Small Business Exemption from FFCRA? Not so Fast!
One of the questions we're asked most frequently lately is whether small employers can just decide to "opt out" of their obligations...
School is In, But What About Work?
In one of our previous blog posts, we let you know what to expect as businesses reopened, schools closed for summer, and workers faced...
If Called to Military Duty Because of COVID-19, Know Your Employment Rights
American Guardsmen and Reservists have been called to duty to help with a variety of functions related to stemming the tide of...
Grace Starling Pens Informative Article About What To Do When Returning To Work or School During a Pandemic
Grace Starling wrote the article “Returning to Work & School During a Pandemic: What Should You Do?” for the August 21 edition...
Barrett & Farahany Attorneys Named To “Best Lawyers”
Two attorneys from the Barrett & Farahany have been named to the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The Atlanta...
Good News for Gig Workers – In California
In employee-friendly California, a Superior Court judge ruled that drivers for Uber and Lyft should be reclassified as employees rather than independent...
Pandemic Business Safety Act: Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here.
Last week, Georgia's Governor Brian Kemp signed the Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act into law. We told you about it here....
Attorney Adian Miller Provides COVID-19 Safety Pointers on “The Legalist”
Barrett & Farahany attorney Adian Miller was a guest on the podcast “The Legalist,” which is produced by Lee Davis Law, LLC....
Safe at Work Act Has Potential to Harm (Not Help) Employees
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are pushing a bill called “The Safe to Work Act” that really should be called “Less Safe...
Returning to School In a Pandemic
There has been a great deal of discussion and handwringing about the idea of kids, teachers, and support staff returning to brick...
Amanda Farahany Elected to Stand Up for Workers Board
The managing partner of Barrett & Farahany is known for her work on behalf of workers Amanda Farahany has been elected to the Board...
If You Refuse Unsafe Work During the Pandemic, You May Be Able to Get Unemployment Benefits
If you refuse work, normally you are not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. But the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has informed...
Partner Featured In WSB-TV Story About COVID-19
Partner Kathy Harrington-Sullivan was featured in a story on WSB-TV in Atlanta on July 21. The story looked at the question of...
U.S. Dept. of Labor Issues New Workplace Guidance as Businesses Reopen
The U.S. Department of Labor on July 20 published additional guidance for employees and employers on how the protections and requirements of...
Efforts to Fight Discrimination at Work
Sometimes good intentions lead to unintended results. Amanda Farahany, managing partner at Barrett & Farahany, and Christine Green of Stanton Law, co-wrote...
New Supreme Court Rulings Will Impact Some Employees
The United States Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings on July 8 that will impact employees of religious schools and those...
COVID-19 Warnings Good Reminder to Stay Safe at Work
The man many people have come to see as the face of the response to COVID-19, Dr. Anthony Fauci, delivered a disheartening...
Do’s & Don’ts in the Time of COVID-19
Amanda Farahany co-wrote the article “Do's and Don'ts for Employers and Employees in the Time of COVID-19” for the June 22 Daily...
Another Reminder Why Discrimination in the Workplace is Wrong
Partner Kathy Harrington-Sullivan wrote an article for Women's Business Daily about illegal workplace discrimination. Kathy wrote: “Recent events have prompted an important nation-wide...
Amanda Farahany Comments on SCOTUS Ruling in Favor of LGBTQ Employees
The Fulton County Daily Report quoted Amanda Farahany in the June 15, 2020 article “Elated, Brilliant or Dangerous: Georgia's Legal Community Reacts...
Amanda Farahany Appears on “The 3 Wins Podcast” to Discuss COVID-19 and Returning to Work
Amanda discussed these ideas with Russ Clemmer, the president of Legacy Advisory Partners, a company that helps organizations keep leaders by designing...
Barrett & Farahany Featured in SHRM Article on Employee Benefits
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) featured Barrett & Farahany in an article on its very popular website entitled “Smaller Employers...
S.T.A.R.T. the Change You Want to See at Work
The recent protests about police brutality and systemic racism illustrate how understandably emotional these topics are for all of us. With so...
What to Look for as You Return to Work in the Time of Covid-19
As more companies call their employees back to work, many people want to know that it's safe to return as COVID-19 continues...