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Making Sense of the Tax Platforms in the 2020 Election

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In this new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington Sullivan is joined by Eric Santos with the North Georgia Low Income Taxpayer Clinic to try and make sense of the tax platforms of each Presidential candidate leading into the 2020 election.

Eric Santos/North Georgia Low Income Taxpayer Clinic

The North Georgia Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) provides free tax law services to low-income people. They provide effective, compassionate service to those in need and conduct educational outreach activities to inform taxpayers about their rights and responsibilities in order to help better the community, state, and country.

Problems with the IRS can be complex and intimidating, and they can lead to a variety of consequences from lost refunds to garnished wages. The North Georgia LITC helps clients navigate a variety of tax controversy matters, including:

  • Responding to IRS letters
  • Contesting tax adjustments
  • Refund litigation
  • Collections matters

Generally, they do not assist in the preparation of tax returns or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) applications.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) During COVID-19

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In this new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington Sullivan is joined by Adian Miller to discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The ADA became law in 1990 and is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public.

Adian Miller/Attorney

Adian Miller is an associate at Barrett & Farahany where her practice is focused on fighting for employees who have been denied their hard-earned wages or had their rights violated under federal law. She represents employees who have been wronged under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). She joined the firm in 2020 and works tirelessly to represent her clients’ interests and ensure that they are always fully informed. No matter the case, Adian is never afraid to fight the good fight.

Adian strongly believes in the dignity of labor and believes the workplace should be safe and free of fear, intimidation, threats, or discrimination. Adian has a broad range of prior legal experience, having worked for the U.S. government, various labor unions, nonprofits, a small plaintiffs’ firm, and a large defense firm.

As a law student in Washington, D.C., Adian clerked for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the AFL-CIO, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). She also gained experience in lobbying and legislative analysis. Her experience in the development of the law helps inform her practice.

Adian earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law and has degrees from American University School of International Service and Rollins College.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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In this new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington Sullivan is joined by Adian Miller to discuss the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Adian Miller/Attorney

Adian Miller is an associate at Barrett & Farahany where her practice is focused on fighting for employees who have been denied their hard-earned wages or had their rights violated under federal law. She represents employees who have been wronged under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). She joined the firm in 2020 and works tirelessly to represent her clients’ interests and ensure that they are always fully informed. No matter the case, Adian is never afraid to fight the good fight.

Adian strongly believes in the dignity of labor and believes the workplace should be safe and free of fear, intimidation, threats, or discrimination. Adian has a broad range of prior legal experience, having worked for the U.S. government, various labor unions, nonprofits, a small plaintiffs’ firm, and a large defense firm.

As a law student in Washington, D.C., Adian clerked for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the AFL-CIO, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU). She also gained experience in lobbying and legislative analysis. Her experience in the development of the law helps inform her practice.

Adian earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law and has degrees from American University School of International Service and Rollins College.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Wrongful Death & Serious Injury

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In the new episode of “Justice At Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington-Sullivan is joined by Michael S. Wilensky, the Lead Litigator of the Wrongful Death/Serious Injury litigation team at Barrett & Farahany. This practice is devoted to representing clients who have sustained serious injuries or who have suffered the loss of a loved one through wrongful death.

The firm’s personal injury team has resolved hundreds of cases where the client has suffered a serious injury, including injuries to the brain, spine (neck and back), spinal cord, shoulders, knees, ankles, and more extensive injuries that have resulted in amputation, paralysis or burns.

Kathy and Michael will discuss:

  • What is wrongful death and serious injury under the law?
  • What are some of the most common causes of serious injuries?
  • Does your automobile insurance cover serious injuries?
  • What is chiropractic malpractice?
  • What is being done to help residents of nursing and long-term care homes?

Kathy and Michael will help to make Wrongful Death & Serious Injury matters easier for you to understand.

Michael Wilensky/Attorney

Michael Wilensky is the Lead Litigator of the Wrongful Death/Serious Injury litigation team at Barrett & Farahany. Michael’s practice is devoted to representing clients who have sustained serious injuries or who have suffered the loss of a loved one through wrongful death. An equally significant portion of Michael’s practice is dedicated to litigation matters, including claims of sexual harassment, violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and gender, pregnancy, race, religion, age, and disability discrimination.

Michael is recognized as one of Georgia’s premier wrongful death and serious injury attorneys. He is an AV Rated Preeminent Attorney and has the highest rating available from Martindale-Hubbell in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. In 2019 Michael was awarded the Judicial AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible distinction.

Recently, Michael was selected to be a member of The National Trial Lawyers: Top 40 Under 40 for the third consecutive year (2018, 2019, and 2020). In 2017, 2018, and 2019, Michael was recognized as a Top 40 Litigation Lawyer Under 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates. Michael has also been named Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine 6 times (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019).

In addition to his law practice, Michael was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2018 and currently represents District 79, covering Dunwoody, a part of Doraville, and a small area of Chamblee. He is a member of the Judiciary Committee, the Intragovernmental Coordination Committee, and the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight Committee.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Race Discrimination in the Workplace

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In this episode of “Justice At Work”, Partners Amanda Farahany and Kathy Harrington-Sullivan discuss race discrimination in the workplace, and how today’s nationwide conversation about racism is affecting the workplace for both employers and employees. Joining the show is attorney Todd Stanton with Stanton Law.

Todd Stanton/Stanton Law

Stanton Law specializes in seeing legal and business issues from management’s point of view, and they’re committed to helping owners, managers, and entrepreneurs remain focused on growing their companies and implementing their ideas. With experience as management-side employment and business lawyers, they can help companies avoid the legal headaches that challenge every business without sacrificing managerial efficiency. For issues that range from helping with HR policies and compensation plans to providing guidance through disciplinary, performance, and leave issues to corporate transaction advice, negotiating client contracts and executing respectful and amicable separations, Stanton Law provides bottom line-oriented legal advice to small and medium-sized employers.

Amanda Farahany/Managing Partner

Amanda’s work on behalf of employees has been widely recognized, and she is the recipient of numerous awards and achievements. She was named 2019 Lawyer of the Year – Employment Law for Individuals by Best Lawyers and the Top 50 Women in Georgia by Super Lawyers. She has been voted in for her work in Labor and Employment to Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Georgia Trend, and as one of the National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, as well as many other organizations.

Known as an attorney who only takes serious and important cases, Amanda has proven this by achieving the highest verdict in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the nation for her client and the largest libel verdict for a single plaintiff in Georgia. She tried the first Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act case in 2015 to a verdict of $2.25 million, ensuring that genetic privacy will be taken seriously by all companies. She seeks change for both individuals and for society as a whole, including publishing a study analyzing how the courts handle employment discrimination cases in an effort to bring these cases back into the hands of jurors.

A sought-after speaker and commentator, Amanda has been featured as a legal thought leader in publications and news segments. Amanda has spoken and has been published extensively on sexual harassment, overtime and employment cases, litigating cases for civil justice for crime victims and sexual assault.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Workers Compensation Laws in Georgia

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In this episode of “Justice at Work”, Partner Kathy Harrington-Sullivan interviews Laura Reis of ReisLaw, LLC about workers’ compensation laws in Georgia and how they impact employees. Laura Reis has dedicated her law practice to representing injured workers since 2003. In the past 15 years, Laura has resolved thousands of workers’ compensation claims through trial or settlement and procured millions of dollars for her clients. During her discussion with Kathy, Laura provides some great insight for workers who have been injured on the job.

The questions she will answer include:

  • What exactly is workers comp and how is it different from other injury claims like a car accident?
  • What do I need to do if I am injured at work?
  • What do I do about medical treatment? Lost wages?
  • Should I hire an attorney for this?
  • What am I owed if I’m injured at work?
  • Will I have to go to court?
  • Can I sue my employer if they did something wrong?
  • This process seems complicated. How do I figure out what to do?

Kathy and Laura will cut through the red tape and make workers’ compensation much easier for you to understand.

Laura Reis/ReisLaw

Laura Reis is the founder of ReisLaw, LLC, where she focuses on representing seriously injured workers in workers’ compensation actions. Laura has been exclusively dedicated to the representation of Georgia injury victims for the past 17 years and is a 2000 graduate of Boston College and a 2003 graduate of Emory Law. Laura is a past chair of AAJ’s workers’ compensation section, a national organization dedicated to protecting injury victims. She has also been named a Superlawyer and has sat on the Executive Committee of several attorney Board of Directors. In addition to authoring several publications about workers’ rights, she is a frequent speaker at attorney seminars. She also frequently volunteers in her community and her firm offers top notch service to injured workers throughout the State of Georgia.

Kathy Harrington-Sullivan/Barrett & Farahany

Kathy Harrington-Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

Your Rights as a Georgia Worker During COVID-19

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In this debut episode of “Justice At Work”, Partners Amanda Farahany and Kathy Harrington-Sullivan discuss your rights as a Georgia worker during COVID-19, the recent “Stay At Home” order by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms, and COVID-19 resources available to you.

Amanda Farahany/Managing Partner

Amanda’s work on behalf of employees has been widely recognized, and she is the recipient of numerous awards and achievements. She was named 2019 Lawyer of the Year – Employment Law for Individuals by Best Lawyers and the Top 50 Women in Georgia by Super Lawyers. She has been voted in for her work in Labor and Employment to Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Georgia Trend, and as one of the National Advocates Top 100 Lawyers, as well as many other organizations.

Known as an attorney who only takes serious and important cases, Amanda has proven this by achieving the highest verdict in a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case in the nation for her client and the largest libel verdict for a single plaintiff in Georgia. She tried the first Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act case in 2015 to a verdict of $2.25 million, ensuring that genetic privacy will be taken seriously by all companies. She seeks change for both individuals and for society as a whole, including publishing a study analyzing how the courts handle employment discrimination cases in an effort to bring these cases back into the hands of jurors.

A sought-after speaker and commentator, Amanda has been featured as a legal thought leader in publications and news segments. Amanda has spoken and has been published extensively on sexual harassment, overtime and employment cases, litigating cases for civil justice for crime victims and sexual assault.

Kathy Harrington Sullivan/Partner

Kathy Harrington Sullivan is a Partner at Barrett & Farahany and manages the firm’s case evaluation team. Because knowledge truly is power, Kathy and the Atlanta employment attorneys on her team regularly consult with and empower potential clients by helping them to understand the law, clarifying what their rights are as employees, and determining what steps they can take to protect themselves and their jobs.

Kathy is an active member of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL) and is also a member of the Labor & Employment section of the Atlanta Bar Association. She holds a J.D. from Mercer University School of Law, a B.S. with Highest Honors in Electrical & Computer Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Nursing from Georgia College. In addition to being a Georgia-licensed attorney, Kathy is also a Registered Nurse, a trained Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) investigator, and a mediator registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. Kathy has mediated numerous court cases, including civil cases, divorce and child custody cases, and juvenile delinquency and deprivation cases.

About Barrett & Farahany:

Barrett & Farahany is a highly experienced employment law team that believes strongly in helping individuals fight injustice in the workplace. Their skilled Atlanta employment law attorneys have decades of experience helping to defend employee rights and always protect employee victims of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. They take great pride in providing assistance based on years of experience negotiating and litigating employment matters to protect employee interests.

If you would like to watch episodes of “Justice At Work, please visit their YouTube Channel.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarrettandFarahany/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarrettFarahany
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barrett-&-farahany-llp/

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