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Christopher Vaughn

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Wage And Hour Law: 4 Things To Know About Meal And Rest Breaks In Georgia

Wage and Hour Law: 4 Things to Know About Meal and Rest Breaks in Georgia

  • May 30, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

Wage and hour law issues can be complicated given that there are both federal and state laws that govern wage and hour requirements. Rest and meal breaks represent one common area of questions that invoke wage and hour laws. Do…

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What Nurses Should Know About Their Workplace Rights

What Nurses Should Know About Their Workplace Rights

  • April 30, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

If you work in the healthcare industry as a nurse or a nursing assistant, it is extremely important to know your rights when it comes to a safe and healthy workplace. As an article in Becker’s Hospital Reviewmakes clear, workplace…

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When Restaurants Must Provide A Breastfeeding Break And Space For Workers

When Restaurants Must Provide a Breastfeeding Break and Space for Workers

  • April 19, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

Employers across many different industries and fields should know that they may be eligible for both a rest break, and an appropriate place to take that break, in order to express breast milk after giving birth to a baby. New…

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Whistleblower Case Leads To Scrutiny Of Prison Healthcare

Whistleblower Case Leads to Scrutiny of Prison Healthcare

  • March 29, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

A whistleblower case filed by a doctor at the Augusta State Medical Prison system last year is leading to increased scrutiny of the healthcare provided to prisoners of the state system as well as the number of serious medical malpractice…

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Georgia Orders Vidalia Onion Farmer To Pay Unpaid Overtime

Georgia Orders Vidalia Onion Farmer to Pay Unpaid Overtime

  • March 19, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Unpaid Overtime and FLSA Misclassification Claims

One of the largest producers of Georgia’s Vidalia onions is being ordered to pay $1.4 million in damages to hundreds of its workers for unpaid overtime. A federal court found that Bland Farms Production and Packing failed to pay overtime…

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Deaf Referee Sues Georgia High School Athletic Association

Deaf Referee Sues Georgia High School Athletic Association

  • February 22, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

A deaf basketball referee is suing the Georgia high school athletics’ association, claiming that they discriminated against him on the basis of his disability. Donald Jacobs, a DeKalb school custodian, was a former player for the Georgia School for the…

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U.S. Supreme Court Hears Social Security Disability Case

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Social Security Disability Case

  • February 2, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Social Security Disability

On December 4th, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case Biestek v. Berryhill, which asks the court to decide whether an administrative law judge hearing a Social Security disability appeal may rely on the testimony of a vocational expert…

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Former Georgia Firefighter Sues For Favoritism And Discrimination

Former Georgia Firefighter Sues for Favoritism and Discrimination

  • January 28, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

A former firefighter for Marietta, Georgia is suing the city’s fire department and the city itself for gender discrimination and favoritism. Margaret Richardson filed the lawsuit earlier this year against the former Fire Chief Jackie Gibbs, who retired in December…

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Special Counsel Struggles To Keep Up With Whistleblower Cases

Special Counsel Struggles to Keep Up with Whistleblower Cases

  • January 25, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Whistleblowers

The backlog of whistleblower and prohibited personnel practice (PPP) cases more than doubled at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel between 2011 and 2016, with the number of backlogged cases expected to increase with the 2017 and 2018 reports. In…

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Hostile Work Environment Claim Advances Based On Racial Slurs

Hostile Work Environment Claim Advances Based on Racial Slurs

  • January 21, 2019
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Disputes

Hostile Work Environment Claim Advances Based on Racial Slurs The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s case and allowed a claim of a hostile work environment to continue through the courts. Brenda Smelter was…

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