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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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Federal Court in Georgia Dismisses Discrimination Lawsuit in Part Because Plaintiff Failed to State a Claim
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Federal Court in Tennessee Permits FLSA Retaliation Case to Proceed
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Federal Court in Georgia Conditionally Certifies Class of Home Service Consultants
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Federal Court in Tennessee Rejects Argument That Employees Should Not Be Compensated For Work During Meal Breaks
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Federal Court in Tennessee Denies Summary Judgment in Case Where Employee Retaliated Against For Reporting Illegal Activity
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Federal Court in Tennessee Allows Racial Discrimination Case to Move Forward
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Federal Judge in Georgia Denies Conditional Class Certification in Unpaid Overtime Case
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Federal Court in Georgia Denies Motion to Dismiss in Wage and Hour, Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
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District Court Judge in Tennessee Grants Summary Judgment in Discrimination Case Filed By White Male Employee
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Federal Court in Georgia Grants Summary Judgment Motion Against Worker With Age Discrimination Claim
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Georgia Court Dismisses State Law Wage and Hour Claim
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Federal Court in Tennessee Denies Summary Judgment Motion in Retaliation Case
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Federal Court in Georgia Denies Summary Judgment in Part, Permits Retaliation Lawsuit to Move Forward
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Federal Judge in Tennessee Substantially Reduces Attorney’s Fees in Wage and Hour Case
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Tennessee Court of Appeals Upholds Summary Judgment Ruling Against Employee Who Sought Reasonable Accommodation Under the Tennessee Disabilities Act
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Federal Court in Tennessee Conditionally Certifies Class of Call Center Employees
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Federal Court in Georgia Dismisses Employee’s Lawsuit for Discrimination, Retaliation
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Federal Court in Georgia Grants Summary Judgment Motion Against Employee Who Claimed Racial Discrimination and FMLA Retaliation
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Understanding Wrongful Termination
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Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed Against Atlanta-Area Resturant
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A Brief Overview Of Georgia’s Hour And Wage Laws
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EEOC Sues Georgia County For Age Discrimination
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Sexual Harassment On The Job Is More Common Than You Realize
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Three-Judge Panel Finds US Labor Laws Apply To All Employees No Matter Their Status
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What Can Happen If An Employer Falsifies Employee Timesheets?
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Sexual Harassment: Negligent Hiring, Retention and Supervision Claims
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Retaliation Claims Under the False Claims Act
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Are Employees Entitled to Payment for On-Call Time?
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EEOC Finds No Age Discrimination In Not Hiring 71-Year-Old Applicant For Investigator Position
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Georgia Court of Appeals Rules Law Clerks Owed Millions in Fulton County Discrimination Suit: A Report From Your Georgia Employment Lawyers
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U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Employer in Employment Discrimination Case
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EEOC Reports Huge Increase in Age Discrimination Claims
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EEOC Issues Revised Guidance on Employment Rights of Certain Disabled People
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The Working Families Flexibility Act and How It Will Affect You: A Report From Your Atlanta Employment Attorney
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Fulton County Hit With $1.18 Million Judgment in Discrimination Case
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Wage and Hour Lawsuits Increase in 2012: A Report by Your Atlanta Employment Lawyers
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Most Women Still Feel Discrimination in the Workplace: Your Atlanta Employment Lawyer Reports
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Age Discrimination Laws and How They Affect You
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11th Circuit Rules in Favor of Employee Asserting Equal Pay Act Violation Claim: An Update from Your Georgia Employment Attorney
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Sequestration Cuts Short Federal Extended Unemployment Benefits
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Clearwater Paper to Lay Off 150 Thomaston Workers
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Salary Issues: The Professional Exemption under the FLSA
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Waiving Overtime Rights
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Safeguarding Tipped Employees
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Protecting Employees from Unlawful Retaliation
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Department of Defense Security Clearance Denial Reversed
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Overtime and the Fluctuating Workweek
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Individual Liability for Violations of the Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws
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Mays & Kerr Wins Appeal at 11th Circuit
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Salaried employees don’t get overtime, right?
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Guide to Exemptions Under the FLSA
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“Employees” and “Independent Contractors” Under the FLSA
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Damage Control
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Defamation and Slander
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Workers’ Compensation
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Standing to Sue
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