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Negligent security claims may be dead in Georgia. What about negligent hiring...
In a recent opinion, the Georgia Court of Appeals has decided that a jury may assign a “percentage of fault” to parties and non-parties even where the injured victim is not even claimed to be...
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HRMA Seminar: Employee Handbooks – Why Your Company Needs One & What Should...
Join Eadaoin Waller of our corporate department on January 26th and learn more about employee manuals through a seminar with the Human Resources Management Association of the Gwinnett Chamber of...
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Employee Covenants: Protecting Business Property
Many businesses go to great lengths to protect their property against theft and unauthorized use or disclosure—they run background checks on employees, install keypads and other controlled-access...
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Employment Law 101 – For Georgia Businesses
A client with a new software business approached us recently for some general employment advice. With a startup company, he didn’t have the benefit of a human resources professional, or even a personal...
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Cost-Effective FLSA Compliance
We all know that under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), non-exempt workers should be paid for all work hours, including time spent on tasks which may be outside of their core employment...
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Congratulations to ATC’s 2013 Georgia SuperLawyers and Rising Stars!
Congratulations to our own Tom Andersen, Tom Tate, Jim Joedecke, Amy Bray, and Liz Clack-Freeman for making the 2013 SuperLawyers list for the State of Georgia. Matt Reeves and Trinity Hundredmark...
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Prescription Drugs in the Workplace – Employee Privacy, Safety and the ADA
Here are some scenarios that we hear about frequently: “I know my employee is taking prescription pain medication (after his surgery/because of a rumor I’ve heard/because he told me he was). I’m...
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The Fair Labor Standards Act – a Formidable Opponent to Employers
Recently, a client approached us after losing his job as a cashier at a convenience store. He contended that he had been terminated over religious differences with his boss and coworkers. Our client...
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ATC is Proud to Announce Eadaoin Waller Named Partner
Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C. is proud to announce that Eadaoin Waller has been elected by the shareholders as a partner in the firm. Brad Carr, head of the firm’s corporate department, said:...
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Are you ready for December 1?
It’s no secret, by now, that December 1 will usher in the application of the “Final Rule” – the increase of the minimum salary payable to “exempt” employees from $455 per week to $913 per week. In...
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