General Pay Law in Georgia Under O.C.G.A. §34-7-2, Georgia requires employers, with limited exceptions, to pay all employees all wages due on paydays selected by the employer, with paydays being divided between at least two (2) equal pay periods per month. This rule does not apply to company officials, superintendents,…
A commission is an amount of money that is paid to an employee upon completion of a task, usually the task of selling a certain amount of goods or services. It can be paid as a percentage of the sale, a flat dollar amount based on sales volume, or based…
Most highly compensated commissioned salespeople work long and hard to obtain results for their company which result in sales and revenue to the company. In turn, the company pays the salesperson a pre-determined amount of the sale in the form of commissions to the salesperson. (Note: I use “salesperson” as a…
According to the CDC, approximately 4.7 million dog bite attacks occur in the United States each year, and 800,000 of those attacks result in medical care. The U.S. population is approximately 325.7 million people as of 2017. That means a dog bites 1 out of every 70 people in America, and more troubling than…
In the event that you are a driver involved in an accident, Georgia law requires that you stop immediately at the scene, or as close as possible. This is true for any driver involved, not just drivers of the primary cars in the crash. Bellamy v. Edwards, 181 Ga. App.…
As a lawyer in Georgia who regularly handles dental injuries, I come across a lot of situations which result in dental injuries. Some injuries are sustained prior to the patient going to the dentists, while others are caused by the dental treatment itself. Some of the most common situations which…
Katz Wright & Fleming LLC, LLC is a personal injury law firm that has handled many pharmacy negligence cases in the Atlanta area and throughout Georgia. The number of pharmacy error cases in the United States keeps increasing as more and more pressure is placed upon pharmacists at the big…
While it is true that federal laws related to privacy regarding medical records and treatment (“HIPAA”) imposes universal standards on covered entities who provide medical care and treatment to protect a patient’s privacy, HIPAA does not explicitly create an individual right of action for patients affected by the privacy violation.…
Yes, you as a worker in the United States have a right to work and be free from unlawful discrimination, even in the state of Georgia. Workers’ rights are governed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While Georgia is a right to work state, this does not mean that…
Many people are covered by Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) to protect against the resulting loss of income if they are injured and not able to work. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of denials by the long-term disability insurance companies in response to claims being filed…