Summary Judgment Orders From August
DeLoach v. CSX Transportation, Inc.; District Judge Mark H. Cohen and Magistrate Judge Alan J. Baverman; ADA – Reasonable Accommodation; Summary Judgment:...
Amanda Farahany Named an Atlanta Business Chronicle Woman of Influence
Barrett & Farahany is proud to announce that Managing Partner Amanda Farahany has been selected as one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Women...
Summary Judgment Orders From July
Brooks v. Steadfast Services, Inc.; District Judge Amy Totenberg; Breach of Contract; Summary Judgment: Denied. Crittendon et al v. International Follies, Inc....
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...
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...
Can You Be Fired for Something You Say on Social Media?
Social media can be a great place. You can join broad discussions, you can find humorous content, and you can share your...
Older Workers Continue to Be Protected in Time of COVID
For months, legal experts have been predicting a rash of age discrimination lawsuits stemming from layoffs or firings of older workers during...
Amanda Farahany Named to the 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers List
Barrett & Farahany is honored to announce that one of our founding partners, Amanda Farahany, has been included in the 2021 Georgia...
To Mandate or Not? Employment Issues Around the COVID-19 Vaccine
While everyone is anxious for work-life to return to the way we knew it prior to March 2020, is mandating that your...
The Democrats Will Control the Senate. What’s Next for Employment Law?
Media outlets across the U.S. have declared Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff to be the winners of their respective Georgia Senate races....
An Unprecedented Holiday Party Season
Last year, nearly 76% of companies planned to hold holiday parties. This year, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, only about 23% of...
Tis the Season for Wrongful Termination Claims
Given the tough fiscal year for many companies, employers may be looking to cut costs and balance the books. One way they'll...
Payroll Tax Holiday: Is a Free Hamburger Really Free?
This blog is courtesy of North Georgia Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Executive Director Eric Santos, who says the new Federal Payroll Tax...
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...
What Types of Housing Discrimination are Illegal?
The Fair Housing Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 prohibit discrimination against renters on the basis of...