Georgia Local Government Employers: Are You in Compliance with SB 215? SB 215, now codified as O.C.G.A. § 50-18-78, was passed by the Senate in March 2023 and signed into law by Governor Kemp on April 26, 2023. The law requires each local government in Georgia—within...
New Law Affecting Georgia Local Government Employers: The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Local government employers in Georgia need to be aware of two new laws that will directly and indirectly affect their personnel practices going forward. The Pregnant Workers...
Effect of the Supreme Court’s Harvard/University of North Carolina Decision on State and Local Government Employers On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a consolidated opinion in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of...
DOJ Broadens Its Definition of Sex Discrimination To Include Discrimination Based On Gender Identity/Transgender Status On December 18, 2014, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced the Justice Department’s official position that the prohibition on sex...