No More Subminimum Wages for Georgia Workers With Disabilities
A new Georgia law eliminates the longstanding practice that allowed certain employers to pay individuals with disabilities less than the minimum wage. As of July 1, 2025, with few exceptions, workers must be paid at least the federal minimum wage regardless of...
Survey Shows Widespread Reliance on AI in Employment Decisions
A recent survey of managers of U.S. businesses points to a rapidly shifting environment in which key employment decisions — including hiring, promotion and termination — are increasingly influenced and in some cases driven by artificial intelligence (AI). According to...
Employers’ DEI Initiatives Could Run Afoul of New EEOC Guidelines
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued guidelines that label Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace as discriminatory if they adversely impact employees based on factors such as race, sex, age, or other...
SCOTUS Finds No Enhanced Standard for Majority-Group Title VII Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a pivotal decision that may have a pronounced effect on workplace discrimination litigation under federal law. The court, in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, ruled that individuals from majority groups suing for...
When Can You Sue Your Employer for Retaliation Under Federal Law?
Federal employment laws are designed not only to prohibit unfair treatment in the workplace but also to protect employees from retaliation when they stand up for their rights. Retaliation occurs when an employer takes adverse action against an employee for engaging in...
DOL Rescinds Rule Defining Independent Contractor Misclassification
One of the stickiest issues in the enforcement of federal wage and hour law concerns employers’ classification of workers as independent contractors. This distinction affects broad sectors of the American workforce, particularly in the modern gig economy. Under the...
How Employers Flout Overtime Rules by Misclassifying Employees
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage and overtime pay eligibility for employees in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments. One of the common ways employers violate the FLSA is through the misclassification of employees...
Can a Single Incident Constitute Hostile Workplace Sexual Harassment?
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a type of discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. One form of sexual harassment is an employer’s creation or tolerance of a hostile work environment. This occurs when sexually tinged speech or...
Transgender Discrimination Claims and Settlements Mount in Georgia
Discrimination lawsuits and complaints in behalf of transgender individuals against Georgia agencies have cost the state at least $4.1 million over the past 10 years, according to a recent report. An analysis of state worker claims conducted by The Atlanta...