Unemployment Discrimination: Is “Unemployed” a Protected Class?
Can job applicants claim they were discriminated against because of a long history of unemployment? No, but the law could be changing. Subtitle D of the proposed Americans Jobs Act incorporates a previously introduced bill that would allow civ
Attorney Brad Carver on NPR
Brad Carver was quoted in “Redistricting Buckhead” on NPR recently concerning the new Congressional redistriting map Georgia Republicans drew.
Joel Mckie to receive UGA achievement award
Joel Mckie will be recognized by the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences on September 15, 2011. He is one of two alumni who will be receiving an achievement award for his professional excellence.
John Hall presents at USLAW Network Event
John Hall presented “Understanding the Effect of State and Local Jurisdictions and the Impact on Risk,” which was hosted by USLAW Network, Inc., and Bowring Marsh (Bermuda), LTD. at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess Bermuda Resort on
Patrick Millsaps addition to HBS mentioned in Daily Report
Hall Booth Smith has added Camilla lawyer Patrick N. Millsaps as a partner. (excerpt from the Daily Report written by: Meredith Hobbs) Founding partner John E. Hall Jr. said Millsaps’ addition with the acquisition of The Millsaps Law Fir
John Hall’s recent defense verdict mentioned in Daily Report
Alabama jury sides with Georgia lawyer in birth injury case (The Daily Report written by: Greg Land) Following an eight-day trial, an Alabama jury found no liability on the part of a hospital and its obstetrical nurses for birth-related injurie
CHILD LABOR, MINIMUM WAGE, AND PAYCHECK DEDUCTIONS
The Atlanta Journal reports that The U.S. Department of Labor fined a Georgia restaurant chain (This Is It! BBQ and Seafood) $104,000 in back pay for improperly classified workers who should have been receiving overtime pay and fined the resta
HBS Women’s Forum: “Running in Heels”
Sparkling evening at St. Regis as women leaders gather for ‘Running in Heels’ More than 60 of the region’s top political, legal and business women gathered Tuesday at the St. Regis Atlanta to share “Aha” moments, taste fine wines, and
James Looper featured in Nashville Post
James Looper was recently featured in Nashville Post where he discussed the Nashville office’s abilities to serve our clients with solidity, experience, and sincerity. The Nashville office, as well as all of HBS’s other offices,
Attorney Patrick Millsaps joins HBS
On September 1, 2011, the Atlanta Business Chronicle announced Patrick Millsaps merging his Millsaps Law Firm of Camilla, GA with the HBS law firm. Millsaps will be a partner at HBS and will work primarily out of the Atlanta and Albany offic