11th Circuit Clarifies Equitable Tolling Principle in Securities Case Won By TI and Attorney Chapar
Attorney Albert Chapar recently prevailed for his client Clifford Harris, Jr., known...
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Limited Liability Companies in Georgia – Key Elements – Chapar Law
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES A Limited Liability Company or “LLC” is a company that is owned by...
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Chapar Law Legal Update: CAN AN EMPLOYER TEST FOR COVID-19 ANTIBODIES?
We recently posted a blog informing our readers that the EEOC permits companies to test employees...
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Chapar Firm Successfully Defends Another Securities Case filed Against Client Clifford Harris, Jr. (TI)
Attorney Albert A. Chapar, Jr. has succeeded in obtaining a dismissal in another securities case...
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What to do if You Receive an EEOC Claim
What is an EEOC Charge? An EEOC Charge is a complaint that someone, typically an employee,...
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Should You Test Employees for COVID-19?
It has been a difficult time for many employers. Some have had to close their businesses during...
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The Americans with Disabilities Act and What You Need to Know as a Business Owner
The Chapar Firm is an experienced firm representing businesses with ADA claims. If you are sued under the ADA, contact the Chapar Firm. Your ADA attorney. Americans with Disability Attorney
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Understanding Trademarks – Chapar Law Trademark Lawyers
A trademark is a name, phrase, symbol or design or a combination of these elements that is used to...
Read MorePersonal Liability for Fair Labor Standards Act Violations (Overtime and Minimum Wage)
Typically, owners, officers or managers of legal entities such as corporations or limited liability companies are not personally liable for the debts of the entity. Exceptions exist. One key exception is that under law, an...
Read MoreIndependent Contractors v Employees – the 20 Part Test
Businesses often seek to classify those who do work as independent contractors. The benefit to the employer is to reduce reporting requirements and to avoid the need to remit employer required contributions such as the employer...
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Matal v Tam: Supreme Court decision affects trademarks that might potentially be disparaging.
In Matal v. Tam, Simon Tam, a member of the Asian rock band The Slants had applied to register the...
Read MoreRetail Websites as Public Accommodations
The Americans With Disabilities Act (“ADA”) was passed into law in 1990. Among its many other provisions, the ADA required places of “public accommodation” such as retail shops and restaurants, to...
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Leave as an Accomodation under the Americans With Disabilities Act – New Guidance by the EEOC
Employers often believe that their obligations to afford leave to employees with physical...
Read MoreThe National Labor Relations Board Scrutinizes Employee Handbooks
Employees need to take care to ensure that Employee Handbooks do not contain restrictions that can be deemed as restricting workers rights under labor law. NLRB Issues Guidance Regarding Lawful Employee Handbook Policies...
Read MoreArticle Regarding Improper Deductions under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Employers are often quick to deduct wages if they believe that an employee has done something wrong. Caution must be taken in such circumstances, as nicely summarized by Attorney Tim Williams in the Daily Report: Improper Pay...
Read MoreElectronic Privacy of Workers
We represent employers and employees with respect to employment law issues. Often, we are asked about the privacy rights of workers to their electronic communications made at work or with employer-provided devices or using...
Read MoreState of Georgia Now Bans Use of Criminal Backgrounds as Automatic Bar to Employment
The State of Georgia has joined 13 other states, and has become the first state in the South to ban a requirement that job applicants disclose criminal history on initial job applications.By executive order signed by Republican...
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Teleworking and the FLSA – Georgia Employers Be CAREFUL! Call the Chapar Firm.
Employers subject to the FLSA are required to maintain records of the hours worked for non-exempt...
Read MoreFedEx case Highlights the dangers of misclassifying employees as independent contractors
When you hire someone to do work for you, you might be employing that person as an independent contractor or an employee. If you call a plumber to fix your broken hot water heater, if that plumber has his or her own business,...
Read MoreBEWARE Fake Trademark Invoices
If your business has registered a trademark, that trademark is publicly available for review on the database of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). You may receive what appears to be an official invoice...
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