On Friday, January 7, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States heard an oral argument on the consolidated multi-state challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS)....more
On November 16, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (“Sixth Circuit”) was selected to hear the many legal disputes relating to OSHA’s recent Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) that proliferated in...more
With the reopening of large segments of the workplace and the emergence of the Delta variant, employers have grappled with difficult and often polarizing issues regarding how to implement COVID-19 vaccination protocols in the...more
Our podcast series, "AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems," features AGG attorneys discussing challenges they have encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the employment relationship. HR...more
Our podcast series, "AGG Talks: Solving Employers’ Problems," features AGG attorneys discussing challenges they have encountered when assisting clients on business and legal issues related to the employment relationship. HR...more
On May 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated guidance stating that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear a mask or physically distance, including if indoors. Fully vaccinated...more
On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) became law, garnering attention nationwide for the economic stimulus components necessitated by the ongoing pandemic. Less publicized, however, were the...more
In light of the public health crisis occasioned by COVID-19, the Georgia Department of Labor (“GDOL”) issued emergency rules effective March 19, 2020 amending the availability of certain unemployment benefits. As the...more
On March 16, 2020, the Georgia Department of Labor (“GDOL”) promulgated two new emergency rules that entitle full time employees to unemployment benefits when their work schedules are temporarily reduced due to the COVID-19...more