Article(s) published by this organization: 14
| 1 | The Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act Thomas A. Cox, Tamika R. Nordstrom; Miller & Martin PLLC; September 8, 2008, previously published by Georgia County Government Magazine on August 2008 It's Monday morning and you start your day as you have for the past ten years as the attorney for your Georgia county government. Just as you have finished your hot morning beverage, you receive a distressed call from the personnel director telling you that she has just received a call from an... |
| 2 | What's Information Technology Got to Do with It Thomas A. Cox, Starlette J. Harris; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 29, 2008, previously published by World Law Group - World Law Reports, Summer Edition Computers and electronic data are present in every part of our lives. Electronic data has heavily impacted the legal system. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure govern civil litigation in federal courts. |
| 3 | Crossing the Line Chester Crews Townsend, Zachary H. Greene, Alison Bales Martin, Robert F. Parsley, Joseph Y. McCoin; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 29, 2008, previously published by Tennessee Bar Journal on May 2008 Georgia and Tennessee are fighting a war of words. Recently, the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution reciting that "the northern border of the State of Georgia and the southern border of the States of North Carolina and Tennessee lies at the 35th parallel, north of the southernmost bank of... |
| 4 | High Court Shifts Burden to Employers in Certain Age Discrimination Cases Sonya R. Madison; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 6, 2008, previously published on July 2008 The Supreme Court recently held that an employer defending an age discrimination claim on the basis of "reasonable factors other than age" (RFOA) has the burden to produce evidence of the defense and persuade the court or jury of its applicability. |
| 5 | Court Invalidates California Statute Limiting Employers' Speech Rights
Sonya R. Madison; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 6, 2008, previously published on July 2008 In one of its end-of-term employment decisions, the Supreme Court struck down two provisions in a California labor statute because they were pre-empted by federal law. |
| 6 | Plaintiffs Still Must Show that a Policy with Discriminatory Effect was Actually Motivated by Age Sonya R. Madison; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 6, 2008, previously published on July 2008 In another disparate impact case, the Supreme Court held that the Commonwealth of Kentucky's disability plan did not discriminate based on age even though workers who became disabled after becoming eligible for retirement based on age did not receive the same benefits as some workers who became... |
| 7 | USCIS Amends Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Kelly Lynn Weston; Miller & Martin PLLC; August 6, 2008, previously published on July 2008 The United States Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) has recently revised Form I-9, the form all employers are required to use when verifying the identity and employment eligibility of new hires. |
| 8 | Court Decisions Narrow Builders' Ability to Use Exemption from Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act John S. Hetzel; Miller & Martin PLLC; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 18, 2008 Under certain circumstances, the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act (commonly referred to as "ILSA") requires sellers of lots engaging in interstate sales (which generally encompasses most large residential builders) to register a property report, regarding the nature and condition... |
| 9 | The U. S. Supreme Court Declares the Equal Protection Clause Has Its Limits When It Comes To Public Employees Daniel B. Gilmore, Shomari Dailey; Miller & Martin PLLC; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 18, 2008 Last Monday, in the case of Engquist v. Oregon, the United States Supreme Court declined to extend the protections of the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause to claims by public employees whose allegations are not based upon their membership in a recognized protected class. |
| 10 | Proposed Revisions to Regulations under HOEPA Kathryn Reed Edge, Sepideh Khansari; Miller & Martin PLLC; June 30, 2008, previously published on June 13, 2008 While Congress has proposed long-term solutions in light of the perceived subprime mortgage crisis, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Board") has proposed to amend Regulation Z, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act ("HOEPA"). |
