Do Employees Get Time Off to Vote?
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. With every election, employers need to revisit their rules on letting employees off to vote, and whether such leave needs to be paid leave. For the most part, this will be governed by the state law of where the empl
Regularly Getting it Wrong
Written by: David S. Dix, Esq. For many employers in Georgia, Workers’ Compensation is simply fact of life and a cost of doing business. However, for smaller businesses with fewer employees, Workers’ Compensation may not be a foregone con
Recent 7th Circuit Case Illustrates the Two Different Approaches to Deliberate Indifference
Written by: Jennifer Herzog, Esq. & Nick Kinsley The 7th Circuit, sitting en banc, recently decided a case involving the issue of deliberate indifference and the Eighth Amendment in regard to correctional healthcare in which the majority a
2016 Correctional Health Care Industry Attendance
Written by: Beth Boone, Esq. Hall Booth Smith, PC (HBS) proudly participated in several national correctional and correctional health care conferences in 2016, including exhibiting at the American Correctional Association’s Annual Conference
U.S. Government Seeks to Impose Lower Speeds on Heavy Vehicles
Written by: Ashley Gowder Mitchell, Esq. The Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration are seeking to forcibly limit how fast commercial vehicles can travel
Breakthrough Trademark Decision on Free Speech from United States Court of Appeals
Written by: Sam Crochet, Esq. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reviewed the constitutionality of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) holding that a mark was unregistrable due to its “disparaging” nature. “
Did You Really Intend to Disinherit Your Spouse!?……The Importance of Reviewing Your Last Will and Testament Pursuant to Recent Changes in the Estate Tax Laws
Written by: Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning There have been substantial changes in the estate and gift tax laws since 1997, and particularly in the last 5 years. These changes may result in extreme ‘bad’ consequences under estate plan
Congressional Move to Delay DOL’s Overtime Rules
Written by: Don Benson, Esq. Despite the threat of a presidential veto and numerous Democratic objections, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 246-to-177 on September 28, 2016 to delay by an additional six months the U.S. Department of Labo
Beyond the Bathroom – New Federal Guidance on Our Responsibilities to Transgender Students Under Title IX
Dominating a fair segment of the legal world at the moment, transgender issues extend deeply into the worlds of both the public and private sectors. Employment discrimination, accommodations, equal treatment in business dealings – the list g
Oklahoma Supreme Court Declares “Opt-Out” Unconstitutional
Written by: Brian Mallow, Esq. Last week, in a 7-2 decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down the Oklahoma Employee Injury Benefit Act, otherwise known as the “Opt-Out Act,” holding that the Act is unconstitutional under the state’s