Arbitration can be a powerful tool for Georgia businesses. Rather than head to court where legal matters are often dragged out and costly, arbitration offers a solution that is generally both cost and time effective. However, there has been pushback against mandatory...
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Employee Non-compete Agreements In Georgia: Don’t Arm Your Competition
As an entrepreneur, you invest a significant amount of time training employees and developing relationships between them and your most valuable vendors and clients. You also indoctrinate them into the methods, technology, and approach that sets your company apart from...
What to include in a job offer
There are many factors that go into deciding whether to hire someone. An applicant’s education, work history and interview performance must all be carefully considered before extending an offer of employment. For all of the effort that goes into this process, many...
Firing an employee in 8 simple steps
If you are like many employers, you probably agree that the most distasteful part of your job is firing workers. Not only is the situation awkward and at times emotional, but you can open yourself and your company to legal backlash if you handle it poorly. For these...
Questions that can be considered hiring discrimination
Hiring the right employee is an important process for any business. However, in the search for the best possible candidate, it can be easy for Georgia employers to inadvertently veer into off limit topics. Employers should be cautious and avoid illegal interview...
Are your noncompete agreements valid?
The time, effort and money that go into training an employee can be fairly significant. No one wants to see the hard work that was put into an employee be put to use for competing businesses, which is one of the reasons that noncompete agreements exist. A...
What’s the difference between an employee and a contractor?
The average business in Georgia might employ both employees and independent contractors. As an employer, correctly classifying workers is essential for meeting legal obligations. However, some business owners struggle to differentiate between an employee and a...
Should a business use independent contractors?
The “gig economy” has opened up a world of possibility for many companies as well as workers who now classify themselves as independent contractors. It lets many workers enjoy much greater flexibility while providing services to the businesses that use them for a much...
The impact of the Family and Medical Leave Act on a business
Business owners and managers have to strike a delicate balance between doing what is best for their company and what is best for their employees. Employment law exists to benefit both sides by making certain legal issues surrounding employees clear-cut. The Family and...
Employment law: Impact of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Most business owners are more than happy to make reasonable allowances for their employees. Even so, there are instances where a worker’s needs, or demands, exceed a company’s ability to accommodate him or her. One possible trouble spot in the future may relate to...