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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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