ADA , Corporate Compliance , EEOC , Employment Law , Leave Law
14th June 2022
The EEOC Sues Atlanta Hospital for Refusing to Accommodate Employee’s Disability and then Firing Her
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against Grady Memorial Hospital alleging it violated federal law by failing to accommodate its employee’s disability and then firing her because of her disability. According to the EEOC’s suit, the employee requested approximately […]
ADA , CDC , Corporate Compliance , COVID-19 , DOL , Drug Free Work Place , Drug Testing , EEOC , Leave Law , OSHA , Title VII
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
ADA , Corporate Compliance , FMLA , Leave Law
16th March 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act
In response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, on March 14, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). This Act not only requires private health insurance companies and government-funded programs to provide free Coronavirus testing, it […]
DOL , Employment Law , FLSA , Leave Law , Uncategorized , Wage and Hour Law , Work Breaks
18th December 2019
NEW REGULAR RATE OF PAY RULE
For the first time in more than 50 years, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has updated its interpretation of the definition of “regular rate of pay” in the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), which is used to calculate overtime […]
Employment Law , Leave Law , temporary work leave
11th April 2018
FMLA LEAVE & INTERMITTENT LEAVE
What is FMLA Leave? The Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) allows eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave with continuation of group health insurance coverage for up to 12 workweeks in a 12-month period for the following reasons: The […]
Employment Law , Leave Law
10th July 2017
Georgia’s Family Care Act
Taking effect July 1, 2017, Georgia’s new Family Care Act (“the Act”) requires employers with 25 or more employees to allow their employees to use earned and available sick leave to take care of immediate family members, including: spouses, children, […]
