Publications

In an article by Stephen Wright, he weighs in on a recent reversal of a National Labor Relations Board decision that takes a different look at how “joint employer” is defined. Concerns have arisen in the contractor industry regarding the relationships between general contractors and sub-contractors. 

Read about the NLRB decision.

In the July 2018 issue of the Georgia Employment Law Letter, published by HR Hero, Glianny Fagundo and Raanon Gal expose the facts behind a ruling about misclassifications of male strippers as independent contractors in their article titled, "All Male, All Nude, All Damages Awarded."

As an environmental lawyer with Taylor English, Craig Pendergrast gives a detailed overview of the five-week water wars hearing between Florida and Georgia in his article published by the Daily Report.

On July 9, 2018, Mitzi Hill's article, "How Security Planning Is Good for the Bottom Line," was published by the Daily Report. The article, which is part of Ms. Hill's Cyber For Growth series, outlines the importance of having a cyber security plan in place for one's business. In it, she explains proprietary information, threats to a business's security, what a cyber security breach can cost a business and potential solutions a business can implement to secure their ...

In an article published in the Spring 2018 Newsletter of the Federal Bar Association’s Intellectual Property Section, Coby Nixon discusses two recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

In an article published by HR Daily Advisor, Glianny Fagundo explains how to balance the line between work and the World Cup by reviewing current policies to create a safe, healthy work environment. Key points that she covers are talk at work, absences or tardiness and reducing distractions. Ms. Fagundo expresses that the World Cup is a great way to celebrate national origins and international diversity in the workplace if properly embraced.

The full article is ...

In it's June 2018 issue, the ACC Docket published Julian A. Fortuna's article, co-written with Beth Anne Stanford, titled "Summary of International Tax Provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017." The article summarizes the most significant changes that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act represents for multinational corporations with operations in the U.S.

In an article published by the Daily Report, John M. Gross addressed the question of whether attorney-client privilege is dead. Five key elements that form attorney-client privilege is discussed in detail and applied to the Mueller investigation, the Michael Cohen raid, the Stormy Daniels Settlement, and the Sean Hannity hearing.

On April 11, 2018, Law360 published an article by Harry Dixon on how shareholders of financial institutions are increasingly pursuing securities fraud litigation. One such financial institution is BancorpSouth Inc. which was the subject of a government enforcement action regarding insufficient anti-money laundering compliance controls.

The Georgia Bar Journal published Don Boyle's book review of "Seeing Through Legalese: More Essays on Plain Language" by Joseph Kimble in its April 2018 issue.