by KP Reddy | Mar 7, 2013 | Discrimination, Employment and Labor Law
Job searching is a daunting task for anyone, especially in this economy. But for older workers, age discrimination can add to the difficulty of finding work. Jim Pawlak worked as a customer service representative at Xerox for 20 years. When the company announced job...
by KP Reddy | Feb 28, 2013 | Business Law
Alan Carson is suing his former employers at Obor Digital, LLC claiming that the employment agreement he signed with them was overly restrictive. Among the complaints against Obor is that the agreement required Mr. Carson to agree to a completely vague and overly...
by KP Reddy | Feb 21, 2013 | Business Law
Cecil Staton, the Republican state senator from Macon, has settled through mediation a long running dispute with Georgia Southern University (GSU). Mr. Staton’s radio network, Georgia Eagle Media, defaulted on paying GSU the agreed upon percentage of advertising fees...
by KP Reddy | Feb 14, 2013 | Employment and Labor Law
Aaron faces another sexual harassment lawsuit. This time, former Georgia employees of the Atlanta rent-to-own retailer are demanding $675 million in damages. The employees, whose identities are protected, filed two civil lawsuits, one in state court and the other in...
by KP Reddy | Feb 7, 2013 | Business Law
Georgia’s state legislature passed a new non-compete law last year. The new law helps employers avoid seeing their best and brightest poached by competitors or losing customers to former employees with businesses that directly compete. The law was inspired by a 2009...