Businesses in Georgia now have another year of protection from civil lawsuits arising out of alleged COVID-19 exposure, transmission, infection, or potential exposure. The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act...more
Some Georgia businesses might believe that Governor Brian Kemp’s April 30 Executive Order that further eliminates many of the COVID-19 safety requirements that were present in past executive orders – including removing the...more
5/4/2021
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an March 12 Executive Order — effective through March 31 — that eliminates many of the requirements for businesses that were present in past executive orders but keeps in place an assortment...more
President Joe Biden has signed several Executive Orders in the first two days of his presidency, and one is an Executive Order on Protecting Worker Health and Safety that directs the Occupational Safety and Health...more
1/25/2021
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Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a December 30 Executive Order — effective through January 15 — that reduces the coronavirus quarantine period for those exposed to the COVID-19 virus to either seven or ten days for most...more
As Georgia faces a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and the possibility of stricter mitigation measures, employers should know what the lastest City of Atlanta mask order requires and how failure to comply will affect their...more
11/3/2020
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As the U.S. faces what looks like a resurgence of COVID-19 cases and the possibility of more state and local shelter-in-place orders, employers who have been operating during the pandemic should know what the federal...more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued an August 15 Executive Order — effective through August 31 — that allows local governments to require individuals to wear face coverings, masks, face shields, or personal protective...more
8/18/2020
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Businesses in Georgia now have protection from civil lawsuits arising out of alleged COVID-19 exposure, transmission, infection or potential exposure. The Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act (GCPBSA), which is now...more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp issued a July 15 Executive Order that imposes new requirements on Georgia schools to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and that reiterates the supremacy of state law over local orders and...more
7/17/2020
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms just issued an executive order requiring persons within the City of Atlanta to wear face masks in many circumstances. This July 8 order appears to conflict with Governor Kemp’s latest June...more
Governor Brian Kemp just issued another executive order that reopens most businesses specifically closed under the statewide April 2 order. What do employers need to know about this order, and what should you do to prepare...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just issued interim enforcement guidance regarding respiratory protection, relaxing its standard in light of the nationwide shortage of N95 masks during the COVID-19...more
4/10/2020
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The Fulton County (GA) Board of Health recently issued an order, effective immediately, requiring all residents of Fulton County to shelter-in-place, permitting residents to leave their homes only if providing or receiving...more
UPDATED February 3, 2020. As we stated in our January 27th Alert, employers must continue monitoring and responding to developments and acting accordingly to protect their employees, assets, and brand. The general approach...more