Signs of Employment Discrimination
In the 2022 fiscal year alone, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 73,485 employment discrimination charges. This is a significant number of...
What is a Protected Class in the Workplace?
Realizing that you’re being treated differently than your coworkers can be extremely upsetting. When you’re being treated unfairly and it’s hurting your...
Law360 Covers Unequal Pay Complaint Represented by Barrett & Farahany Partner V. Severin Roberts
Law360 recently covered a complaint brought by former warehouse worker V.A., who alleges that she was terminated for reporting that she was...
What Is Considered Workplace Sexual Harassment?
Employees need to receive fair treatment and be respected to be successful in their careers. Unfortunately, discrimination and harassment can make this...
Ways Retaliation Occurs in the Workplace
Many people would like to think that if they witnessed illegal actions and behaviors in the workplace, they would swiftly report them....
What to Do When You’re Being Sexually Harassed at Work
You expect to feel safe at work, at the very least. However, this isn't the case for many employees throughout the country....
Amanda Farahany Selected to 2023 Top 50 Lawyers in America List
Barrett & Farahany is pleased to announce that Partner Amanda Farahany has been selected to the 2023 Top 50 Lawyers in America...
What is a Non-Compete Agreement?
In the rush of onboarding, it's sometimes easy to overlook an important document all new hires have to sign—the non-compete agreement. Sometimes...
Wage Discrimination
While the pandemic has disproportionally disrupted women's presence in the workforce, inequality has been there all along. According to the Bureau of Labor...
How to Know When You Have A Case: Unfair vs. Illegal
Employment law cases are particularly complex due to the subtleties involved. There is often a fine line between something that is unfair...
Barrett & Farahany Becomes Multistate Firm with Alabama Merger
Barrett & Farahany will now serve clients in both Georgia and Alabama after a merger with the Fonteneau Firm in Birmingham. The...
Summary Judgment Orders From June
Butts v. Centimark Corp.; District Judge Cohen and Magistrate Judge Salinas; race discrimination and retaliation; Summary Judgment: Granted. Alexander v. Georgia State...
What to Know About Hostile Work Environments
As more employees return to in-person work and hiring ramps up, it's important for workers to know their rights as well as...
Amanda Farahany and Severin Roberts Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in America
Barrett & Farahany is proud to announce that two of its attorneys, Amanda Farahany and Severin Roberts, have been included in the...
Summary Judgment Orders – May
Lindsey Waldera v. Marketsource, Inc.; District Judge Batten Sr. and Magistrate Judge Larkins; Pay Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, and retaliation claims; Summary Judgment:...
How to Fight Back Against National Origin Discrimination
Any kind of discrimination based on national origin is against the law, whether it is being carried out by a US company...
April Summary Judgment Orders for the Northern District of Georgia
In this second feature below, you will find summaries of seven recent employment-related reports and recommendations by magistrate judges in the Northern...
The Childcare Conundrum: How COVID-19 Continues To Impact Women In The Workplace
As the economy has opened up, more employees have returned to some form of in-person employment, with one exception. Working mothers, who...
Sexual Harassment and the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed the way we work, but it didn't keep sexual harassment at bay. Even with fewer people...
Recent Summary Judgment Orders for the Northern District of Georgia
In this first feature below, you will find summaries of four recent employment-related reports and recommendations by magistrate judges in the Northern...
Women’s Rights and the Laws that Protect Them at Work
We've come a long way, baby, from first starting to work outside the home in the 19th century to present-day, when women...
The New FFCRA and What It Means for You
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) received a lot of attention for its third round of stimulus checks. As time has passed,...
Barrett & Farahany Adds Litigator Matthew Billips as Trial Practice Group Managing Attorney
ATLANTA, GA, April 8, 2021 -- Barrett & Farahany continues to enhance its position as the top protector of workers' rights with...
Equal Pay Day 2021
How many extra days past year-end does it take a woman to earn what a man did in just 12 months? For...