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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...

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 Harvard...

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...