FBWJan 4, 20162 minSCOTUS Resolves Circuit Split Regarding Free Speech Rights of Public EmployeesLast month, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the First Amendment protects public employees who give truthful testimony under subpoena,...
FBWJan 4, 20163 minAppellate Decision In Sexual Abuse Case Holds Lesson For Georgia EmployersBy Joseph A. White Georgia employers who fail to follow their own background check procedures do so that at their own peril. That is one...
FBWJan 4, 20162 minEEOC Form Commission to Study Social Media in WorkplaceBy Joseph A. White We’ve written extensively about the interplay between social media and litigation. This spring, the EEOC formed a...
FBWJan 4, 20162 minAre Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable Against Low-Wage Workers?By Joseph A. White It was big news earlier this month when the Huffington Post broke the story that Jimmy John’s required low-wage...