Elarbee Thompson Prevails in Significant Sovereign Immunity Wrongful Death Case Before Georgia Supreme Court In a much anticipated decision on the applicability and scope of sovereign immunity to Georgia municipalities, the Georgia Supreme Court has reaffirmed...
Ga. Judge Tosses Ex-Police Chief’s Retaliation Suit By Kelcey Caulder Law360 (April 2, 2024, 8:38 PM EDT) — A Georgia federal judge has freed the city of Austell from a lawsuit brought against it by its former police chief, who alleged that he was forced...
Changes to DHS Form I-9 Allow Some Employers to Verify Employment Remotely On August 1, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a new Form I-9 (accessible here) in order to simplify the employee verification process. The updated Form is...
Georgia Legislature Expands Retaliation Protection for Local Government Employees On April 4, 2022, the Georgia Legislature adopted HB 1390, thereby creating a cause of action for damages and other relief against certain local government employers who retaliate...
Federal Vaccine Mandates for Private Sector Employers September 10, 2021 On Thursday, September 9, 2021, President Biden signed several Executive Orders as part of a new, six-part plan (“Plan”) to address the current spike in COVID infections, hospitalizations, and...
