased to announce the firm has earned two Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings for Atlanta, GA in the categories...
Federal Jury Awards $3M in Punitive Damages Over Rescinded Job Offer to Black Applicant
As It Appeared on Law.com By Mason Lawlor A jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia handed...
Jury awards $3M to candidate who claimed HR rep informed him of ‘race-matching’
As It Appeared on HR Dive The plaintiff, who is Black, alleged that Dimerco Express USA rescinded his job offer because the...
$3+ million award in case where attorneys say Black man was denied sales job because company wanted to target ‘Caucasian market’
As It Appeared on 11Alive The case involved a foreign shipping company based in China, Dimerco Express, who allegedly only wanted a...
Metro Atlanta Man Awarded $3M in Racial Discrimination Hiring Case
As It Appeared on Atlanta News First By Zac Summers ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A metro Atlanta man who was...
Barrett & Farahany Obtains $3.39M Verdict in Fight for Employee Rights in Globalization
An Atlanta jury has returned a $3.39-million-dollar verdict in a case of employer “race matching,” Faulk v. Dimerco Express, Northern District of...
What Does it Mean to Be Furloughed?
Being furloughed isn’t unheard of, but it’s not as common as being fired or laid off. When a company is on hard...
Ga. County Juvenile Court Judge Hit With Pregnancy Bias Suit
In a recent pregnancy bias lawsuit, a former secretary for the Hall County Juvenile Court, represented by Barrett & Farahany partner Matthew...
Henry County police officer claims sexual harassment by former police captain
As it appeared on FOX 5 Atlanta By Eric Perry HENRY COUNTY, Ga. - During a news conference on Wednesday, Officer Christina...
Henry County police officer files sexual harassment lawsuit against department’s former captain
As it appeared on Atlanta News First By Atlanta News First staff and Zac Summers ELLENWOOD, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The...
Georgia officer alleges her former supervisor sexually harassed her
As it appeared on 11Alive By Molly Oak HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A school resource officer in Henry County is claiming that...
Former Henry County officer says retired captain groped her
As it appeared on WSB-TV As it appeared on 95.5 WSB By Audrey Washington HENRY COUNTY, Ga. — A former Henry County...
Former District Attorney’s Aide Urges 11th Circuit to Revive Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit
In a recent discrimination lawsuit, the former Deputy Chief of Staff for the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, represented by Barrett &...
Amanda Farahany Honored as NELA Georgia’s 2023 Advocacy Award Recipient
Partner Amanda Farahany was honored as NELA Georgia’s 2023 Advocacy Award Recipient for her relentless commitment to workers’ rights. According to NELA...
Attorney for Shanaiya William’s family speaks out about alleged bullying incident
As It Appeared On WDHN ABC ELBA, Ala. (WDHN) — Constance Cooper, an attorney for Barrett and Farahany is hoping to bring...
Barrett & Farahany’s First Post-Merger Case Featured on NBC News
NBC News recently featured a story on Fariba Moeinpour, a research scientist and a Barrett and Farahany client who filed a federal discrimination...
The Role of Politics in the Workplace
The social temperature in our city and country is high and flowing into the workplace, be it through discussion or attire with...
Evictions Postponed Until End of Year
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued an order that temporarily stops...