By K.P. Reddy | Published June 4, 2013 | Posted in Employment and Labor Law | Tagged Tags: Atlanta attorneys, employment law attorneys, The Reddy Law Firm | Leave a comment
What Is Arbitration?
We talked recently about the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method of mediation. Another form of ADR is arbitration and it differs from mediation in several ways. A fundamental purpose of ADR methods is providing flexibility to stakeholders in a disagreement. Mediation is more flexible than arbitration and arbitration contains more flexibility than a legal setting Read More
Read MoreMediation: A Good Thing
Disputes occur every day between an employer and employee, between businesses and between individuals. When people cannot resolve their differences they turn to others for help. In decades past, the only available option for a serious business dispute was the court system. Since then, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods like mediation have made things a Read More
Read MoreFirst to Be Fired — Last to Be Hired
Job searching is a daunting task for anyone, especially in this economy. But for older workers, age discrimination can add to the difficulty of finding work. Jim Pawlak worked as a customer service representative at Xerox for 20 years. When the company announced job lay-offs, Pawlak was one of the first to go. The 48-year-old Read More
Read MoreWorkplace Sexual Harassment Case Settled — But Is Not the Last
Aaron’s faces another sexual harassment law suit. This time, former Georgia employees of the Atlanta rent-to-own retailer are demanding $675 million in damages. The employees, whose identities are protected, filed two civil law suits, one in state court and the other in federal court. Among the allegations in their suit are: The general manager of Read More
Read MoreWhistleblower Claims Waste and Incompetence in Legal Department
Whistleblower Holly Smith claims that sloppy legal work cost tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars in unnecessary claim settlements. The former assistant attorney for Atlanta filed suit against the city, accusing her superiors of incompetence and committing legal malpractice. During her short tenure — employed for just one year — Smith launched complaints up Read More
Read MoreCan You Sue If Your Employer Fails to Pay Overtime?
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, with US corporate offices are here in Georgia, was the subject of a recent Supreme Court hearing on the subject of unpaid overtime owed to their sale representatives. The sales representatives claimed they were asked to work extra hours although receiving only their ordinary pay. The GlaxoSmithKline case is one of many Read More
Read MoreHas Your Employer Violated Your HIPAA Privacy?
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires covered entities to abide by certain guidelines and rules that protect against the unauthorized use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI). Generally, covered entities may not use or disclose PHI unless you authorize such use or disclosure. Whether your employer has violated your Read More
Read MoreElements of a Hostile Work Environment
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects against employment discrimination. In particular, it protects against discrimination that unreasonably interferes with an employee’s work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. Anyone in the workplace who contributes to the hostile work environment can commit this type of harassment, including management, Read More
Read MoreOvertime Eligibility: Should You Be Paid More for 40+ Hours?
Whether Georgia and federal employment laws require your employer to pay overtime depends on whether you are a qualified worker and whether your employer is a covered employer. Any employer engaged in interstate commerce must abide by federal wage and overtime rules. Federal law classifies any business with revenues of more than $500,000 per year Read More
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KP cares about each client he represents. Has unique experience of defending companies like ours. He brings knowledge and high level of legal experience with tremendous results.
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