The media headlines are saturated with stories about the losses and struggles millions are facing in light of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. However, the situation is even more urgent for individuals with disabling medical conditions and associated implications. The good…
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 across the US has put enormous demands on our health care system, requiring physicians, nurses, first responders, and other providers to serve long hours in challenging conditions. Medical professionals will never complain…
Many employees in New York are entitled to extra wages when they work more than 40 hours a week, under long-established Department of Labor (DOL) rules on overtime pay. What you may have missed while focused on the global COVID-19…
While some Georgia workers are required to work from home or make other adjustments due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, many other employees are at the front lines to support their communities through these uncertain times. Fortunately, there are…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted health care, financial markets, and entire regimes across the globe, and it’s certainly starting to hit close to home for families throughout Georgia. School closures, business shutdowns, restaurant layoffs, and other consequences have left many…
Many people will give you advice about your long-term disability claim, but not all of them speak from a position of knowledge. Some are correct in saying that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) applies to the private disability…
When you’re a federal employee and feel that you’ve suffered mistreatment at work, it’s understandable that you would have serious reservations about exercising your rights and pursuing legal options. Since your employer is the government, you probably know that the…
Though many recipients of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits will continue to get payments for the rest of their lives, there are others who see the arrangement as temporary. Some will experience improvement in their medical condition, so they…
After several months of reviewing comments regarding a proposed update to joint employer regulations, the US Department of Labor (DOL), Wage and Hour Division issued its Final Rule: Joint Employer Part 791 on January 12, 2020. This development should be…
As a Georgia employer, you’re probably well-aware of the employment requirements established by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) when hiring new employees. You and the worker must both fill out the relevant sections of the Form I-9, Employment…
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