What is USERRA and How Does it Protect My Job?
Reservists and National Guard members serving in the U.S. Armed Forces can face a lot of challenges when it comes to maintaining...
Denial of Promotion due to Pregnancy
Being pregnant or having recently given birth should not disqualify women from being eligible for promotions at work. In fact, if pregnancy...
Hospital Team Leads Get Trial on Overtime Claims
On March 16, Barrett & Farahany, LLP attorneys Benjamin Stark and Severin Roberts successfully overcame a motion for summary judgement in Sanchez...
What to Do If Your Boss Makes You Falsify Time Entries
Under federal law, employers are required to keep accurate records of employee labor. This is because the law also has rules pertaining...
How Do You Prove Race Discrimination?
While the hope is that our society will eventually advance beyond all forms of prejudicial treatment, the truth is that discrimination is...
Is it Sexual Harassment to Ask Out a Coworker?
Like so many legal answers, the real answer to this question is, “it depends.” As a general rule, no. Is it Sexual...
2017’s Five Biggest Tech Company Sexual Harassment Scandals
Far too many women experience sexual harassment and discrimination in the workforce. When it happens to you, it can be dizzying and...
The Sad Truth about Ageism in America
In the Native American culture, the elderly are known as wisdom keepers. In Japanese culture, they value and are dutiful to the...
Atlanta GA Sexual Harassment Attorney: Feeling Safe in the Workplace
People working full time spend approximately 20% of their week in the workplace. As a result, a number of hours you spend...
Getting the Pay You Deserve
Everyone knows about overtime. If you work more than 40 hours, you get overtime, right? Not necessarily. There are a lot of...
Current Trends in Employment Laws
A Board Certified Employment Lawyer Specialist's Viewpoint: When I first started practicing employment law over 20 years ago, the economy was in...
Basics of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment allegations can be a very complex issue, causing many employees and employers alike to search for the best harassment lawyer...
Barrett & Farahany and Georgia State University Begin Ground-Breaking Legal Analytics Project
In 2013, Barrett & Farahany commissioned a study to determine the outcomes of cases at a motion for summary judgment. The results...
Sexual Harassment of Models in the Workplace
Modeling seems to be a career for a lucky few – endless free clothes, jet setting around the world with celebrities, being...
Sexual Harassment Horrors of Wall Street
Wall Street is still rife with sexism and sexual harassment. The stories told by some female veterans of the industry seem almost...
What to Do if You Witness Sexual Harassment at Work
Sexual harassment in the workplace is very serious and victims can experience significant emotional and physical harm as a result. If you...
How to Protect Your Rights
What types of employee protection statues exist? There are a significant number of employee protection statutes including, but not limited to: Sexual...
Who is Protected from Workplace Retaliation?
Illegal workplace retaliation is a situation in which an employer takes “adverse action” against an employee because the employee exercised a protected...
Checklist for What to Do After Losing Your Job
Many people today are faced with the prospect of losing or have just lost their job. Barrett & Farahany, LLP provides you...
Am I an Independent Contractor?
Independent Contractor or Employee? Ask the IRS L.M. SIXEL, Staff The boss says you're an independent contractor. You think you're an employee....
Questions About Terminations In Georgia
What are valid reasons for an employer to fire an older worker? Under the ADEA, there has to be a valid reason...
Am I Entitled to Overtime?
The Fair Labor Standards Act entitles every employee to time and a half for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. All...
How Do I Know If I’ve Been Wrongfully Terminated?
The following information from a Barrett & Farahany, LLP wrongful discharge lawyer Atlanta GA can help you begin to analyze whether you...
What You Need to Know About Overtime and FLSA Law
People like to believe that they can trust their employers. Many times, however, employers can use their employees' lack of knowledge about...