On January 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) final regulation of the federal overtime rule became effective.

The EEOC is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and injunctive relief to prevent any future violations.

Many employers have rules stating that their employee handbooks and the policies contained within them are confidential. A recent National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB")

Recently, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") broadened the standard for who is considered an independent contractor.

Nine former NFL security representatives recently filed a federal lawsuit against the NFL claiming they were misclassified as independent contractors and unlawfully fired by the league because of their age.

In Georgia, a statutory financial power of attorney can authorize a third party to manage an individual's property and financial matters.

I blog often on confidential information and trade secrets. In more than 25 years in practice, I have never seen a trade secrets case reach the Supreme Court.

In a recent decision, a loan agreement was found to have restrained trade by calling for a $10,000 penalty triggered simply by the fact of competition. Wind Logistics Professionals LLC v Universal...

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the U.S. government agency responsible for monitoring and auditing government spending and operations, released a 56-page report recommending...

As Atlanta continues to grow, the opportunities in commercial real estate do so as well. As a result, many individuals and sometimes businesses, that do not otherwise operate in the area of real estate may find themselves in the middle of a real estate transaction.

In previous blogs, we've touched on the concept of due diligence during a real estate transaction.

If you are a tenant leasing a commercial property, your lease likely contains a covenant of quiet enjoyment. But do you know what rights you have under the provision?

Do property owners have possessory rights in the airspace above their land? Section by section and word by word, the first draft of a proposed "Tort Law Relating To Drones Act" was considered and debated ...

In business contracts, do you know the difference between reasonable efforts vs. best efforts?

If you are considering reporting a business partner to law enforcement, think twice.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") has issued a new poster listing steps all workplaces can take to reduce the risk of exposure to the coronavirus.

Despite attorneys crying ‘beware of the 50/50 partnership,' business owners often find themselves, and insist, on that exact relationship. ‘Fifty-fifty seems right,' they say.

In the case of Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia v. One Sixty Over Ninety, LLC, 2019 WL 2635620 (June 27, 2019), in a case of first impression,

The National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") has modified its Independent Contractor Standard under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). It is now harder for an employer to classify an individual...