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Understanding The Two Types Of Sexual Harassment In A Georgia Workplace

Understanding the Two Types of Sexual Harassment in a Georgia Workplace

  • August 21, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

With all the media attention, public awareness campaigns, training, and employer initiatives on sexual harassment in the workplace, you might expect that such misconduct has been largely eliminated over the last few years. Unfortunately, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)…

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How Employer Misclassification Harms Your Rights As A Georgia Employee

How Employer Misclassification Harms Your Rights as a Georgia Employee

  • August 7, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

For purposes of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and many other US and Georgia laws, there are two classifications of workers: Employees and independent contractors. You may not think that the distinction affects your average work day, but it…

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Spotting The Signs Of Unlawful Retaliation By Georgia Employers

Spotting the Signs of Unlawful Retaliation by Georgia Employers

  • July 27, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

When you learn that your employer has violated US or Georgia employment laws or engaged in workplace-related misconduct, you will no doubt feel compelled to bring the situation to the attention of government officials. At the same time, you might…

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4 Quick Facts About The Family Medical Leave Act

4 Quick Facts About the Family Medical Leave Act

  • June 30, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is intended to help employees balance the demands of their employment with their own personality and interests. The law recognizes that people may need time off under certain circumstances, but they also…

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4 Things To Know About The Final Rule On Regular Rate Of Pay For Overtime

4 Things to Know About the Final Rule on Regular Rate of Pay for Overtime

  • May 1, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

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…

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Do I Qualify For Hazard Pay During The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Do I Qualify for Hazard Pay During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

  • April 16, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

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…

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Can I Be Fired During The Coronavirus Outbreak?

Can I Be Fired During the Coronavirus Outbreak?

  • April 2, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

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…

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What Georgia Employers Need To Know About DOL’s New Regulation On Joint Employment

What Georgia Employers Need to Know About DOL’s New Regulation on Joint Employment

  • February 6, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

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…

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What To Do About Expired I-9 Forms

What to do About Expired I-9 Forms

  • January 27, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

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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Exempt Vs. Non-Exempt Employees: How To Classify Appropriately

Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees: How to Classify Appropriately

  • January 10, 2020
  • Christopher Vaughn
  • Employment Law

Employment laws are typically among the many new measures that go into effect at the beginning of every year, but 2020 brings one that’s key for Georgia employers. The US Department of Labor (DOL) announced important revisions to regulations regarding…

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