Category: Georgia
Definition of “Employee” Expanded in Georgia’s Unemployment Benefits Statute
From JDSupra, W. Baker Gerwig, IV reports that Georgia expanded the definition of “employee” in its unemplyment…
July is the New January – New State Laws Do Not Take the Summer Off
From JDSupra, Jo Gbujama, Joy Rosenquist, and Bruce Sarchet provide an outstanding summary of new legislation that…
New Georgia Employment Laws Change Definition of Employment, Restrict Local Laws Regulating Work Hours
From JDSupra, Justin Barnes and Saira Shakir discuss a new law that changes the definition of employment…
Alabama, Georgia Lawmakers Make Uber, Grubhub Drivers Independent Contractors
From the Insurance Journal, William Rabb reports that Alabama and Georgia are poised to enact laws that make…
AMC Looks to Erase $8.6 Million Verdict in ‘Walking Dead’ Stunt Death
From Variety, Gene Maddaus reports that AMC Networks is arguing that a stuntman’s death should be processed…
Are Georgia firms cheating 1,000s of workers out of benefits, health care?
From PolitiFact Georgia, Jon Greenberg discusses misclassification in Georgia inlcuding a case in which an administrative judge found…
Georgia Lawmakers Could Crack Down on Misclassification
From Construction Citizen, Scott Braddock reports that Georgia legislators may address misclassification issues by adopting the…
11th Circuit Overturns NLRB: Finds Atlanta-area Stagehands are Independent Contractors
From The National Law Review, John T. L. Koenig discusses a recent case in which the court…
Employee Exclusion Applies to Independent Contractor Truck Driver
From JDSupra, Peter Dworjanyn discusses whether an insurance company had to cover a claim made by an independent contractor…
Public Hearings Examine Use Of Independent Contractors
From WABE, Shelby Lin Erdman reports that Georgia legislators held hearings on misclassification of workers as independent…
State seeks cheating employers
From InsuranceNewsNet — Maggie Lee of The Macon Telegraph writes about Georgia House Bill 500 that strengthens…
Georgia committee approves panel to study misclassification
From the Florida Times Union Jacksonville.com, Walter C. Jones writes about Georgia legislators considering legislation to address…
