Labor and Employment Relations
Overview
Our firm has more than two dozen attorneys devoted to employment and labor practice, some of whom oversaw employment issues in in-house roles, including within the staffing industry. We advise on restrictive covenants, as well as compliance with state and federal wage and hour laws, and discrimination, harassment, retaliation and whistleblower laws. We understand the unique legal issues that face staffing companies, recruitment process outsourcing companies, professional employer organizations, outsourcing companies and executive recruiters and the companies that utilize those services.
Experience
Experience
Won summary judgment against the plaintiff’s claim for minimum and overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act based upon the fact that the plaintiff was exempt under the computer professional exemption.
Newsroom
Speaking Engagements
Blogs
- If Being "Proactive" is a Management Objective, This is a Good Year
- EEOC Provides Transgender Compliance Wish List for Employers Shawntel R. Hebert
- Are You Compliant With Your I-9 Responsibilities? Randy C. Gepp
- Employers Beware: Overtime Rules are Set to Significantly Increase Number of Protected Employees Bryan F. Jacoutot
- NLRB Strikes Whole Foods Market's Policies Prohibiting Employees' Workplace Audio/Video Recordings Joseph W. Bryan
- FMLA Master Class: Georgia - Advanced Skills for Employee Leave Management Glianny Fagundo, Raanon Gal, Shawntel R. Hebert
- Georgia Supreme Court Ruling May Spawn Back Pay Claims by Thousands of Home Care Workers Shawntel R. Hebert
- DOL Pumps the Brakes on Proposed Changes to Overtime Rules Joseph M. English
- View More