Title VII of the US Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects Georgia employees from a wide range of employer misconduct in the workplace, including harassment, discrimination, and retaliation based upon improper reasons. Still, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…
Nursing is probably not the first professional that comes to mind when you think about dangerous jobs. Unfortunately, it has become one of the riskiest occupations in the country. According to a study cited by The Washington Post, nurses and…
Many restaurant workers in Georgia rely on tips to support themselves and their family. Tipped workers have important legal rights. We want to make sure that all restaurant workers and tipped employees have the tools and information that they need…
State and federal overtime regulations help to ensure that workers are compensated fully and fairly when they put in especially long hours on the job. If you are an overtime eligible employee and you put in more than 40 hours…
A significant number of jobs can be now performed remotely. According to data collected and published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), approximately 25 percent of Americans workers telecommute at least some of the time. For disabled workers, telecommuting…
Employees who receive a regular paycheck and are paid on an hourly basis often have questions about their rights with regard to paycheck deductions. For example, if an employee works at minimum wage, can the employer charge the employee for…
If you have a disability and request that your employer provide you with a reasonable accommodation at the restaurant where you work, what exactly should that reasonable accommodation look like? In other words, does Title I of the Americans with Disabilities…
Are you concerned about employment discrimination on the basis of a disability? If you have a diagnosed disability and if you have a service animal, you may be planning to bring your service animal to your place of employment on…
Sexual harassment occurs much too frequently in nurses’ workplaces in Georgia and throughout the country. When an employee experiences sexual harassment on the job or is affected by incidents of sexual harassment at work, it is important to learn more…
If you work in Georgia and have been the target of employment discrimination, we know that you likely have questions about how to begin the process of filing a claim and seeking a remedy for the discrimination that you have…
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