Is it legal for an employer to work employees 12 hours a day 5 days a week?

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employer is required to pay non-exempt employees overtime (time-and-a-half) for any time worked over 40...

If my company is insured for electrical and we have an accident while doing general maintenance, are we covered?

Really, this is a question you should ask your insurance company before you turn to attorneys. While an attorney can certainly review your...

If everything is in order, the process should only take 5-7 business days. I've had one take a couple of weeks, but once I got someone on the...

Hello. I need to open a company and would like an input whether LLC or PC a better suit for my business.

Question 1) Most likely an LLC will be the most appropriate choice for you here. The costs for starting a single member LLC should be less than...

Should I tell our employer that one employee did the live scan for herself and our friend?

This is an ethical question, not a legal question. If your real question is whether or not you could be fired for NOT saying something, if it...

Job offer and promissory estoppel

Normally I would just say that Georgia is an extreme at will employment state and that you don't have a case. However, you may want to go to a...

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Can I be randomly drug screened due to a personal vendetta/or just because someone said i used drugs?

The short answer: Yes. Unless you work for the government or are an independent contractor, you wouldn't have any grounds for wrongful termination.

Can I file for unemployment or take legal action if my employer keeps sending me home?

While I don't necessarily agree with my colleague's bed-side manner, I do agree with his information. Unfortunately, Georgia has the strongest...

A business wrote a check on a closed account for goods we provided. Do we sue the individual owner or the company as a whole?

A lawsuit for breach of contract is your best bet, with the facts as stated. If the amount is less than $15,000 you could sue them yourself in...

I currently attend a University in the Georgia area. They don't have the best reputation at this time. I was currently...

I absolutely agree with Christine McCall's answer above.