Williams Oinonen LLC is happy to report recent success in representing a Georgia educator with decades of experience who had her contract non-renewed with the Fulton County School District. To add insult to injury, the school district denied her employment benefits putting this divorced mother at risk of losing her…
Today a Barrow County judge ruled against a former teacher who alleged that she lost her job due to a posting on Facebook. Ashley Payne resigned from her job as a teacher at Apalachee High School in the Fall of 2009 after an individual who stated they were a parent…
Today, the AJC reported that a Georgia restaurant chain called “This Is It” has been ordered by the feds to provide 230 workers $104,000 in back pay and fined nearly $1,900 for letting minors work illegal hours. The U.S. Department of Labor took legal action after investigating the restaurant and…
This is the second part of our article concerning the rights of Georgia public school teachers relating to termination, non-renewal of contracts, demotions, reprimands and the like. You As A Contracted Public School Employee, Teacher Or Principal Are Entitled To Proper Service: All notices relating to suspension from duty must…
The Official Code of Georgia §§ 20-2-940, et seq., governs the demotion, dismissal, and suspension of professional, certificated school district employees in Georgia. This law also governs the termination and suspension of school district employees who have a contract for a definite term. The law applies equally to all employees…
The Official Code of Georgia § 13-2-2 sets out “rules for interpretation of contracts generally.” The law states that the following rules, among others, shall be used in order to arrive at the truthful interpretation of a contract. This means if you are having a business dispute with your partner,…
“How can I be sure that this non-compete contract is fair and enforceable?” is a question many clients ask us whether they be employers or employees. For employers: Our advice is this: Don’t go it alone! Believe it or not, there are many employers who think that it is okay…