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What Attorneys Don’t Know Can Hurt Their Cases
Fulton County Daily Report – January 5, 2015

Former Workers Sue IBEX Global
The Daily Herald – December 1, 2014

Smyrna Fire Lieutenant Prevails in Disability Case
PCW Obtains Over $1,000,000 Verdict for Car Crash
Another PCW Victory for Whistle-Blowers
PCW Wins $1,000,000 for Client Against Tea Party Patriots
Whistle-Blower Paid $280,000 Thanks to Parks, Chesin & Walbert
From Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas to Gretchen Carlson, Roger Ailes: Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone
Employment Practices Liability Insurance: What It is & Why It Matters
The History of Sexual Harassment Claims in the Workplace
College Admissions: Georgetown’s Decision & What It Could Mean for Employment Law
5 of the Most Common Mistakes Employers Make
Healthcare & Retirement: Differences Between Georgia & Other States
Sexual Harassment: Blurred Lines
Whistleblower Win: Changes That Go Ch-Ching
Sexual Assault Cases: Biased Against Male Students?
After Orlando: What Georgia Employers Should Know About Gun Laws and How They Could Change
The Equal Pay Act: What Has It (Really) Achieved?
What It Means to be an At-Will State
State Employment Discrimination Laws and Georgia
Employment Rights: Minimum Wage for Fast Food Employees
Who is an Independent Contractor and Who is an Employee?
Baby Boomers in the Workplace: What’s the Impact?
Deflategate is Over!
Firing a Pregnant Woman: What is Legal
How Voting ID Laws Could Impact the General Election
New Overtime Rule: 6 Challenges Nonprofits Will Face
Is It Illegal to Post an Inaccurate Job Description?
The EEOC and Money
What the Timothy Foster Case Means for Discrimination Law
Snapchatting in the Workplace: What’s Off-Limits?
Can I Bring My Gun to Work?
Political Speech & the Workplace
Bitcoin Payments: Are the Risks Worth the Rewards?
Employment Contracts and Termination
Do Workplace Laws Protect New Parents?
NFL Players Sue Attorneys Who Allegedly Got Them a $1 Billion Settlement
When Can Your Employer Fire You Over Your Driving Record
Can Employers Discriminate Based on Weight?
A Diverse Court for a Diverse Citizenry
Can Employers Spy on Workers?
What You Should Know About Georgia’s Voter Lawsuit
What New York’s Family Leave Policy Means for the US
Facebook & Following the Law
Uber: Blind to the Disabled?
Overtime Rule Changes: What Does the FLSA Say?
9 Old, Ridiculous Georgia Laws
Legal Discrimination: How Far Have We Come?
6 Things to Know About the Americans with Disabilities Act
Unions Strike against Verizon
Forgetting to Log Your Time Off During Summer Vacation: What Could Go Wrong?
E-Verify: Federal Eligibility for Employment Explained
Your Guide to Choosing an Attorney
Demand Letters: How to Handle Them
Georgia and the Religious Freedom Bill: Employment Discrimination and Big Business Opposition
Working While in Grad School: Getting Your Employer to Pay
Jury Selection & the Ross Harris Trial
Diversity, Workplace and the Law: Winning Business
UnitedHealthCare Insurance Exchange Exit Unlikely to Change Employers’ ACA Compliance
What We Can Learn From Celebrities’ Social Media Blunders
Did Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association Kill Union Fees?
Background Checks: How Far Can Georgia Employers Go?
China and the US: Their Legal Influence on One Another
Speech and Public Comment in School Board Meetings
What all Employees Can Learn From the Panama Papers
The Use of Medical Marijuana and Employment Law
The Ross Harris Trial: What We Can Learn About Employment Prospects for Felons
Surprising Settlements: McDonald’s, Erin Andrews & DeKalb County
In the News: The Gender Wage Gap
LGBTQ Anti-Discrimination Laws Around the US
Job Interviews: What is Legally Off-Limits?
Bankruptcy: How Can It Affect Your Case
Abortion Clinics, the Law & Texas
Immigrants and In-State Tuition
Sharing and Taking Nude Pictures: What is the Law?
Discrimination Suits in the News: Giant Corporations
Uber in the News: Employment Law Ramifications
Antonin Scalia and the Supreme Court: The Impact on Employment Law
Can My Employer Force Me to Attend a Work Function?
Laws About Age Discrimination
What Does Diversity Look Like on the Supreme Court?
Dr. Luke in the Limelight: Music Producers & Employment Law
Can I Get Fired Over a Tweet? What NOT to Say on Social Media
In the News: Kesha’s Employment Lawsuit
Rehab: Can My Employer Punish Me for Attending?
I Need to Take Medical Leave: What Should I Do?
Can I be Forced to Pay for a Work-Related Educational Event?
Working for the Government: Discrimination Laws
Disability Law: What Resources Can Help My Autistic Child Find Work
Work Uniforms: What is Legal?
Politics: Can My Boss Make Me Contribute to a PAC?
Georgia Legislature Considers New Anti-Discrimination Law
Gun Rights: Do They Apply at Work?
How to Talk to Your Lawyer
Communication and Overtime: What Your Employer Legally Has to Tell You
In the News: Corporate Law Suits
Family Leave: Cases Won in Georgia
Strange Laws in Georgia
Expense Accounts & the Law
When to Go to Human Resources
The Legal Difference Between Earning a Salary and Being Paid Hourly
Do I Have to Use My Employer’s Healthcare Plan?
Top 10 Tips for Using Work Email
Sovereign Immunity and Employees in Georgia
Using Sick Leave to Attend a Protest: Are Employees Protected?
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
Social Media: Can I Get Fired for That?
Can You Terminate an Employee After They’ve Filed an Internal Grievance?
Sick and Fired: Medical Leave Does Not Always Protect Your Job
Prior Arrests & Employment Law
Sexual Harassment: Employer Liability
Are Employees Entitled to Vacation in Georgia?
Whistleblower Protection: An Overview of Federal and State Law
When is Discrimination Allowed?
Laws About Sick Days
The Law on Getting Paid for Lunch Breaks
Overtime: What are My Rights?
Can I be Fired for Refusing to Sign a Non-Compete: What Georgia Labor Laws Say
Can I be Fired While on Jury Duty?
Severance Pay: What are My Rights?
Fulton County Pays $18 Million for Employment Claims
Paid Family Leave: Not Just for Mothers
Georgia Supreme Court Clarifies Experience Qualifications Required of Expert Witnesses in Medical Malpractice Cases
Court Rules Business Trade Names May be Misappropriated in Georgia
PCW Files Suit Against City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals Allows Enforcement Against State of Terms Outside Written Contract
Court of Appeals Clarifies Damages Required for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim
Drafting an Enforceable Liquidated Damages Clause in Georgia
Court of Appeals Clarifies Procedural Hurdles to Whistleblower Protection Under TPFCA
Georgia Supreme Court Expands Definition of Parties at Fault Under Apportionment Statute
What Obama Administration’s Expansion of Overtime Means for You
Supreme Court Finds Officer Entitled to Official Immunity for Off-Duty Dog Bite
Georgia Supreme Court Broadly Construes the Term “Pending Investigation” in Blow to Open Records Requests
Appeals Court Upholds Salary Win for Fulton Public Defenders
Whistleblower Update: Court of Appeals Focuses on Pretext Before Prima Facie Case
Supreme Court Enforces Prior-Leave Requirement for Suing Court-Appointed Receivers
Discrimination Based on Genetic Information? There’s an Act for That
Update: SCOTUS Rules Abercrombie & Fitch “Look Policy” Violates Title VII
Eleventh Circuit Holds State Whistleblower Laws Preempted by National Bank Act
Court of Appeals Distinguishes Between “Tiers” of Immunity for School Districts
Denial of Unemployment Benefits Violated Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment
Eleventh Circuit’s Limitation on Enforceability of Non-Recruitment Covenants
Can I be Fired for Having My Wages Garnished?
The Abercrombie & Fitch “Look” Doesn’t Include a Hajib
Charging Orders May be Issued Against Member Interest in Non-Party LLCs
Attorneys Claim Pay Violates Fulton County Civil Service System
Can I be Fired for Serving on Jury Duty?
Supreme Court Clarifies Sovereign Immunity Analysis
Quantum Meruit is Available Even If Not Requested
Eleventh Amendment Bars Deputy’s §1983 and ADA Claims
AGS Office Considers Appeal in Class Action
Private Process Servers Fight ‘God’ – Like Sheriffs
Class Action Challenging the State Health Benefit Plan’s Refusal to Provide Promised Benefits Continues
Employment Discrimination and McDonnell Douglas at Trial
Are Managers Entitled to Overtime? Five Things to Consider
Sexual Harassment Complaint Filed Against Macon Occupational Medicine
Lane v. Franks: The First Amendment Protects Public Employees Who Testify in Court
Walthour v. Chipio Windshield Repair: Another Blow to Employee Rights
Two Recent Georgia Supreme Court Decisions on Immunity
Parks, Chesin & Walbert Wins $4.9 Million Judgment for Employees
Successful Protest of Georgia State Contract
The Holiday Nobody is Celebrating
New Georgia Whistleblower Case
Presidential Expansion of Overtime Pay
Supreme Court Expands Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections
Important Georgia Supreme Court Decision Regarding Sovereign Immunity
PCW Prevails in Pre-Award Bid Protest
Racial Politics at the Heart of Fulton County’s Problems
What Should I do if I Have a Labor Dispute With My Employer?
Should I Get Paid to Work Through Lunch?
Jury Must Decide Meaning of “Repeated” in a Contract
Am I Entitled to Overtime Pay Even if I’m on a Salary?
Andrew Coffman Argues Before the Georgia Supreme Court
Plaintiff Convinces Court of Appeals to Enforce an Agreement That the Plaintiff Refused to Sign
Supreme Court of Georgia Allows Georgia Whistleblower Protection Act Claims Against County
The Vanishing Jury Trial in Employment Litigation
Social Media in Litigation
Restraints on Physician Competition in Georgia
- Restraints on Physician Competition in Georgia – Part 2
ADA Covers Accommodations Not Tied to Essential Job Duties
Supreme Court Asked to Define “Clothes”
The Vendor’s Guide to Georgia Procurement Law
Important Ruling for Contractors Doing Business with the State of Georgia
Silicon Valley’s Largest Companies Face Class Action Over Employment Violations
Georgia Court Strikes Down Agency Regulation on Vagueness Grounds
Does a Georgia Employer Have to Provide Sick Leave to Employees
I’m a Target of Sexual Harassment, What are My Options?
What is Equal Pay for Equal Work?
What the Government Shutdown Means for Your Employment Lawsuit
What do I do if I am the Victim of Employment Discrimination?
Board of Regents Protected by Sovereign Immunity for Failing to Confirm Validity of Payment Bond
Five Things You Should Always Tell Your Employment Lawyer
First Amendment Protects Act of “Liking” a Facebook Page
When an Employee’s First Amendment Free Speech can Lead to Termination
Important Georgia Supreme Court Ruling on Insurance Coverage in Claims Arising from Defective Construction
When is Retaliation in the Workplace Against the Law?
Can I be Fired While on Medical Leave?
Top Five Mistakes Employers Make When Violating Overtime Laws
Eleventh Circuit Rules for Plaintiffs in FLSA Case
Employment Law Fact or Fiction?: It Doesn’t Matter Why You are Fired in an At-Will State
Georgia Supreme Court Affirms Invalidation of Postnuptial Agreement
PCW Attorneys Win Court Order Requiring Special Election
PCW Attorney Argues Landmark Case in the Georgia Court of Appeals
PCW Attorneys Win Landmark Ruling for Disabled Plaintiffs
PCW Attorney Presents New Chief Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals
Update: Federal Judge Orders Georgia to Provide Deaf with Equal Access to Public Health
Supreme Court Invalidates Key Provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Reversal Obtained in Georgia Court of Appeals
Can the Government Discriminate Based on Race or Gender?
$1.6 Million Awarded in Race Discrimination Case
You’re About to be Fired
Defendant Breached Physician’s Contract
Fulton County Guilty of Race and Gender Discrimination
Vendor’s Guide to Georgia Procurement Law
Discrimination Alleged Against Savannah State
Judge Rules Pike County Can’t Balance Budget by Slashing Salaries, Staff of County Magistrates
Kingsland Recycling Center Will Remain Open
Voting Rights Victory
Police Use of K-9 Violates Civil Rights
$500,000 Settlement Against the YMCA
Georgia Found Liable for Discrimination Against Deaf Citizens
Atlanta Fire Department Found Guilty of Cheating on Promotional Exam
Jury Awards $150,000 Against Doctor for Defamation
Jury Awards $360,000 Against Employer for Title VII Retaliation
Attorney Fees Double Verdict; Plaintiff’s Lawyers Awarded $250K on $110K Verdict
Former Dekalb Clerk Looks to Oust Successor
Judge Halts Firefighter Promotions; Plaintiffs Want a Probe Into What They Claim Was a Rigged Test
Ex-UGA Employee Awarded $1.3 Million
PSC Chair Faces Residency Challenge; in Testy Exchanges, Lawyers Grill Political Opponents Over Tax Bills and Alleged Delay in Bringing Suit
Jury Hits Retailer for $350,001; Merchant’s Fight Against Forgery Costs Him $100K in Attorney Fees, $250K in Compensatory Damages and $1 in Punitive Damages
High Court Ruling Threatens Dekalb Magnet School
High Court Revives Democrats’ Redistricting Plan; Justices Mull
Jail Health Care Put on Trial in Case of Strangled Inmate
Clark Atlanta Settles with EX-GC
Redistricting Divides U.S. High Court; Justices Wrestle with Competing Interpretations of Voting Rights Act
City Lost by Not Settling Suit by Firefighter; City Offered $10,000; Jury Awarded Plaintiff $1 Million
Not Even Parks can Help Gop in Map Fight; Republicans Have Little Recourse, Not Much Hope

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