New Year’s Resolutions from the Biden Administration HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope that you had a safe and happy end to 2020. We remain thankful for our client relationships and are ready to help with your legal matters in the new year. With only 12 days until the...
Required COVID-19 Vaccinations for Employees? Not so Fast! The FDA just authorized Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Given this exciting development, employers ask whether they can require employees to take the vaccine as soon as possible. Although the EEOC...
Georgia Limits Liability for COVID-19 Claims Georgia businesses may defeat COVID-19 claims and lawsuits if they demonstrate compliance with the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (“Act”). The Act protects a broad range of individuals, businesses,...
Unique COVID Claims and Lawsuits Asserted Against Employers THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT (FFCRA). The FFCRA provides two types of leave which employers with fewer than 500 employees must address: (a) Emergency Paid Sick Leave of up to 80 hours for any...
When Does Social Media Become Prohibited Solicitation? The pervasiveness of social media usage over the last decade has provided benefits to individuals, but added increased dangers for employers. Because social media makes it easier for individuals to build networks...
FLSA, ADA, & Title VII Retalliation Lawsuits Continue to Soar According to statistical figures from the federal courts, civil litigants filed approximately 7,700 Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) cases during calendar year 2018. For comparison purposes, just 4,000...
