Arbitration is a legal process often used as an alternative to litigation in resolving disagreements in the workplace. Employers can require employees to agree to arbitration of certain disputes as a condition of employment. These agreements are generally enforceable...
Employees in Georgia are protected by federal and state equal pay laws. The principal statute is the Equal Pay Act, which requires employers to pay workers the same wage for similar work regardless of their gender. The state version essentially tracks the federal law....
If you work overtime, you are likely entitled to be paid at a higher than usual rate, known as “time and a half.” You might be surprised to learn that Georgia does not require the payment of an overtime premium, but federal law does, and employers in Georgia must...
In Georgia, as in many states, most workers are “at will” employees, which means they generally can be terminated without cause. However, terminations cannot violate federal laws against workplace discrimination or laws that protect employees from retaliation for...
A non-solicitation agreement prohibits former employees of a company from seeking to lure away the company’s existing clients and from hiring or recruiting the company’s other employees. Georgia’s Restrictive Covenants Act requires that non-solicitation agreements...
Business owners can come face-to-face with a wide range of external threats that can harm their companies, such as economic conditions, natural disasters, and even government regulations. But problems don’t always come from the outside. Internal disputes among...
Georgia is known as an at-will employment state, which means most workers serve at the pleasure of their employers. Certain employees have contracts that guarantee compensation levels and other terms consistent with set performance expectations. While contracts can...
The Fair Labor Standards Act and other laws require employers to pay at least the minimum wage for every hour worked. But sometimes employers try to skirt the law and pay workers less than they are owed. This is known as wage theft and it is estimated to cost workers...
The question of whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor often arises in employment law disputes. The answer matters because independent contractors get treated different from full-time employees under wage and hour, tax and...