The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a statement withdrawing its recently enacted final rule to clarify the independent contractor classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The withdrawal will be effective May 6. According to the DOL , […]
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19th February 2021
Lisa Y. Bowman Selected for the 2021 SuperLawyers List
Lisa Y. Bowman has been selected for the 2021 Georgia Super Lawyers List. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. About […]
As mandated in President Biden’s Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety, OSHA announced its revised guidance entitled, Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace (https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework). This is OSHA’s first comprehensive workplace guidance […]
Corporate Compliance , COVID-19 , DOL , Employment Law , FLSA , Leave Law
6th January 2021
COVID-19 RELIEF BILL VS. FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed a $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (“Relief Bill”) providing for, in part, a $300 per week supplemental unemployment benefit, direct payment checks of up to $600 per adult and child, $284 billion […]
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30th November 2020
Can Employers Make COVID-19 Vaccinations Mandatory?
As COVID-19 vaccinations are approved for distribution and become more widely available, employers will inevitably face many questions. One major question will be whether employers can make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory? If so, what about employees who refuse to take a […]
DOL , EEOC , Employment Law , Title VII
8th October 2020
DOL Guidance on Trump’s Diversity Training Order – Executive Order 13950
On October 7, 2020, the Department of Labor issued guidance to clarify Donald Trump’s Executive Order 13950, which bars federal contractors from offering sensitivity training seminars that “promote race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating.” The DOL guidance can be found […]
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10th September 2020
DOL Updates – Families First Coronavirus Response Act
As we previously reported, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) provides that covered employers (generally, private employers with less than 500 employees) must provide two weeks (up to 80 hours) of emergency paid sick leave to all employees and up to […]
EEOC , Employment Law , Leave Law , Work Breaks
31st August 2020
Don’t Forget About Voting Leave
Georgia (and many other states) afford employees time off work to vote under certain circumstances. In Georgia, an employee who is eligible to vote in any federal, state, county, or municipal primary or election and who is registered to vote on […]
Corporate Compliance , COVID-19 , DOL , Employment Law , Leave Law , temporary work leave , Wage and Hour Law
9th June 2020
Small Business Exemption – Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Can small business owners claim an exemption under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”)? Yes, if the business meets certain criteria. Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), all private employers that employ fewer than 500 employees at […]
COVID-19 , DOL , Employment Law , FLSA
7th April 2020
Furlough vs. Layoff vs. Reduction in Force vs. Termination
During this time of economic uncertainty due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, companies throughout the nation are taking action to reduce costs, including payroll. As a result, employees may be furloughed, laid off, riffed, or, ultimately, terminated. These terms […]