2014 - Barrett & Farahany

Helping employees find justice in eleven states with offices in Illinois, Georgia, and Alabama.

EEOC Sues FedEx Ground for Institutional Disability Discrimination
13Oct

EEOC Sues FedEx Ground for Institutional Disability Discrimination

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has filed suit against the shipping company FedEx Ground Package System, Inc., (“FedEx Ground”)...

Pregnancy Discrimination and Light Duty – Hope on the Horizon?
09Oct

Pregnancy Discrimination and Light Duty – Hope on the Horizon?

In a blog post last month, I discussed the dilemma of the pregnant employee whose medical restrictions (i.e. not being allowed to...

A New First for the EEOC
07Oct

A New First for the EEOC

A couple of weeks ago, the EEOC filed its first ever lawsuits over alleged sex discrimination against transgender individuals. In both lawsuits,...

FLSA violations in the Oil and Gas Industries
01Oct

FLSA violations in the Oil and Gas Industries

Recent U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) investigations into the oil and gas industry have uncovered an alarming trend of companies underpaying workers,...

Meet the Barrett and Farahany Team
30Sep

Meet the Barrett and Farahany Team

Meet Linda Petmecky! Linda joined Barrett & Farahany, LLP as an Administrative Assistant in 2010 and is now a Litigation Paralegal. Linda...

This Week in Employment Law News
26Sep

This Week in Employment Law News

EEOC sues Lakeland Eye Clinic for Sex Discrimination Against a Transgender Employee: History in the making! The EEOC filed two lawsuits this...

This Week in Employment Law
19Sep

This Week in Employment Law

Here's some of what happened this week in the employment law world! Pregnancy Discrimination, Special Delivery – Pregnancy Discrimination is a hot...

Pregnancy Discrimination and Light Duty
17Sep

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...

Oakland Raiders Agree to Pay Their Raiderettes
16Sep

Oakland Raiders Agree to Pay Their Raiderettes

Fall is here, bringing cooler temperatures and the start of football season. Cheerleaders, who traditionally yell for their teams on the sidelines,...

A Victory for the Employee Thanks to the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
08Aug

A Victory for the Employee Thanks to the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order

Employees had a victory this week over employers who are forcing employees to give up their 7thAmendment right to a jury trial....

LGBT Community Gains Ground on the Employment Equality Front
04Aug

LGBT Community Gains Ground on the Employment Equality Front

President Obama made headlines when he enacted an executive order last Monday (7/21) making it illegal for federal contractors to discriminate on...

BREAKING NEWS: President Obama Issues Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces
04Aug

BREAKING NEWS: President Obama Issues Executive Order on Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

On July 31, 2014, President Obama signed an executive order focusing on labor violations and other employment practices of companies contracting with...

Women Penalized for Promoting Women – Another Victory for the White Man
04Aug

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!
04Aug

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...

Amanda Farahany Travels to Haiti to Bring Water to Those in Need
05Jun

Amanda Farahany Travels to Haiti to Bring Water to Those in Need

COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (June 4, 2014) – Inside the pastel orange and green courtyard of the Bernard Mevs Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti,...

The Work/Life Balance – Are There Employment Laws That Protect It?
28Apr

The Work/Life Balance – Are There Employment Laws That Protect It?

For any working parent, it's hard to maintain the coveted work/life balance. It doesn't matter if you manage a fast food restaurant...

Gender Discrimination and Sexism in the Technology Industry
21Apr

Gender Discrimination and Sexism in the Technology Industry

Old-School Sexism in a High-Tech Industry Leaders like Marissa Mayer of Yahoo! and Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook have made an incredible impact...

Can You Exchange Overtime for Comp Time?
08Apr

Can You Exchange Overtime for Comp Time?

You've been working hard on a project for your company, putting in 48 hours instead of the standard 40-hour workweek. To thank...

Discrimination Based On A Worker’s Health Care Choice
03Apr

Discrimination Based On A Worker’s Health Care Choice

Protecting Whistleblowers Who Report Affordable Care Act Violations The Affordable Care Act (ACA), otherwise known as Obamacare, reduces healthcare costs for American...

If You Have a Prescription for Medicinal Marijuana, Can You Be Fired for Failing the Drug Test?
01Apr

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...

New California Overtime Mandates Threaten Home Care Providers and Their Patients
31Mar

New California Overtime Mandates Threaten Home Care Providers and Their Patients

Each year, more than 12 million Americans receive care at home temporarily or permanently because of an illness, injury or condition. These...

How You Are Fired Is Just As Important As Why You Were Fired
31Mar

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...

Big Lots Fires Employee for Taking Protected FMLA Leave and Pays the Price
18Mar

Big Lots Fires Employee for Taking Protected FMLA Leave and Pays the Price

Imagine the fear and distress you would experience caring for your seriously ill or injured child. On top of the worry you...

Obama Pushes for Changes in Overtime Pay Qualifications
17Mar

Obama Pushes for Changes in Overtime Pay Qualifications

In fast food restaurants, convenience stores and manufacturing facilities, salaried employees are working more than 40 hours a week without receiving the...

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