Georgia Trend magazine, Legal Elite
Georgia Super Lawyers, Employment & Labor (2013-2021)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management, Atlanta (2022-2026); Cannabis Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment, Atlanta (2023-2026)

Presenter – “The Storming of the Capitol,” Celesq® Attorneys Ed Center,  January 29, 2021.

Co-Author, “If It Walks Like a Duck and Quacks Like a Duck…,” The Consultant, 2016.

Webinar: ‘Tis the Season – How to Avoid the Dangers of Office Parties and Gifts – November 18, 2015.

Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) in Georgia; Social Media and the Law Seminar; Update on Social Media and Employment Law, October, 2012 – Presenter.

Georgia Restaurant Association’s Annual Meeting, June 25, 2012, Atlanta, GA – Presenter.

Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) CLE seminar, Workplace Implications of Social Media, March, 2012 – Presenter.

• ‘Tis the Season: Annual Party Pooper’s Guide to the Holidays
• Eleventh Circuit Upholds Health Plan Coverage Exclusion For Gender Affirming Care
• FTC Abandons 2024 Rule Banning Non-Competes
• Florida’s CHOICE Act Provides Employers Unprecedented Protections Under Noncompete and Garden Leave Agreements
• What the Trump Administration’s Focus on Immigration Enforcement Means for Employers
• Third Circuit Finds NLRB Exceeded its Authority in Issuing Order Against Starbucks
• ‘Tis the Season for Celebration and the Annual Party Pooper’s Guide to the Holidays
• NLRB Prohibits Employers’ Use of Captive Audience Meetings in the Fight Against Unionization
• NLRB General Counsel Expounds on the Illegality of Most Non-Compete Provisions and Declares Many “Stay-or-Pay” Provisions Illegal Under the NLRA
• A Win for Employers in the Restaurant Industry: Fifth Circuit Strikes Down DOL Tip Credit Rule
• FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes Ruled Unlawful
• Amendments to California’s Private Attorneys General Act
• The FTC’s New Rule Bans Majority of Non-Compete Agreements
• DOL Issues Final Rule Increasing Salary Thresholds for Overtime Exemptions
• EEOC Issues Final Rule Implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• Texas District Court Invalidates NLRB’s Joint Employer Rule
• Two New Laws Expand California’s Non-Compete Prohibition and Require Employers to Provide Notice to Current and Former Employees
• The DOL Publishes Final Rule Regarding Independent Contractor Classification Under the FLSA
• ‘Tis the Season: Annual Party Pooper’s Guide to the Holidays
• NLRB Final Joint Employer Rule Expands Joint Employment Under the NLRA
• DOL Issues Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Overtime Exemptions
• August Brings a Flurry of Activity from the National Labor Relations Board
• EEOC Proposes Regulations to Implement Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
• NLRB Revises Standard for Evaluating Employer Policies
• U.S. Supreme Court Holds Employers Can Sue for Strike Damages
• NLRB General Counsel Declares Most Non-Compete Provisions Illegal Under the NLRA
• Do Holidays Count Against FMLA Leave? Wage and Hour Division Clarifies Whether Holidays Count Against an Employee’s FMLA Leave Entitlement and Determination of the Amount of Leave Taken
• DOL Updates Minimum Wage Poster to Include PUMP Act Requirements for FLSA-Covered Employers
• Deadlines for Chicago and Illinois Employers
• NLRB Opens the Floodgates for Extraordinary Remedies Available for Egregious or Habitual Violations
• NLRB Ruling Limits Employers’ Ability to Discipline in Response to Abusive Conduct
• Michigan’s Governor Signs Legislation Repealing Right-To-Work Law
• NLRB Issues Guidance in Response to Inquiries Involving Non-Disparagement and Confidentiality Provisions in Severance Agreements
• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Supervisor Earning More Than $200,000 A Year Was Entitled To Overtime Compensation
• Court of Appeals Blocks California’s Ban On Employment Arbitration Agreements
• Employers Must Carefully Draft Severance Agreements After NLRB Deems Non-Disclosure and Non-Disparagement Provisions Violate The National Labor Relations Act
• Looking Ahead to 2024: Illinois to Require Paid Leave for Any Reason
• FTC Proposes a Rule to Ban Non-Competition Clauses in Employment Agreements
• Annual Party Poopers’ Guide to the Holidays: The Office Holiday Party is Back and So Are We
• New York City’s Wage Transparency Law Goes Into Effect on November 1, 2022
• Illinois Expands Unpaid Bereavement Leave
• Employer Liability in Interfering with FMLA Rights
• July 1, 2022 Deadline for Chicago Employers to Update Sexual Harassment Policies and Display New Poster
• EEOC Issues Artificial Intelligence Guidance
• Meal and Rest Period Premium are “Wages” that Must be Reported on Wage Statements, and Paid Timely
• Congress Amends Federal Arbitration Act with Respect to Arbitrability of Claims of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment
• New York City to Require Bias Audits of Automated Employment Tools
• New York City to Require Employers to List Salary Ranges in Job Postings
• California Reinstitutes Paid COVID Leave
• Supreme Court Blocks OSHA “Vaccine-Or-Test” Rule for U.S. Workers
• Department of Labor Final Rule for Tipped Employees
• U.S. Department of Labor Issues Emergency Rule on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Testing for Medium and Large Employers
• The Fairy Tale of Business as Usual: Work Flexibility After COVID-19
• California Senate Bill 331 – “Silenced No More Act”
• Texas Expands Protections Against Sexual Harassment
• North Carolina Amends Wage Notification Obligations for Employers
• HHS and DOJ Issue Guidance on How Disability Nondiscrimination Laws Apply to Those Affected by “Long COVID”
• California Meal, Rest, and Recovery Period Penalties Include More Than Just Regular Hourly Wage
• President Biden Signs Executive Order to Promote Competition in the American Economy
• California Falls into Line on Workplace COVID-19 Restrictions
• Illinois Passes Sweeping Non-Compete and Non-Solicitation Changes
• Judge Dismisses Texas Lawsuit on Vaccine Mandate
• Updated EEOC Guidance and New COVID-19 Litigation
• New York Passes New Workplace Safety Requirements
• Expansion of New Jersey WARN Act Draws Near
• Santa Clara County, California, Issues New COVID Safety Order Requiring that Governmental Entities and Businesses Ascertain the Vaccination Status of Their Personnel
• OSHA Directs Employers to Follow CDC Mask Guidance
• Virginia Passes Overtime Wage Act
• California Expands COVID-19 Supplement Paid Sick Leave
• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Expands Voluntary Families First Coronavirus Response Act Leave
• Updates to the Minimum Wage Rate and Tip-Credit Regulations: For The New York Restaurant and Hospitality Industry
• D.C. Passes Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020
• The PRO Act Would Change Labor Laws for Non-Union and Unionized Employers
• DOL Issues Opinion Letter Regarding Staffing Firms and FLSA Exemption for Retail or Service Establishments
• OSHA Releases Updated COVID-19 Guidance
• EEOC Offers New Resources for Employers
• DOL Issues New Policy on FMLA Leave and Notice Requirements and New Rule on Worker Classifications
• Department of Labor Issues Two New Opinion Letters Regarding Travel Time and Overtime Payments
• Employers Grapple with Recent Ban-the-Box Legislation
• Department of Labor Issues New Rule on Tip Regulations
• EEOC Issues Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccination
• Employer Considerations for COVID-19 Vaccinations
• Annual Party Poopers’ Guide to the Holidays: Pandemic Edition
• ICE Extends WFH Remote Form I-9 Verification to December 31, 2020
• New York Court Rules that OSHA’s Primary Jurisdiction Over Worker Health and Safety Blocks Nuisance Claim for COVID Related Matters
• California Voters Approve Enhanced Data Privacy Rights
• The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) Issues Two Opinion Letters
• California Enacts New Pay Data Collections and Reporting Requirements
• California Law Updates
• Treasury Department Issues Guidance on Payroll Tax Deferral
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Issues Q&A Guidance on Employment and Opioid Addiction
• Governor Kemp Signs Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act
• United States Department of Labor Introduces New FMLA Forms and Guidance, Seeks Feedback on FMLA Regulations
• Supreme Court Rules Title VII Covers LGBTQ Workers
• California Dramatically Expands Eligibility for Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Employees Diagnosed with COVID-19
• Returning to Work During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are You Ready?
• EEOC Announces Delay of EEO Data Collections Due to COVID-19
• What Employers Need to Know About Face Coverings
• Getting Back to Work in Uncertain Times – Guidelines for Employers
• New Jersey Amends State WARN Act and Family Leave Act
• Staffing Agency Not Liable for Conduct Beyond Its Control
• Expansion of Unemployment Insurance Under the CARES Act
• Department of Labor Issues Guidance on Overtime Payments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act – New Federal Paid Leave and Other Requirements Impacting Employers
• New York Passes Legislation Requiring Paid and Unpaid Sick Leave to Employees Subject to Government-Ordered Quarantine or Isolation Due to COVID-19
• The Coronavirus is Giving Employers a Headache! You Have Questions. We Have Answers.
• Employers’ Guide to the Coronavirus Outbreak
• NLRB Finalizes New Joint Employer Rule
• New Jersey Passes Legislation Requiring Increased Notice and Severance Pay
• Final Rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Early Gifts for Employers: NLRB Changes Course Regarding “Quickie Elections”, Deducting Dues from Expired Labor Contracts, Discussing Ongoing Investigations, and Restricting Employees From Using Employer’s E-mail System
• U.S. Department of Labor Announces Final Rule to Update the FLSA’s Regular Rate Regulations
• ‘Tis the Season—How to Avoid the Dangers of Office Parties and Gifts (a/k/a the Labor and Employment Department’s Annual Party Poopers’ Alert)
• Pennsylvania Joins the List of States Outlawing the Fluctuating Workweek Pay Method
• The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Gift Cards without Braille may Now Lead to Litigation
• Puerto Rico Enacts Protection for Employees’ Credit History
• Illinois Employers Take Heed: Extensive Changes on the Horizon
• 2020 California Employment Laws
• UPDATE: DOL Highly Compensated Employee Exemption
• NLRB Creates New Framework for Employers to Anticipatorily Withdraw Union Recognition
• Employers May Limit Union’s Access to its Premises for Organizing Purposes — Reversing NLRB Precedent
• Overtime Exemption Déjà Vu: DOL Issues Final Rule Regarding Overtime Regulation
• California’s Stringent DYNAMEX “ABC” Independent Contractor Test Soon To Be Law
• Hurricane Dorian’s Impending Landfall Raises Many Employment-Related Concerns
• Illinois’ New Employment Laws Expand the Definition of Employer While Creating New Requirements for All
• New York Enacts Heightened Protections Against Harassment of Workers
• Predictive Scheduling Laws Coming to a City Near You
• California ABC Test
• The DOL’s Opinions Letters Regarding FLSA – Calculating Employee’s Regular Rate of Pay and Rounding Hours Worked
• Interview with SGR Partner Matt Clarke
• U.S. Supreme Court Holds Title VII’s Charge-Filing Requirement With the EEOC is Not Jurisdictional
• BREAKING: EEO-1 Pay Data Required by September 30, 2019
• U.S. Department of Labor Proposed Expanding Overtime Eligibility to Over 1 Million Workers
• Deadline to File the 2018 EEO-1 Extended
• DOT Says Motor Carriers Need Not Comply with California Break Laws
• ‘Tis the Season—How to Avoid the Dangers of Office Parties and Gifts (a/k/a the Labor and Employment Department’s Annual Party Poopers’ Alert)
• Department of Labor Ends Its 20% Tip Credit Rule In Long-Awaited Opinion Letter
• Employer Obligations Regarding Election Day Leave
• New Jersey Releases Required Notice of Employee Rights in Connection with New Earned Sick Leave Law
• New York State Publishes Final Guidance in Connection with Anti-Sexual Harassment Law
• Updated FCRA Model Disclosures Required Sept. 21, 2018
• New York State’s Model Policy on Harassment
• The Massachusetts Noncompetition Act Significantly Alters Requirements for Employment Agreements Containing Non-Compete Clauses
• Persuader Rule
• Can You Hear Me Now? Georgia’s New Hands-Free Cell Phone Law to Impact Employers
• NLRB Addresses Employee Handbook Standards Since Boeing
• New Maryland Law Requires Disclosure of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
• Summer Internships: Should they be paid or unpaid?
• U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Class Action Waivers in Employment Arbitration Agreements
• New York City Council and New York State Pass Anti-Harassment Legislation
• New California Decision Favors Employees Who Receive Bonus Pay
• New York City’s New Requirements for Workplace Accommodations
• New Rules Impact Companies who use Interns and Apprentices
• Targeted Advertising: Effective or Discriminatory?
• Employment Laws to Watch in the New Year
• NLRB Returns to Past Precedent: Duty to Bargain over Changes and Traditional Community of Interest Standard
• Early Gift for Employers: NLRB Changes Course on Joint Employer Standard and Employee Handbook Analysis
• ‘Tis the Season—How to Avoid the Dangers of Office Parties and Gifts (a.k.a. the Labor and Employment Department’s Annual Party Poopers’ Alert)
• California Expands Sexual Harassment Training and Posting Requirements
• Should You Evacuate Your Workplace During Hurricane Irma?
• North Carolina Law Seeks to Coordinate Misclassification Investigations to Increase Enforcement
• Good News for Employers with Over 100 Employees
• Florida Law Seeks to Curb Abusive ADA Drive-By Lawsuits
• Preparing for the New EEO-1 Report
• Department of Labor to Revise Overtime Rule
• Department of Labor Reinstates Opinion Letters
• New York City Restricts Inquiries and Use of Job Applicants’ Salary History
• New Georgia Law Permits Employees to Use Sick Leave to Assist Family Members
• New York City Restricts Inquiries and Use of Job Applicants’ Salary History
• President Trump Revokes Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order
• District of Columbia Council Approves Paid Family Leave
• New York City Passes Protections for Freelance Workers
• ADA ‘Drive By’ Lawsuits On The Rise
• Despite Federal Injunction, New York State Department of Labor Proposal to Increase Overtime Exempt Salary Thresholds Likely to be Enacted
• Florida Circuit Court Blocks December 1, 2016 Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase
• How to Get Your Company into the Holiday Spirit without Being a Grinch
• Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus!
• EEOC Continues to Encourage Courts To Protect Sexual Orientation Under Title VII
• Cook County Enacts New Paid Sick Leave Ordinance
• Employers’ Obligations Under New York Election Law
• Florida Approves a Double Digit Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase to Take Effect December 1, 2016
• New EEO-1 Form Aims to Collect More Employment Data
• The Clock Ticks Down: New DOL Overtime Rules Set to Take Effect on December 1
• Massachusetts Raises the Bar for Equal Pay
• The NLRB Continues To Focus On Employee Handbooks
• 30 Extra Days to Respond to EEOC’s New Pay Data Rule
• NLRB Rules That Temporary Staffing Agency Workers Now Eligible to Vote in Union Elections
• Tennessee’s New “No Firearms” Notice Requirement
• OFCCP Brings Sex Discrimination Rules into the 21st Century
• EEOC Increases Penalty for Violation of the Notice Posting Requirements of Title VII, the ADA, and GINA
• The U.S. Department of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations Have Arrived
• Congress Passes the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016
• Georgia’s New Legislation Seeks To Protect Franchisors Threatened By *Browning-Ferris*
• New FMLA Poster and Employer Guide
• New U.S. Department of Labor Rule Allegedly “Improves Transparency for Workers Considering Union Representation.”
• The U.S. DOL’s White Collar Overtime Rule May Come Sooner Than Expected
• The EEOC is Making Waves with New Electronic Notification System and Two Sexual Orientation Cases
• Proposed Additional Requirements for the Annual EEO-1 Reports
• Employer’s Voice-Recording Ban is Unlawful
• CURRENT ADVICE ON JOINT EMPLOYMENT CONCERNS FOR FRANCHISORS AND FRANCHISEES
• “Joint Employer” to be Defined as Broadly as Possible
• New York City Enacts Expanded Protections for Transgender Individuals and New Protections for Caregivers
• Pinellas County, Florida to Join the Fight Against Wage Theft
• Beware of the Perils of End-of-the-Year Bonuses, the Office Holiday Party, and the Department of Labor’s Gift of New FLSA Regulations.
• OFCCP’s New Pocket Card (Over) Simplifies Reasonable Accommodations
• Federal Court Finds Georgia Garnishment Statute Unconstitutional
• Federal Contractors Must Now Pay Sick Leave
• Settling Wage and Hour Claims in the Second Circuit is Now More Difficult (and Expensive)
• Independent Contractor? Not Likely
• NLRB Reverses Long-Standing Joint-Employer Standard Involving a Staffing Agency
• Illinois Proposes Changes to Pregnancy Accommodation Law
• The Second Circuit Rules on When an Intern is a Paid “Employee” Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• DOL Proposed Rule to Make Millions of Employees Eligible for Overtime Pay
• The DOL Publishes New FMLA Health Care Provider Certification Forms
• Colorado Approves Firing For Off-the-Clock Medical Marijuana Use
• Employers Beware: New York City “Bans the Box”
• Georgia Amends Law to Allow Employer Use of Payroll Cards
• Courts May Review EEOC Conciliation Efforts—Narrowly
• Rethinking Pregnancy Accommodations
• New York Increases Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers
• Department of Labor to Issue Rule Revising the Definition of “Spouse” Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
• Massachusetts Expands Parental Leave Rights for All Employees
• Proposed Florida Law Could Have Big Impact on Day Laborers’ Compensation
• OFCCP Proposed Rules Could Have Dramatic Effect on Federal Contractors
• New York Eliminates Annual Wage Notice Requirement for Current Employees and Increases Penalties for New Hire Violations
• NLRB Adopts Final Rule to Amend Its Representation-Case Procedures
• NLRB Reverses Precedent, Allows Employees to Use Employer’s E-Mail Systems for Union Organizing (a/k/a Employers Do Not Have Property Rights For Their Computers)
• The U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Workers Do Not Have To Be Paid For Time Spent In Security Screenings
• OFCCP to Issue 2,500 Audit Notification Letters
• General Employment Law Update 2015
• LinkedIn Cases Implicating FCRA and Trade Secrets
• 2015—Minimum Wage to Increase in 18 States Including D.C.
• EEOC Sues Florida and Michigan Employers Over Transgender Discrimination
• ‘Tis the Season—How to Avoid the Dangers of Office Parties and Gifts
• New for 2015: VETS-4212 Report Replaces VETS-100A Report
• Ebola Considerations for U.S. Employers
• Department of Labor to Publish Final Rule Implementing Executive Order on Minimum Wage for Contractors
• States and Localities: Update On Discrimination and Leave Laws
• Weingarten Right Of Union Representation Extended by NLRB to Drug and Alcohol Testing
• ILLINOIS ENACTS LAW ON EMPLOYER USE OF PAY CARDS
• OFCCP PROPOSES RULE REQUIRING FEDERAL CONTRACTORS TO FILE AN EQUAL PAY REPORT
• NLRB’s Office of the General Counsel Issues Advice Memorandum That McDonald’s May Be Considered a Joint Employer
• President Obama Signs LGBT Executive Order
• Employers Beware: Telecommuting May Be a Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
• EEOC Issues New Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination
• NLRB Attempts to Expand its Reach with OSHA Referral Agreement
• Regulatory Agenda Sets Deadline for Proposed Revisions to FLSA Exemptions
• OFCCP Establishes Five-Year Moratorium for TRICARE Providers
• Expanded New York City Paid Sick Leave Law Is Now in Effect
• EEOC Offers New Guidance Regarding Religious Accommodations for Employees
• President Obama to Secretary of Labor: Streamline the FLSA’s White-Collar Overtime Exemption
• Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service Issues Proposed Reporting Requirement Revisions
• Executive Order Raises Minimum Wage and Tipped Wage for Federal Contractors
• Government Contractors: OFCCP Issues Self-Identification Disability Form
• Both New and Revised Memoranda of Understanding Released for E-Verify Users
• NLRB Calls It Quits on Its Notice Posting Rule
• OSHA Extends Comment Period for New Injury and Illness Reporting Requirements
• New Unemployment Law Imposes Stricter Standards and Penalties on Employers
• Beware the Perils of End-of-the-Year Bonuses and the Office Holiday Party
• California Employment Update
• Settlement Restrictions Arise in FLSA Claims
• California Employer Held Liable for Employee’s Car Accident during Stop for Frozen Yogurt and Yoga Class
• EEOC Actively Implementing Strategic Enforcement Plan
• San Francisco Enacts New Ordinance Granting Employees the Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements
• Several States Announce 2014 Increase in Minimum Wage Rates
• New York City Employers Required to Provide Reasonable Accommodations to Pregnant Employees
• Recent Revisions Allow New York City Employers Greater Latitude in Employee Wage Deductions
• New Law Requires Many New York City Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave
• Revised Regulations to Strengthen Affirmative Action for Vietnam Veterans and Disabled
• OFCCP’s Continued Attempt to Have Jurisdiction over Health Care Providers Based on TRICARE Participation
• Unpaid Internships Might Be Expensive To Employer
• New Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Law Impacts the Workplace
• Tennessee and Alabama Join “Bring Your Gun to Work” States
• Benefits Extended to Civil Unions in Colorado
• New Indiana Law Restricts Use of Criminal Records
• Mandated Paid Sick Leave – Now and In the Future
• March 8, 2013: Effective Date for New FMLA Poster and Regulations
• Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Expanding FMLA Protections
• New Laws in Six States Ban Employers from Asking for Social Media Passwords
• OFCCP Does Not Have Jurisdiction Over a TRICARE Provider
• The NLRB Provides Guidance on Lawful At-Will Employment Language
• States Announce 2013 Minimum Wage Rates and Other Employment Law Changes
• Employers Who Hire Veterans by the End of the Year May Be Eligible for Tax Credits
• Beware the Perils of End-of-the-Year Bonuses and the Office Holiday Party
• Employees’ Election Day Rights Debate
• NLRB Holds Policy Requiring Employees To Be Courteous Is Unlawful, But Firing Over “Lark” Facebook Posts is Acceptable
• Recent Developments in Employment Law; Personnel Law Seminar
• Resolution of Business Disputes
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• NLRB Finds Unlawful Non-Union Employers’ Investigation Confidentiality Requests and At-Will Employment Policies
• Employers may be Required to Reassign Disabled Workers Who Cannot Perform the Duties of their Position to Another, Open Position
• Updated Background Check Forms (under FCRA) Required by January 1, 2013
• NLRB Issues First Social Media Decision Striking Down Costco’s Employment Policies
• Tennessee Attorney General Issues Opinion Regarding Jury Duty Travel Compensation
• New California Laws Relating to Insurance Coverage During Pregnancy Leave and New Hires
• States Announce 2012 Minimum Wage Rates
• Vermont Announces 2012 Minimum Wage Rates
• Beware the Perils of End-of-the-Year Bonuses and the Office Holiday Party
• Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act
• NLRB Extends Deadline for Employee Rights Posting — Again
• Legislation Eliminates TRICARE as Basis for OFCCP’s Jurisdiction
• New Jersey Passes Trade Secrets Act
• Supreme Court Recognizes the “Ministerial Exception” to Anti-Discrimination Laws
• NLRB’s Long Arm Strikes Down Class and Collective Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements
• Hospital’s Policies Regarding Employees’ Non-Official Insignia and Off-Duty Access Violated National Labor Relations Act
• New Georgia Law Permits Employers to File Garnishment Pleadings Without the Use of an Attorney
• New Jersey Restores Exemption for Commissioned Sales Employees
• Judge Rules That NLRA Notice Must Be Posted By Non-Union Private Employers
• Pro-Union Temporary Tattoos May Necessitate a Revision of Company Policies
• Indiana Anti-Smoking Law Becomes Effective July 1, 2012
• Mandatory NLRA Notice Posting Rule Blocked By Federal Court
• OFCCP Rescinds Medical Providers Directive 293
• Payment of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• Required Posting of Employees’ Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
• New York Employment Law Update
• New Connecticut Employment Laws Effective Oct. 1
• Georgia Supreme Court Rules that Employers MUST Use Attorneys to Answer Garnishments
• IRS Announces Voluntary Worker Classification Settlement Program
• NLRB Extends Deadline for Employee Rights Posting
• New Jersey Eliminates Exemption for Commissioned Sales Employees
• EEOC Announces New Regulations Interpreting the ADAAA
• New Florida Minimum Wage Goes Into Effect June 1, 2011
• New Georgia Restrictive Covenant Legislation: It’s Official (Finally)
• Hospital Receiving Insurance Payments For Providing Medical Services To Federal Employees Is Required To Have An Affirmative Action Plan
• Understanding and Responding to Georgia’s New Non-Compete Law
• 2011 Brings Few Changes in Minimum Compensation Rates
• NLRB Complaint Alleges Company Illegally Fired Employee Over Facebook Comments
• New Regulations Shape Employers’ Acquisition and Use of Medical Information
• Beware the Perils of the Office Holiday Party
• Florida Governor Signs Executive Order Requiring Agencies to Use E-Verify
• Expect FLSA Litigation to Increase as the DOL Teams Up with the ABA
• Supreme Court Extends Title VII Anti-Retaliation Protections to Third Parties
• USCIS Releases New Handbook for Employers Regarding I-9 Process
• Michigan Electronic Pay Amendment
• DOT Announced Federal Guidance to Prohibit Texting by Drivers
• Health Care Bill Amends FLSA to Require Breastfeeding Breaks
• New York Regulations to WARN Act
• NMB Rule
• Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Face Impending Deadline to Post New Notice Informing Employees of Rights to Join a Labor Union
• Arbitration Agreements in Employment Context Remain in Good Stead
• Department of Labor Expands FMLA Leave Rights to Nontraditional Parents
• Miami-Dade “Wage Theft” Ordinance
• Illinois Wage Theft Enforcement Act
• Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act
• Payment of Pharmaceutical Sales Representatives Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
• California Increases Penalties Against Wage and Hour Violators
• Recent Updates in New York Employment Laws
• California Supreme Court Sheds Light on Workplace Privacy Rights
• Proposed Amendments to the FMLA
• Hospitals Receiving Insurance Payments for Providing Medical Services to Federal Employees Are Required to Have an Affirmative Action Plan
• Summary of Proposed Changes to EEOC’s ADA Regulations and Interpretive Guidance
• Recent Changes to the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
• OSHA Launches National Emphasis Program On Injury and Illness Recordkeeping
• Posting Requirements for GINA
• New York DOL Issues Notice Forms and Fact Sheets Relating to New Employees’ Pay
• EEOC Guidance To Terminated or Laid Off Employees on Waivers of Discrimination Claims
• 2010 Brings Few Changes in Minimum Compensation Rates
• New Regulations Create Significant Changes for FMLA
• New York WARN Act
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
• Payback to the Unions
• Effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on the Recreational Boating Industry
• Stimulus Bill Expands Unemployment Compensation to Individuals Who Have a Separation from Employment Due to Family Reasons
• Stimulus Bill Includes Whistleblower Provision to Protect Employees Who Report Their Non-Federal Employers for Improper Use of Stimulus Funds
• U.S. Declares “Health Emergency” Regarding Outbreak of Swine Influenza A
• Missouri Federal Court Uses Common Sense To Hold Former Employees Accountable for Keeping Company Laptops
• The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
• Client Alert-New City of Atlanta Anti-Discrimination Ordinances Could Affect Your Business
• How Well Do You Really Know Your Employees?
• Welcome to Employment Law in the Age of Social Media
• Today’s Employee, Tomorrow’s Defendant?
• But It’s Not In My Contract

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