If you are sexually harassed at work, you need to take steps to protect yourself and begin building a case against the perpetrators. Sexual harassment is considered workplace discrimination, so the law already forbids it. Your own workplace likely has its own sexual harassment policy on top of that, but…
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There are many reasons why a company might decide to have a random drug testing policy. Maybe it is a concern with safety or your employer genuinely suspects that you or other employees are using drugs. Whatever the case may be, employers usually have a right to institute their own…
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When you are starting a new job, one of the most valuable resources can be a new employee handbook. These documents are often full of information that an employee can use, but it is actually not a requirement for companies to issue one in Georgia. If one does issue one,…
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For the most part, our hours outside of work should be our own. We should be free of our employer’s rules and allowed to act in accordance with our own beliefs and whims. Does this mean that workers can absolutely never be fired for their off-duty conduct? Unfortunately not. Employers…
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Sometimes an employee can invent something or improve a process, and generally these developments are considered to be new intellectual property. Who owns the intellectual property is not always clear though. Does the employee who made the advancement own it? Does the employer who gave them the resources own it?…
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Everyone has a right to privacy, but just how far does that right go in the workplace? Generally, you can expect some degree of privacy at your job, but your employer also has the right to monitor its property and what its own employees are up to. If you suspect…
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