Apr 8, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, Cyber Law, False Claims Act, General
On April 7, 2020, the three United States Attorneys Offices in Georgia, along with the Georgia Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Governor, announced a new COVID-19 Fraud Task Force, which they say is “aimed at better protecting the citizens of Georgia...
Apr 7, 2020 | Business Litigation, COVID-19 Related Law, General, Health Care
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed into the law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included $500 billion for assistance to eligible businesses, states, and municipalities. As with prior economic stimulus laws, the...
May 30, 2018 | Business Litigation, Employment Law
On May 21, 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, held that arbitration agreements containing class action waivers are enforceable and do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). This decision resolved...
May 19, 2017 | Business Litigation
On May 15, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued a 7-1 decision in Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. Partnership v. Clark, wherein it reversed a ruling from the Kentucky Supreme Court that attempted to circumvent the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). The...
Nov 4, 2016 | Business Litigation, Employment Law
On October 17, 2016, in a case brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a disabled employee may be entitled to “reasonable accommodations,” even if she does not expressly request specific accommodations,...
May 2, 2016 | Business Litigation, Employment Law
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), in pertinent part, sets a national minimum wage that employers must pay all employees who perform the kinds of activities covered by the Act. However, although the FLSA broadly defines “employ” as “to suffer or permit to work,”...
