Posts In Labor and Employment

Your Business Can Reopen, What to do to Avoid a Lawsuit Apr 23

After spending nearly one month with doors shuddered, many Georgia businesses will be permitted to reopen on Friday, April 24 th ...

New Law Expands Paid Sick Leave for Employees Apr 01

On April 1 st , Employers Must Provide Paid Sick Leave to Most Employees On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First ...

What to Know When Coronavirus Shuts or Closes a Business Mar 20

Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is jolting the economy in Macon, all of Georgia, and everywhere for that matter. Many employers are ...

Are You Being Compensated Fairly for Your Hard Work? Apr 03

You probably know that federal law, the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), requires employers pay employees overtime pay, or time ...

Cooper, Barton & Cooper Files Retaliation Suit on Behalf of Whistleblower Mar 22

Cooper, Barton & Cooper is standing up for the rights of a Sumter County School District principal who was recently pressured to ...