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What the Law Says About Employees Returning to Work After Their 12 Weeks of FMLA Leave Has Expired
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When Employers Can (and Cannot) Deduct Losses or Expenses from a Tipped Worker’s Pay Without Violating the FLSA
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The Importance of Understanding the FLSA’s Exemptions and Making Proper Exempt/Non-Exempt Classifications
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The Application of Federal Overtime Rules to Employers Using Flat-Rate and ‘Piecework’ Pay Models
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FMLA Rights, Workplace Discipline, and ‘Temporal Proximity’ in Federal Retaliation Cases
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Collective Actions Under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Federal Court Jurisdiction in Georgia
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The Importance of Proper Documentation — Including Medical Certification — in the FMLA Leave Process
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The FLSA’s Pay Practice Rules Regarding Inclement Weather-Related Business Closures
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Resolving a Minimum Wage Lawsuit… and Steps to Reduce Risk Before Problems Arise
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What a Congressional Bill Could Mean to Georgia Employers When It Comes to FLSA Compliance… and the Penalties Attached to Violations
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Firing a Worker on FMLA Leave and the Law of FMLA Retaliation
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Lessons About Exempt Versus Non-exempt Classifications from a Recent Call Center Employee Case
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The Emergence of AI in the Workplace and How AI Can Potentially Contribute to FLSA Violations
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Recent Actions by the U.S. Department of Labor Point to Ways Employers May Run Afoul of Rules Governing Tipped Worker Pay
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The Price of Non-Compliance: An Automaker in Alabama to Pay $438K for Engaging in Illegal FMLA Retaliation
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Maintaining Independent Contractor Status Now that the U.S. Department of Labor’s New Rule Has Taken Effect
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‘Discretion and Independent Judgment’ Within the Context of the Administrative Exemption to the FLSA’s Overtime Rules
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FMLA Interference Claims and the Importance of Accurate FMLA-Related Administration and Recordkeeping
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Resolving Your Unpaid Overtime Case Via Mediation or Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution
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A Recent Study Found that More than 40% of Georgia Employees Do Work Off the Clock
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Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations Cost Employers More Than $150M in 2023
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A New Federal Overtime Regulation Stands to Alter the FLSA Exemption Status of Millions of Employees, According to the U.S. Labor Department
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Resolving Ambiguities in the Settlement Agreement from Your Georgia Unpaid Overtime Case
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A New Independent Contractor Classification Rule Has Taken Effect: What It Means for Your Job… or Your Business in Georgia
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The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Revives a White Worker’s Race Discrimination Case Following Her Termination by a Black Manager
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The Vital Importance of a Motive ‘Rooted in Discrimination’ to a Workers’ Georgia Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
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A Lawsuit by 3 Golf Course Attendants Spotlights the Criteria of the FLSA’s ‘Public Agency Volunteer’ Exemption
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How Identifying ‘Similarly Situated’ Coworkers May Be Crucial to a Georgia Employee’s Discrimination Lawsuit
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Engaged to Wait or Waiting to Be Engaged: When On-Call Hours Are (and Aren’t) Compensable
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What a New 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling Says About Proving Employment Discrimination in Federal Court
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A Nanny’s Overtime Case Sheds Light on the Extent of the Domestic Service Exemption’s Application
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New Employee Onboarding, Document Execution, and Arbitration Agreements in Georgia
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A Georgia Delivery Driver Wins Payment of Post-Judgment Collection Costs and Fees Following a Successful FLSA Claim
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A Local TV Station’s Documentation of an Employee’s Misconduct Helps It Defeat that Worker’s Discrimination Claim
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An African-American Man from Atlanta Recovers $3.39M After Proving His Prospective Employer Engaged in Illegal ‘Race-Matching’
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What’s Required to Prove FMLA Retaliation in Federal Court in Georgia
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TSA Defeats a Race Discrimination Claim Arising from Its Investigation into an Allegation of Sexual Harassment
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Exotic Dancers and Employment Classification: What a Series of FLSA Cases Can Teach, Even if Yours is Not an ‘Adult’ Business
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FMLA Leave, Interference Claims, and When the Law Does (and Doesn’t) Require Employers to Give Workers Notice of Their FMLA Rights and Responsibilities
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The Consequences of Employees Working Off the Clock
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The ADA and ‘Associational Discrimination’ Claims Under Federal Law
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The Many Details That Go Into Successfully Settling a FLSA Lawsuit in Georgia
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The Importance of Following Your Employer’s ‘Usual and Customary’ Procedures for Requesting FMLA Leave
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How a Georgia Employer’s Methods for Paying Workers Ultimately Cost It Tens of Thousands of Dollars
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What the ADA Does (and Doesn’t) Require of Employers When It Comes to Fringe Benefits and Former Employees
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An Unpaid Overtime Case from Atlanta Sheds Light on the Importance of Keeping Good Pay Records
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Constructive Discharge and What it May Mean in a Discrimination or Harassment Case in Georgia
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‘Qualified Individuals’ Under the ADA in Disability Discrimination Lawsuits
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The U.S. Department of Labor Proposes a Major Modification in the Salary Threshold Tied to the FLSA’s Executive and Administrative Exemptions
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How a Workplace’s Time Clock Rounding Policy May Constitute a FLSA Violation
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Which Workers Are (and Aren’t) Exempt from Overtime Compensation as a Result of Their Executive Duties
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When an Employer Can — and Can’t — Use a Statutory Exemption Argument as a Stopper Against an Unpaid Overtime Claim
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The Ins and Outs of Successfully Settling a FLSA Case in a Georgia Federal Court
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When the Time Spent Putting on and Taking off Specialized Attire or Protective Gear Is — and Isn’t — Compensable
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Sovereign Immunity and Successfully Pursuing an Unpaid Overtime Claim Against Your Public Employer in Georgia
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FLSA Exemptions and the Burden of Proof in a Federal Unpaid Overtime Case in Georgia
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How a Georgia Worker Overcame an Immunity Defense and Won a $202K Judgment in Her Disability Discrimination Case
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Counting the Days: Proper Calculation of FMLA Leave When a Holiday Falls Within that Period of Absence
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Adverse Employment Actions and Failure-to-Accommodate Claims Under the ADA
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When Tolling Will — and Won’t — Save an Unpaid Overtime Case Filed After the FLSA’s Statute of Limitations Has Elapsed
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U.S. Supreme Court Sides with a Business Owner Who Sought to Deny Service to Same-Sex Couples: What the Ruling Means for LGBTQ+ Georgians Going Forward
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Book Bans in Schools and How They Can Violate the First Amendment’s Right of Free Speech
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How Employer Health Plans’ Exclusion of Gender-Affirming Care May Constitute Illegal Employment Discrimination
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The Respect for Marriage Act and the State of Marriage Equality in Georgia and Elsewhere in 2023
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When a Reduction of a Worker’s ‘Regular Rate’ of Pay Crosses from a Permissible Modification to an Illegal Dodge of the Requirements Imposed by the FLSA
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The U.S. Labor Department Issues New Guidance on the Rights of Breastfeeding Workers and the Responsibilities Their Employers Have Toward Them
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The Federal Court Procedure for Terminating a FLSA Case Partially Resolved Via Settlement
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When Ageist Insults Can Factor into a Federal Age Discrimination Case in Georgia
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The Importance of Thorough — and Factually Consistent — Documentation When it Comes Time to Litigate a Discrimination Case
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A Federal Court in Georgia Denies the Salvation Army’s Dismissal Motion in a Minimum Wage Dispute Involving ‘Rehabilitation Program’ Participants Who Worked in Its Thrift Stores
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Properly Pleading a Case of FMLA Interference or Retaliation in Georgia
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The Georgia General Assembly Weighs Passage of a Bill That Would Ban Many Forms of Workplace Pregnancy Discrimination
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The Right (and Wrong) Way to Navigate an Employee’s FMLA Request in Georgia
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Employers’ Health Insurance Coverage Choices and Gender Identity Discrimination in Georgia
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Establishing a ‘Convincing Mosaic of Circumstantial Evidence’ in Support of Your Workplace Race Discrimination Case
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A North Georgia HR Director Receives $460K in a Settlement of a Federal Age Discrimination Dispute
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A New Wage and Hour Ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and Its Potential Impact on Some High-Earners in Georgia
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Your Administrative Charge, Your Georgia Discrimination Suit, and What Happens if You Encounter Retaliation After You File With the EEOC
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The Impact of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Break Rules on Georgia Employees Who Work from Home
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An FLSA Class Action, Collective Action, or Individual Action: Which One Makes the Most Sense for My Unpaid Overtime Claim?
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My Employment Discrimination Case Just Got Moved to Georgia from Out of State. Now What?
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What Happens if My Employer Takes an Automatic Pay Deduction for Meal Breaks But I Did Not Actually Get My Break?
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The FLSA, the Agriculture Exemption, and a Class Action by ‘Independent’ Poultry Farmers Alleging Misclassification
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When Misusing “Sir,” “Ma’am,” and Gendered Pronouns Will — and Won’t — Amount to Gender Identity Discrimination Under Title VII
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Disability Accommodations, Interactive Processes, and What Constitutes ‘Thwarting’ Those Processes
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A Georgia Employer Agrees to Pay $47K After Allegedly Failing to Accommodate a Worker’s Lung Disease and Elevate Risk of Contracting COVID-19
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Company Holiday Parties in Georgia and How They Can Run Afoul of Sexual Harassment or Wage and Hour Laws
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An Atlanta Hospital Worker Receives $55K After Her Employer Failed to Accommodate Her Mental Health Disability
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A Recent Federal Appeals Court Decision Serves as a Reminder of the Breadth of the FLSA’s Anti-Retaliation Protections
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Flex Pay, Fluctuating Workweeks, and How the Fair Labor Standards Act Impacts Workers Working Those Kinds of Jobs
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PC&W Attorneys Seek to Make the City of Atlanta Make Its Sidewalks Safer for People With Disabilities
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A North Georgia Worker Recovers a $190K Retaliation Settlement Following Her Termination from Her Administrative Assistant Job
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That Time You Spend Logging On (and Off) Your Work Computer May Be Compensable Under Federal Law
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The U.S. Department of Labor Just Announced a New Proposed Rule for Independent Contractor Classifications: What it May Mean for You
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When Your Social Media Direct Messages May Potentially Constitute Sufficient Notice to Satisfy the Requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act
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A Georgia Brewery is Ordered to Compensate Two Workers It Fired After They Questioned the Employer’s Pay Practices
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The Limits of Arbitration Agreements in Minimum Wage and Unpaid Overtime Cases in Georgia
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The Critical Importance of Timely Filing an EEOC Charge and the Potentially Devastating Consequences to Your Georgia Discrimination Case of Missing the Deadline
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How Your Employer’s Failure to Apply its Policies Consistently May be the Key to Success in Your Retaliation Case
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What You Do — and Don’t — Need to Win a Retaliation Case in Georgia
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When Your Work in Georgia May Be ‘Agriculture’ for Purposes of Your H-2A Visa, But Not ‘Agriculture’ for Purposes of the FLSA
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Discrimination Lawsuits in Georgia, ‘Comparators,’ and What Does (or Does Not) Make Workers ‘Similarly Situated’
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Standards of Causation for Federal Retaliation Claims in Georgia
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Working for Food? What the Law Says About Non-Traditional Methods of Compensating Workers
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The Importance of Rules Compliance in Your Federal FLSA Lawsuit, and What to Do When Your Employer Doesn’t Follow the Rules
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The Impact of a New Federal Appeals Court Decision on Retaliation Cases in Georgia
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A North Georgia Insurance Agency Owes $50K After Firing an Employee for ‘Inquiring About Pay’
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Overcoming an Exempt Employee Classification When Your Duties Really Indicate Non-Exempt Status
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Using Comparator Evidence in Proving Your Age Discrimination Case in Georgia
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The U.S. Labor Department Has Investigated Another Georgia Tire and Auto Service Business, This Time Collecting $161K in Back Owed Wages
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A Georgia County’s Decision to Exclude Gender-Affirming Care from Its Health Insurance Plan Was a Title VII Violation, According to a Federal Judge
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Successfully Pursuing a Retaliation Case in Georgia, Even in the Absence of a Winning Claim for Discrimination or Harassment
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When Your On-Call Hours Are Compensable (Including Overtime Pay) Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
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The Importance of Getting a Release Agreement — and Getting the RIGHT One — When Settling Your FLSA Case in Georgia
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Blackballing and Other Types of Covert Employment Actions, and the Significance They Have in Your Georgia Retaliation Case
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How Your Georgia Employer’s Excessive FMLA Documentation Demands Could Give Rise to a Claim of Interference
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What Happens When an Employer Willfully Misclassifies a Worker as an Independent Contractor Instead of an Employee
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A Six-Figure Civil Judgment and the Lessons That Can Be Leaned About Psychological Conditions and Disability Discrimination
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Federal Law Prohibits Employers from Retaliating Against You for Pursuing Your Rights Under the FMLA and the FLSA
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A Georgia Worker’s Self-Authored Discrimination Complaint Fails Due to Multiple Pleading Mistakes
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Getting Technical: How an Experienced Atlanta FLSA Attorney Can Help When Your Case Presents Procedural Issues
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How Long You Have to Take Legal Action in Georgia If You’ve Been Denied Overtime or a Minimum Wage
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How ‘No-Fault’ Attendance Policies May Run Afoul of the FMLA or the ADA
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Successor Liability and Your Federal Unpaid Overtime Case in Georgia
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An Atlanta Worker Gets $130K After Her Employer Wrongfully Delayed Approving Her Use of Non-Revolving Entrance Doors
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‘Enter Username and Password’: When the Minutes You Spend Prepping for Your Shift May Be Countable Time for Calculating Your Overtime Pay
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What a ‘Retaliatory Hostile Work Environment’ Is and How Proof of It Can Help Your Georgia Employment Law Case
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U.S. Labor Department Busts a Tire Shop for Overtime Violations Affecting 72 Workers in Georgia and South Carolina
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The Significance of Summary Judgments in Your Georgia Employment Discrimination Case
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U.S. Labor Department Sues a North Georgia Employer After It Paid an Ex-Employee Using a ‘Mountain’ of Dirty Pennies
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The Federal Minimum Wage is $7.25 and Georgia’s is $5.15, So Which One Applies to My Job?
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Age Discrimination in the Restaurant Industry and What You Can Do if It Happens to You in Georgia
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The Importance of Attention to Detail, and Using Your Employer’s Lack of It to Your Advantage in Your FLSA Case
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Corporate Holiday Parties are Back in 2021. So, Too, Is the Risk for Sexual Harassment at Those Events.
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What You Can Do If You’ve Lost Your Job in Georgia Because You Spoke Out Against Someone’s Else Acts of Sexual Harassment
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Remote Work, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Law of Disability Accommodations
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Pizza Delivery Drivers in Georgia Settle Their Federal Minimum Wage Case Against a Major National Pizza Chain
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Claim Preclusion and the Impact It Potentially Can Have on Your Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit in Georgia
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A Fired Hospital Executive Recovers a $10M Discrimination Award After Accusing His Employer of Firing Him for Being White and Male
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Compensable Idle Time, Unpaid Meal Breaks and Your Unpaid Overtime Case in Georgia
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What the ‘Economic Reality Test’ Is and How It May Impact Your Unpaid Overtime Case in Georgia
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The Georgia Court of Appeals Revives the Case of a Whistleblower Who Exposed Alleged Impropriety at the County Jail
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You May Be Entitled to Overtime Pay in Georgia, Even if Your Job Title Says You’re a ‘Manager’
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A North Georgia Woman’s Lawsuit Accuses a Major Pharmaceutical Firm of Discriminating Against Older Job Applicants
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A New Federal Court Minimum Wage Ruling Could Offer Huge Benefits for Some Tipped Workers in Georgia
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11th Circuit Court Says that Farm Workers Were Entitled to Overtime for the Hours They Spent Transporting Other Workers to and from Work
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A New Ruling from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Means a New (and Lower) Hurdle for Federal Workers Pursuing Age Discrimination Actions
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Another Atlanta-Area Gentlemen’s Club is Facing a Legal Action Brought by Its Dancers Whom It Allegedly Illegally Underpaid
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A Georgia Employer’s Compliance With Workers’ Compensation Law Did Not Shield It From Possible Liability for FMLA Interference
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The Many Reasons Why It Is Important to Choose Wisely When Your Employer Makes a Settlement Offer in Your Minimum Wage Case
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A New Federal Appeals Court Ruling and How It May Help When You’re Conducting Pretrial Discovery in Your Discrimination Case
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Farm Workers in Southwest Georgia Land $100K Federal Court Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Dispute
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Even Just a Small Number of Interstate Phone Calls Was Enough to Give a Worker a Potentially Winning FLSA Case
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Georgia Law and What It Says About the Rights of Working Moms Who Are Also Breastfeeding Moms
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Federal District Court in Georgia Rules that Employee’s Discrimination Lawsuit Should Be Stayed Pending Arbitration
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Georgia Woman’s Title VII Employment Law Case Against Military Branch Dismissed on Summary Judgment by Federal District Court
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Federal Employment Discrimination and Hostile Workplace Lawsuit Provides Guidance for Would-be Georgia Litigants
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Georgia Man’s Whistleblower Suit Asserting Unlawful Retaliation Dismissed by Federal District Court
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Federal Age Discrimination Claim Against Georgia Governmental Entity Dismissed for Lack of Jurisdiction
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Georgians Who Seek Redress for Employment-Related Retaliation Must Show Appropriate Connections to Alleged Wrongdoing
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Georgia Employees’ FLSA Claims to be Amended in Attempt at Class Certification
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Federal Court Remands Georgia Man’s Employment Law Case to State Court Due to Lack of Diversity Jurisdiction
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Former Airport Employee’s Federal Retaliatory Discharge Claims Fail, but Georgia Whistleblower Claims Dismissed Without Prejudice
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Georgia Woman’s Employment Discrimination Case Against State Board of Regents and Former Supervisor Dismissed as Untimely
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Federal District Court Decides Whether Georgia Woman’s ADA and FMLA Claims Survive Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment
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Schoolteacher’s Claim Brought Pursuant to the Georgia Whistleblower Act Dismissed as Untimely
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Federal Court in Georgia Dismisses Employment Discrimination Claim Filed by African American Employee of Sudanese Origin
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Dismissal of Georgia Woman’s Employment Discrimination and FMLA Claims Affirmed on Appeal
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Georgia Man’s Claims for Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Survive Employer’s Motion for Summary Judgment in Federal Court
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Georgia Appeals Court Agrees that Termination of Tennis Manager Accused of Sexual Abuse of Teen Was Not Unlawful
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Georgia Man Fails to Convince Federal Court of Appeals that He Was the Victim of Unlawful Race Discrimination
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Federal Appeals Court Holds That Amount of Attorney Fees Awarded in Fair Labor Standards Act Case in Georgia Was Reasonable Under the Circumstances
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Georgia Woman’s Employment Discrimination Claim Against College is Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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Georgia Workers Enter Into Agreement with Employer to Settle Fair Labor Standards Act Case Claiming Unpaid Overtime
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Georgia Court of Appeals Addresses Injunctive Relief in Dispute Between Former Employee and Employer Regarding Restrictive Covenants
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Former Employee Compelled to Answer Discovery Requests in Employment Law Case Filed in Federal Court Sitting in Georgia
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Georgia Police Officer’s Retaliatory Discharge Claim Failed Due to Lack of Proof that Firing Was Pretextual
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Georgia Supreme Court Holds That Punitive Damages Are Potentially Available in Abusive Litigation Lawsuit Stemming from Employee’s Firing
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Georgia Woman’s Employment Law Claims Dismissed by Federal Court
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Georgia Woman’s Age and Race Discrimination Lawsuit is Dismissed on Summary Judgment, Affirmed on Appeal
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Employment Discrimination Lawsuits in Georgia Must Be Properly Worded or Risk Dismissal
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Federal Employment Discrimination Claim Falls Due to Lack of Proof of Different Treatment to Similarly Situated Employee
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Federal Court Agrees that Litigation, Not Arbitration, is Proper Under Circumstances of Atlanta Man’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
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Former Georgia Sheriff’s Department Employee’s Motion for Reconsideration Denied in Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
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Pro Se Plaintiff Has Her Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed on Procedural Grounds
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Eleventh Circuit Decision in Retaliation Case Could Affect Georgia Employees
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Federal Court Denies Relief to Workers Who Complained of Equal Protection Violations Concerning Minimum-Wage Laws in Neighboring State
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Dismissal of Pro Se Litigant’s Employment Law Case Provides Lesson to Georgia Residents on the Perils of Self-Representation
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Federal Court in Georgia Grants Summary Judgment to University and Counseling Center Director in Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
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Federal Appeals Court Rules on Race and Age Discrimination Claim Relevant to Georgia Employees
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Federal Appeals Court That Reviews Claims from Georgia and Other States Grants Partial Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case Against Police Department
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Georgia Woman Must Arbitrate Age and Disability Claims, According to Federal Court
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Summary Judgment Granted to Employer in Georgia Man’s Retaliatory Discharge Suit
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Georgia Woman’s Retaliatory Discharge Case Against Employer Her Fired Her Husband is Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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Summary Judgment Granted to Defendant in Georgia Man’s Race, Color, Gender, and Religious Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
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Georgia Poultry Farm Granted Summary Judgment in Legally Blind Job Applicant’s ADA Suit
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Part of Georgia Employee’s Employment Law Claim is Dismissed Due to Failure to Exhaust Administrative Remedies
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Federal Court Says Georgia Worker Termination Was Not Merely Pretextual, Thereby Dismissing His Race Discrimination Suit
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Georgia Woman’s Gender Discrimination Claim Survives Motion to Dismiss in Federal Court
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Dismissal of Georgia Judge’s Petition for Mandamus to Collect Back Pay Affirmed on Appeal
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Georgia Teacher’s Employment Discrimination Claims Dismissed by Federal Court
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Georgia Police Officer’s Employment Discrimination Claims Should Have Survived Summary Judgment
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Federal Appellate Court for Florida, Georgia, and Alabama Affirms Dismissal of Worker’s Employment-Related Claims
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Federal Court Narrows Employment Discrimination Claims in Georgia Man’s Suit Against Employer
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Federal Court Dismisses Atlanta Woman’s Race Discrimination and FMLA Claims
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Georgia Woman’s Suit Against Employer Was Not Judicially Estopped for Failure to Disclose Potential Claim in Bankruptcy Proceeding
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Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Employer in Georgia Man’s Employment Discrimination and Defamation Lawsuit
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Federal Court Dismisses Georgia Woman’s Gender-Based Employment Discrimination Claim
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Federal Court Denies College’s Motion to Dismiss Georgia Woman’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
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Federal Court Strikes Pro Se Plaintiff’s “Reply” to Former Employer’s Answer to Employment Discrimination Claim
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Georgia Worker’s Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Seeking Redress Under Title VII and ADEA Dismissed as Untimely
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Georgia Employee Was Entitled to Pursue Quantum Meruit Pay, Even Though His Employment Contract Was Too Vague to Enforce
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Dismissal of ADA and FMLA Claims Affirmed by 11th Circuit, the Court to Which Federal Cases Arising in Georgia Are Heard on Appeal
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Dismissal of Claim Against Georgia Department of Labor for Inadvertent Disclosure of Private Information Dismissed by State Supreme Court
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Federal Court Refuses to Force National Labor Relations Board to Reopen Wrongful Termination Case
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Pregnancy Discrimination Claim Fails, According to Federal Circuit Court That Also Hears Appeals from Georgia Employment Law Cases
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Federal Court Rules Against Georgia Worker on Breach of Contract Claim Regarding Pay
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Federal Court Hearing Georgia Woman’s Retaliation Case Rules Partially in Her Favor, Partially in Employer’s Favor, on Motion to Dismiss
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Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to County in Georgia Sheriff Department Employees’ FLSA and Breach of Contract Suit
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Georgia Supreme Court Sets Forth Procedure for Evaluating Motion to Strike “Scandalous” Allegations in Lawsuit Involving Breakup of Medical Practice
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Employees’ Suit for Alleged Illegal Payday Loan Scheme Is Dismissed on Summary Judgment by Federal Court in Georgia
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Georgia Appeals Court Vacates Attorney Fee Award in Covenant Not to Compete Case
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Federal Court in Georgia Lacked Jurisdiction to Grant Motion to Reconsider in Harassment Case
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Georgia Police Officer’s Race and Sex Discrimination Claims Dismissed on Summary Judgment
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Federal Appeals Court Hearing Georgia Wage and Hour Lawsuit Says Business Owner Was Protected From Personal Liability Through LLC
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FLSA Case Dismissed by Federal Court Sitting in Georgia Due to Issues Related to Employee’s Bankruptcy
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Georgia Appeals Court Holds that Worker Who Was Unemployed Due to Work-Related PTSD Was Entitled to Unemployment
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Georgia Mayor Was Entitled to Keep Salary and Benefits Paid After He Was Removed from Office While He Continued to Perform Duties
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Interlocutory Injunctive Relief Against Atlanta Barber in Suit to Uphold Non-Compete Agreement Upheld on Appeal
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Federal Court Holds that Georgia Entertainment Worker is an “Employee” Under FSLA
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Georgia Court Employee’s Pro Se Case Dismissed for Failure to Name Correct Defendant in Suit Claiming Employment Discrimination
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Federal Court in Georgia Certifies FSLA Case So That More Potential Plaintiffs Can Opt In
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The Five Most (In)Famous Whistleblowers In History
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Wrongful Termination: The Basics
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Tesla vs. Tripp: Who’s at Fault in the Tesla Whistleblower Case?
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What constitutes a hostile work environment in Georgia?
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Is it Legal for My Boss to Fire Me for Taking Vacation?
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What to Do If Your Employer Is Falsifying Your Timecard
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Sixth Circuit: Delaying the Resolution of a Teacher’s Discrimination Grievance Due to EEOC Filing was ‘Clearly Retaliatory’
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It’s Not Always Over After the Verdict: Lessons from a Groundbreaking Federal Discrimination Case from Atlanta
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When an Employee Can (and Cannot) Win a Georgia Discrimination Case Based Upon Not Receiving a Job for Which She Didn’t Apply
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Ruling in Favor of Georgia Employer in FMLA Retaliation Case
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Nurse Loses Pregnancy Discrimination Case Because She Didn’t Prove that Her Employer’s ‘Poor Performance’ Reasons Were Mere Pretext
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Meeting the Requirements of the FLSA While Employing Commission-Only Employees in Tennessee
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Same-Sex Sexual Harassment and Title VII Litigation in Tennessee
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Employer Wins FMLA Case Against Fired Employee Because the Employee Didn’t Prove that the Termination was Done Because of Her Leave
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Eleventh Circuit Decided that a Municipal Employer Was Not Required to Accommodate Worker who Sought Permission to Telecommute
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A Supervisor’s ‘Boorish, Callous, Condescending, or Overbearing’ Behavior Doesn’t Necessarily Make a Work Environment Hostile, Says Sixth Circuit
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Six-Figure Discrimination Verdict for Breastfeeding Mom ‘Constructively Discharged’ from Her Job
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Church Appeals $388K Award of Back Wages Owed to ‘Volunteers’ at Restaurant
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A Georgia Woman Fired After Experiencing Period Leaks at Work Takes Her Sex Discrimination Case to the 11th Circuit
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Tennessee Nurse Allowed to Pursue Title VII Case After Employer Allegedly Ignored or Minimized Multiple Instances of Sexual Harassment
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Court Refuses to Restrict Tennessee Truck Stop Worker’s Notices in FLSA Collective Action
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Self-Represented Med School Professor’s Multiple Procedural, Evidentiary Problems Cost Her in Discrimination Case
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Proper Methods for Calculating Hourly Rate of Pay for Employees on Commission to Determine Compliance with FLSA
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Eleventh Circuit Allows Deputy Who Was Passed Over for Promotion Despite Higher Exam Score to Maintain Race Discrimination Action
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FLSA Retaliation Claims Against Individuals Associated with an Employer
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Lower Court, Denies Valets the Right to Sue over Alleged Unpaid Tips
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Manager’s Part-Time Schedule Accommodation Meant He Wasn’t Qualified to Do His Job, Sixth Circuit Rules
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When is a Worker a ‘Co-Worker’ and When is He a ‘Supervisor’ in Terms of a Sexual Harassment Case
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‘Quid Pro Quo’ Sexual Harassment and Federal Title VII Litigation in Georgia
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Nurse Allegedly Fired for Sleeping on the Job Unable to Show Termination Was Actually FMLA Retaliation
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Lack of ‘Similarly Situated’ Males Dooms Tennessee Professor’s Sex Discrimination Case
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Sixth Circuit Says Employer Can Be Liable in FMLA Case, Even if Actual Decision-Makers Weren’t Biased
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Staffing Agency Can’t Use Arbitration Clause in Employment Contract to Stymie Workers’ FLSA Class Action
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Eleventh Circuit Ruling Clarifies the Correct FMLA Leave Date that Matters in Retaliation Cases
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Untangling Employer-Mandated Grooming Policies: What Title VII Does and Does Not Allow
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Tennessee Employee’s Failure to Follow Employer’s Reporting Policies Dooms FMLA Interference Case
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Employee Allowed to Pursue Claim that Employer Retaliated Against Her for Reporting Sexual Impropriety
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Seventh Circuit Makes Headlines With Title VII Sexual Orientation Discrimination Decision, But What Does it Mean in Georgia?
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African-American Workers Pursue Case Alleging Rampant Racism at Georgia Farm
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11th Circuit Panel: Sexual Orientation Discrimination Isn’t Impermissible Sex Discrimination Under Title VII
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Tennessee Call Center Worker’s Poor Attendance Dooms Her ADA Case
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Employer’s Extra Demands of Worker Seeking FMLA Leave Allow Interference Case to Proceed
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Memphis P.D. Wins Dismissal in Discrimination Case Brought by Gay Police Officer
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11th Circuit Rules that Employee Lacked Evidence of ‘Severe’ and ‘Pervasive’ Harassment in Hostile Work Environment Case
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Emotional Distress Damages and FLSA Cases in Tennessee
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Groundskeeper’s Inability to Perform All ‘Essential’ Job Duties Dooms ADA Case, 11th Circuit Rules
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ADA’s Reasonable Accommodation Requirement Doesn’t Demand Non-Competitive Job Reassignment, 11th Circuit Says
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Decision for Employer That Denied Additional Leave to Employee With Disability
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Tennessee Cable Installers’ FLSA Class Action Goes Back Before Sixth Circuit After U.S. Supreme Court Ruling
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Sixth Circuit: National Security Exception Doesn’t Diminish Employer’s Obligation Not to Engage in Disability Discrimination
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Sixth Circuit Revives FMLA Interference Case Against Employer that Delayed Reinstating Employee From Leave
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Georgia Worker’s Case Based Upon Bulge in Co-Worker’s Pants was a Claim ‘Based on Sex,’ 11th Circuit Says
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Georgia School District Settles Sex Discrimination Case with Former Superintendent
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Sixth Circuit Ruling Highlights When Title VII Does (and Doesn’t) Protect Partners in a Partnership
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Eleventh Circuit: Proof of Employee’s Understanding of ‘Fluctuating Workweek’ Pay Dooms FLSA Claim
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Eleventh Circuit Addresses Title VII Discrimination Claim in Downsizing Case
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Sixth Circuit Applies Federal ADEA Statute of Limitations to Employees’ State Law Discrimination Case
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The Options Tennessee Employers Have When They Detect Perceived FMLA Leave Misuse
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11th Circuit Allows Employees to Bring FLSA Collective Action and State Class Action in One Case
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Sixth Circuit: Employee’s Request for Additional Time Off Was Not Reasonable, and Employer Did Not Violate ADA by Refusing
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Full 11th Circuit Scraps Georgia Job Applicant’s Age Discrimination Case: What it Means for Georgia Employers and Employees
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Sixth Circuit Follows “Honest Belief” Rule to Reject Wal-Mart Associate’s Age Discrimination Case
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Ruling for Employer in Harassment Case Arising from Two Unwanted Sex-Related Texts
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Eleventh Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Dreadlock Discrimination Argument in Title VII Case
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Georgia Employer Allowed to Keep Some of Employees’ Tips as Long as Employees Received Minimum Wage
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Bank Successfully Defeats FMLA, ADA Lawsuit Brought by Tennessee Teller with Lupus
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Funeral Home Uses Religious Freedom Defense to Defeat Transgender Employee’s Title VII Lawsuit
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How Administrative Proceedings Can Affect Your FMLA Case in Georgia
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Georgia Bodyguard’s $65K Damages Award in Unpaid Overtime Case Withstands Appeal
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Employee’s Title VII Case Based on Sexual Orientation; 11th Circuit Considers Similar Issues with Georgia, Florida Employees
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Sixth Circuit Rules Against Employee in FMLA Case Due to Absence of Damages
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Sixth Circuit: Employees Can Recover Back Pay in Title VII Cases for Lost Opportunities with Third-Party Employers
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Eleventh Circuit Rules that Engineer Can’t Use Minimum Wage Law to Attack Employer’s Withholding of Final Pay
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New Ruling Offers Information to Tennessee Employers and Employees about Employer’s Constructive Knowledge and Employee’s Working Overtime
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U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case, Meaning Home Health Workers Remain Entitled to Minimum Wage, Overtime Protections
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11th Circuit: Lawyer Who Participated in Former Co-Worker’s Lawsuit Allowed to Pursue Retaliation Case
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Sixth Circuit Rules that Employee’s Evidence Raises Potential Claim for Retaliation, But Not Constructive Discharge
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Federal Government Creates New Overtime Rules to Take Effect Later This Year
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Offers Extended Filing Time, Enhanced Opportunity to Georgia Employees Facing Discrimination
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Job’s Required Use of Discretion Derails Loan Underwriters’ Overtime Lawsuit in Sixth Circuit
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Investigating Employee Misconduct and Discrimination Law in Georgia
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What Happens When a Patient Makes a Race-Specific Caregiver Request? Sixth Circuit Ruling Offers Insight for Tennessee Employers
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Georgia Man’s Appeal in Disparate-Impact Age Discrimination Case to Go Before 11th Circuit… Again
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Employer’s Demand of Psych Exam for Nurse Did Not Trigger ADA Violation, Sixth Circuit Rules
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Employee’s Conduct Caused Breakdown in Interactive Process, Defeat in 11th Circuit ADA Case
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Dual Theories of Employee’s Misconduct Doesn’t Prove Employer Discriminated, 11th Circuit Rules
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11th Circuit Says Employer Not Required to Adopt Reporter’s Suggested Disability Accommodations
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New 6th Circuit Ruling and its Impact on Disparate Discipline Cases in Tennessee
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New 11th Circuit Decision Changes the Way Some Discrimination Cases Will Be Decided in Georgia
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Failure to Act Costs Tennessee Employer in Employee’s Sexual Harassment Case
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Appeals Court Applies Agricultural Exception to Case Involving Tennessee Worm Farmers
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Atlanta Referral Agency, Stagehands Did Not Share Employer-Employee Relationship, 11th Circuit Rules
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Temporary Employees and FMLA Leave in Georgia
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Sixth Circuit Ruling Raises Warning to Tennessee Employers When it Comes to Handing out Disparate Discipline
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Georgia Transgender and Homosexual Workers and 2016 Employment Discrimination Cases in the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
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Lack of Proof that Employer Knew About Employee’s Disability Dooms ADA Case
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Georgia Exotic Dancer Launches New FLSA Lawsuit Against Athens Club
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11th Circuit Rules that Replacing an Employee in His 40s with Another in His 40s Can Still Possibly Be Age Discrimination
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Georgia Job Applicant Allowed to Pursue Disparate-Impact Age Discrimination Claim
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Sixth Circuit Says City Allowed to Suspend Police Officer After Brain Surgery
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Georgia Employees’ Discrimination, Whistleblower Claims Falter Due to Late Filing
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Georgia Supreme Court Says Home Care Workers Covered by State’s Minimum Wage Law
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11th Circuit: Attacking Employer’s Business Judgment Not Enough to Show Pretext in Discrimination Case
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Alert to Tennessee Employers: Errors in Your Employee Manuals Can Cost You When it Comes to FMLA Litigation
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Alleged Recruiting Violations Doom Georgia High School Football Coach’s Racial Discrimination Suit
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New Transgender Discrimination Case Could Have Impact on Tennessee Employers, Employees
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Sixth Circuit Upholds Ruling for Employer in FMLA, Pregnancy Discrimination Dispute
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Georgia City’s First Female Warden Loses Jail Post, Then Loses Gender Discrimination Case
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Tennessee Warehouse Workers’ Complaints to Supervisor about Harassment Enough to Support Title VII Case
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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Employee’s Disability Discrimination Case Due to Proposed Accommodation’s Lack of Reasonableness
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Differentiating Between Interns and Employees Under the Fair Labor Standards Act in Georgia
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What Conduct Is (And Is Not) Grounds for a Federal Title VII Action in Georgia
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Welder’s FMLA Retaliation Case Fails Due to Lack of Proof that Leave Request Triggered Termination
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Employer Not Required to Offer Telecommuting Accommodation to Employee Who Could Not Perform Job’s Essential Functions
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Employment Status and Your Federal Age Discrimination Case
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Employee Can Use Information Submitted Post-Termination to Prove Part of FMLA Case
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Christian Campus Ministry Allowed to Terminate Employee for Marital Problems, Sixth Circuit Says
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Eleventh Circuit Decides Employer Lacked Knowledge of Employee’s Disability
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Woman Wins Workplace Discrimination Action in US Supreme Court After Her Muslim Attire Clashed With Company Dress Code
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6th Cir.: Employee’s Testimony Alone Enough to Defeat Summary Judgment in Unpaid Overtime Case
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Federal Appeals Court Allows Georgia Schoolteacher to Pursue FMLA Claim Following Termination
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High-Profile Atlanta Case Shines Spotlight on Federal Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and Genetic Privacy in the Workplace
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Monitoring Radio Is Not Enough to Transform Breaks Into Work Time, Holds 6th Cir.
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Definition of “Spouse” Under FMLA Amended to Include Same-Sex Couples
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Georgia Employee’s Race and Age Discrimination Claims
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Tennessee Staffing Agency and Recycling Center Sued by EEOC for Alleged Disability Discrimination
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Tennessee Employer Did Not Unlawfully Discriminate Against Prospective Employee Who Refused to Provide Social Security Number on Religious Grounds
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New Overtime Wage Requirements Could Grant Overtime Rights to Thousands of Georgia Workers
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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Georgia Truck Driver’s Termination Did Not Violate ADA, FMLA
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Employer That Edited Overtime Records Liable for FLSA Violations
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Whether Georgia Employees Are Exempt From FLSA Overtime is a Fact-Intensive Inquiry
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Georgia Whistleblower Plaintiffs Must Receive Definitive Decision of Termination to Trigger Statute of Limitations
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New Legislative Session Brings Talk of a $15 Minimum Wage in Georgia
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Who Wins in Overtime?
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Home for the Holidays? Be Sure to Check Your Employer’s Leave Policy
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Legal Shifts Are Giving Support to New Labor Movements
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A Look at Recent Title VII Decisions
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Courts Continue to Clarify What Constitutes an Employee
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Privacy, Prying, and Productivity: Balancing Online Access at Work
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Employment Law Cases Worth Watching at the Supreme Court
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Whose Business is it? Some Workplace Boundaries
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You Can’t Take it With You: Non-Compete and Other Agreements
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Rights and Risks When it Comes to Pregnant Employees
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An Employee’s Right to a Safe Work Environment
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Is Internal Loss Prevention Stealing Workers’ Wages?
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This is a Job for FedEx…or is it?
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Employee or Independent Contractor? Why the 1099 Matters
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Economic Policy Institute Report Indicates Startling Trend in Employee Wages, Inflation
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Why You Need to Read Your Next Employment Contract
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Celebrating Wins for the Working Class
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NLRB Decision Shakes Up Liability for Franchise Restaurants
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Georgia Still Waiting for Governor Deal to Ban the Box
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Federal Court in Georgia Grants Summary Judgment to Employer in White Male Discrimination Case
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Federal Court in Georgia Dismisses Employee’s Wrongful Termination Case
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Federal Court in Tennessee Permits Sexual Harassment and Hostile Work Environment Claims to Move Forward
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Federal Court in Georgia Grants Motion for Summary Judgment in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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