On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Final Rule which bans noncompete clauses for all but a few employees. If the rule goes into effect, even existing noncompetes for the vast majority of American workers would be deemed unenforceable. The only exception is for “senior executives,” which is defined as an […]
Read MoreThe DOJ announced that 10 additional employers have agreed to pay civil penalties for posting job advertisements that discriminated against non-U.S. citizens on Georgia Institute of Technology’s (Georgia Tech) job recruitment platform. Since June 2022, the DOJ has secured over $1.6 million from a total of 30 employers, who agreed to pay civil penalties for […]
Read MoreOn March 30, 2023, Senior U.S. District Judge C. Ashley Royal ordered that Stephanie Maddox, a former Athens-Clarke County internal auditor, could proceed in her lawsuit alleging First Amendment retaliation against Athens-Clarke County. However, her retaliation claims against Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz and County Manager Blaine Williams were found to be time barred by the […]
Read MoreOn August 13, 2021, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued updated COVID-19 guidance for employers with vaccinated, unvaccinated, and otherwise at-risk employees. OSHA had previously released guidance on June 10, 2021, which focused primarily on unvaccinated workers. This new OSHA guidance discusses vaccinated workers and is intended to address updated recommendations from […]
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