Blog Posts in August, 2014

Workplace discrimination can occur in a variety of manners. Although employment discrimination cases often focus on intentional acts of discrimination – such as not hiring someone or firing someone ...

Financial services group Morgan Stanley has reached a nearly $5M settlement with its client services group concerning its alleged failure to pay workers overtime compensation. According to reports, ...

The law in Georgia is clear that a party may contract away liability to the other party for the consequences of his own negligence unless such an agreement contravenes public policy. Thus, under many ...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination “because of” your religious beliefs. It also protects you from harassment based on your beliefs or religious affiliation, or ...

Two wage and hour lawsuits are making their way through the court system that could have a large imoact on how tipped employees are paid. Pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers may ...

The most definitive case dealing with clauses surviving the expiration of a commercial lease can be found in the decision from the Court of Appeals of Georgia in a case this firm successfully handled. ...