Georgia Courts Clarify Official Immunity for Public School Officials
In an action brought by school principal, Laverne Halliburton, claiming racial discrimination against her former school district and...
Do You Have to Pay Interns as Employees? New Guidance from the Eleventh Circuit
The Eleventh Circuit recently evaluated whether interns are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The...
Second Circuit Breathes New Life into EEOC’s Lawsuit Against Sterling Jewelry
In a decision issued today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the EEOC’s sex discrimination case against...
Georgia Court of Appeals Reaffirms Malice Required to Defeat Official Immunity under Georgia Law
In a recent case, Vidal v. Leavell, 2015 WL 4232361 (Ga. App. 2015), the Georgia Court of Appeals made it more difficult for plaintiffs...
Claims against Employers for Employee’s Attack on Patient Survive Summary Judgment
A recent decision by the Georgia Court of Appeals in Little-Thomas v. Select Specialty Hospital-Augusta, Inc. (Case No. A15A0606),...