Ford & Harrison LLP

Ford & Harrison LLP is a national labor and employment law firm with more than 190+ attorneys, 21 offices and one vision - providing clients with sound legal advice, counseling and assistance. Since 1978, the firm has built a national practice representing employers in all aspects of labor and employment law, employee benefits, business immigration and litigation, including the defense of employers in jury trials. Working with in-house counsel, human resources professionals and other executives, Ford & Harrison partners with each of its clients to find cost-effective, long-term, practical results.

Georgia Garnishment Law Amended
Henry F. Warnock, February 10, 2012
Executive Summary: Georgia businesses are once again able to answer garnishments through an authorized officer or employee rather than an attorney.

OFCCP Extends Time for Comments on Rehabilitation Act Regulations
Linda Cavanna-Wilk,Karen M. Tyner, February 8, 2012
Executive Summary: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it is extending the time to submit comments on its proposed amendments to its regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. The proposed rule was published on December 9, 2011 and...

Unilateral Right to Amend Arbitration Agreement Makes Employment Arbitration Clause Unenforceable
John F. Allgood, February 8, 2012
Executive Summary: The Fifth Circuit recently allowed a collective action claim for overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to proceed and held that an arbitration agreement was unenforceable because the employer could unilaterally modify the arbitration agreement. John Carey v. 24...