If you work more than 40 hours a week in Georgia but never see overtime pay, your job title may be the problem — not your hours. Many Georgia employers label workers as "exempt" from overtime when the law says otherwise, and that misclassification can cost you thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. Here is how overtime pay works in Georgia, how to tell whether you are truly exempt, and what you can do if you are not. Georgia Has No Separate Overtime Law — the FLSA Controls Geo

You slip on a wet floor in a Decatur grocery store or trip over a broken tile in an Atlanta shop, and suddenly you are hurt and facing medical bills. It feels obvious that the store should pay. But under Georgia law, a fall inside a store does not automatically make the store liable. The central question in almost every Georgia slip-and-fall case is this: did the store know about the hazard, or should it have known? If you cannot prove that knowledge, your claim will likely f

You reported sexual harassment at your Georgia workplace, and then you learned your employer only has eight employees. Does that mean you have no legal options? Not necessarily. The most well-known federal harassment law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, only applies to employers with 15 or more employees. But a small headcount does not leave you without recourse. Georgia workers at small businesses still have several paths to hold a harasser — and sometimes the emp

You did everything right. You were driving carefully through Decatur when another driver ran a red light, sideswiped you, or rear-ended you at a stoplight. Then comes the second shock: the other driver has no insurance at all. In Georgia, that situation is more common than most people realize, and it does not mean you are out of options. Here is what to do, which coverage may step in, and how to protect your right to compensation. Georgia Requires Insurance, But Not Every Dri

If you were sexually harassed at work in Georgia, the first 48 hours matter more than most people realize. What you write down, what you save, and who you tell in those two days can shape whether your complaint is taken seriously, whether evidence survives, and whether you still have legal options months later. This guide walks through exactly what to do, step by step, so you can protect yourself while you decide on your next move. You do not have to decide in 48 hours whethe

If you were sexually assaulted in Georgia, a civil lawsuit can do something a criminal case cannot: it can seek money damages for what you lost and what you endured. Survivors in Georgia can generally recover economic damages, such as medical bills and lost wages; non-economic damages, such as pain and suffering; and, in some cases, punitive damages meant to punish especially harmful conduct. The exact amount depends on the facts of your case, the evidence available, and who

If a customer or client sexually harasses you at work, you may assume there is nothing your employer can do — after all, the harasser is not on the payroll. In Georgia, that assumption is wrong more often than employees think. Under federal law, your employer can be held liable for harassment by a non-employee when it knew — or should have known — about the conduct and failed to take prompt, appropriate action to stop it. This matters in Decatur, Atlanta, and across DeKalb Co

Many adults in Decatur, Atlanta, and across DeKalb County carry the effects of abuse they suffered as children, sometimes for decades before they are ready or able to speak about it. If that is your story, you may wonder whether it is too late to hold anyone accountable. In Georgia, the answer is often no. Georgia law gives survivors of childhood sexual abuse more time to file a civil claim than most personal injury victims get. The law behind that extra time is the Hidden Pr

When someone calls our Decatur office about sexual harassment at work, the first question is almost always the same: “But how do I prove it?” Harassment often happens behind closed doors, with no witnesses and no paper trail. The good news is that Georgia employees win cases without a single smoking gun. What wins cases is a pattern of credible evidence, gathered carefully and early. In Georgia, most workplace sexual harassment claims are brought under Title VII of the Civil

If you were sexually assaulted in Georgia, one of the most urgent questions you may face is how long you have to file a civil lawsuit. For most adult survivors, the answer is two years from the date of the assault. But the deadline is not the same for everyone, and waiting too long can cost you the right to seek compensation entirely. Georgia's deadlines depend on your age when the abuse happened, who you are suing, and whether any rule pauses the clock. This guide explains t

Your supervisor in Decatur, Atlanta, or anywhere in Georgia hints — or says outright — that a raise, a promotion, or even keeping your job depends on going along with sexual advances. That is not flirting, and it is not just a difficult boss. It is quid pro quo harassment, one of the clearest forms of unlawful sexual harassment at work. Here is what it means in Georgia, how it differs from a hostile work environment, and what to do if it is happening to you. What Quid Pro Quo

If you were sexually assaulted at work in Georgia, you may be able to sue your employer — not just the person who assaulted you. Georgia law gives survivors several paths for holding an employer accountable: the employer may be directly liable for its own negligence, and federal law may treat the assault as unlawful sexual harassment. Those claims can be pursued together, and each carries compensation the attacker alone may not be able to pay. This guide explains when a Georg

If you were fired, demoted, or harassed at work because of your race, sex, age, disability, or another protected characteristic, you usually cannot go straight to court — federal law requires you to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) first. In Georgia, workers have 300 days from the discriminatory act to file with the EEOC's Atlanta District Office. Miss the deadline, and your federal claim is gone before it starts. Here is how the process w

If you were sexually assaulted or attacked at an apartment complex, hotel, or parking garage in Decatur, Atlanta, or elsewhere in DeKalb County, the attacker is not the only party who may owe you answers. Under Georgia law, property owners who fail to provide reasonable security can be held civilly liable for attacks they should have foreseen and prevented — a claim lawyers call “negligent security.” A negligent security case is brought against the owner or manager of the pro

Your boss yells at you every day. Deadlines are impossible, criticism is constant, and you dread walking into your Decatur office each morning. It feels like a hostile work environment — but under Georgia law, is it? The answer surprises many workers: a terrible, demanding, even abusive boss is not necessarily breaking the law. A tough workplace becomes an illegal one only when the mistreatment is severe or pervasive and tied to a protected characteristic such as your race, s

Many survivors believe they can only hold an abuser accountable if the district attorney files criminal charges. In Georgia, that is not true. A civil sexual assault lawsuit is a completely separate legal process — and you do not need criminal charges, an arrest, or even a police report to file one. A civil case belongs to you, not the state. You decide whether to file, what claims to bring, and how the case moves forward. Below, we explain how civil sexual assault lawsuits i

You did the right thing: you reported sexual harassment at work. Then the schedule changes started. The good assignments dried up. Maybe you were written up for the first time in years — or fired outright. That sudden shift is not a coincidence you have to accept. It may be illegal retaliation. Federal law protects Georgia employees who report harassment from being punished for speaking up. This guide explains what counts as retaliation, how these claims are proven in Georgia

Yes. In Georgia, you can file a civil lawsuit for sexual assault even if no criminal charges were ever filed - and even if charges were filed but later dropped. Criminal and civil cases are two entirely separate legal paths. The district attorney decides whether the state prosecutes a crime; you decide whether you seek justice and compensation through the civil courts. If you were assaulted in Decatur, Atlanta, or anywhere in DeKalb County, a civil claim may be available to y

Six Flags Over Georgia reopens Friday, October 16, for weekend operations — five days after a rider was ejected from the Goliath roller coaster and killed. The park was closed all week. The Goliath itself remains closed indefinitely, nine similar coasters are shut down at six parks nationwide, and state and county investigators are still examining what went wrong. If you or your child was injured in the incident, the reopening changes nothing about your rights. But evidence d

Sexual harassment at work isn't always obvious. In Georgia, it ranges from a supervisor conditioning a promotion on a date, to daily crude jokes that make showing up to work in Decatur or Atlanta feel unbearable. If you're dealing with it, the first question is usually: does what happened to me actually count under the law? The short answer is that federal law — Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — protects Georgia employees, and what counts comes down to two legal cat