7/23/18
By: Bill Buechner
In Bostock v. Clayton Co. Bd of Comm’rs, 723 F. App’x 964 (11th Cir. 2018), the Eleventh Circuit again held that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In doing …
Category: Employment Law Blog – GA
Georgia Employers Must Become Familiar With State’s New Paid Leave Law
7/9/18
By: Will Collins
Across the country, there are an increasing number of state laws requiring that employers provide paid sick leave, including paid leave for the care of a family member. For instance, under the Georgia Family Care Act, …
Georgia’s Making a List and Long-Term Care Organizations Must Check It Twice
5/24/18
By: Will Collins
This month, Georgia’s Governor signed into effect a law implementing a comprehensive background check system in an effort to target and curb elder abuse, placing additional screening, notice, and retention requirements on long-term care organizations as well …
Recent Cases Remind Georgia Employers to Update Restrictive Covenant Agreements
11/6/17
By: Amy C. Bender
Many employers, in an effort to protect their valuable personnel and information, require employees to sign agreements containing restrictive covenants, which may include covenants not to compete, not to solicit employees or customers, or not to …
Employee Claim is Scattered, Smothered, and Covered by Waffle House Arbitration Agreement
10/19/17
By: Brad Adler and Will Collins
A recent Georgia Court of Appeals case not only reinforced that state law permits the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) to control arbitration agreements, but also illustrated that state law broadly interprets and defines claims …
Federal Circuit Scorecard – Title VII & Sexual Orientation Discrimination
10/13/17
By: Michael M. Hill
A Georgia case is in the running to be the one the Supreme Court uses to resolve the question of whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (which prohibits employment discrimination on the …
8/15/17
By: Robyn M. Flegal
In late June 2017, the Georgia Court of Appeals held that expressions of general safety concerns do not rise to the level of activity protected by Georgia’s Whistleblower Statute – no matter how well-founded or well-intended. …
7/31/17
On July 14, 2017, we published a blog regarding House Bill 146 which amended O.C.G.A. §25-3-23 to provide cancer insurance coverage to fire fighters. This Bill, which becomes effective January 1, 2018, requires that all Georgia …
Georgia Passes New Sick Leave Law
5/31/17
By: Brad Adler
As spring was rolling into Atlanta, so was momentum for the Georgia legislature to pass a new sick leave law for Georgia employers. Finally, in late March, Georgia passed SB 201, which requires employers who offer sick …
Trump Has Opportunity to Appoint 4 Judges to Federal Bench in Georgia
3/31/17
By: Amanda M. Cash
While the national media is focused on President Trump’s appointees for positions such as Labor Secretary and the Supreme Court, Georgia employers may not realize that President Trump has the opportunity to make a direct impact …
Eleventh Circuit Says No Title VII Protection for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
3/17/17
By: Amanda Hall
A split three judge panel from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there is no Title VII protection for sexual orientation discrimination. In Evans v. Georgia Regional Hosp. et al., Eleventh Circuit Judges William …
Breaking News – Puzder Withdraws from Consideration to be Secretary of Labor
2/15/17
By: Paul H. Derrick
Andy Puzder, President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Labor, has withdrawn his name from consideration after being plagued by criticism since his nomination. Union leaders and prominent Democrats have been among his staunchest critics. Puzder’s decision …