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Labor And Employment Law, W. Melvin Haas Iii, William M. Clifton Iii, W. Jonathan Martin Ii

Mercer Law Review

This Article surveys recent developments in the state statutory and common law that affect labor and employment relations of Georgia employers. Accordingly, it surveys published decisions interpreting Georgia law from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010. This Article also includes highlights of certain revisions to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.).

Employment Discrimination, Peter Reed Corbin, John E. Duvall

Mercer Law Review

The United States Supreme Court continued to be extremely active in the realm of employment discrimination during the 2009 survey period. The Court decided five significant employment cases during 2009. Perhaps the most significant was the decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., in which the Court handed employers a huge victory as to the burden of proof necessary to establish age discrimination claims pursuant to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). On the other hand, employees were the clear winner in Crawford v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville, in which the Court expanded the …

Labor And Employment, W. Christopher Arbery, Valerie N. Njiiri

Mercer Law Review

The trial and appellate courts within the Eleventh Circuit handed down a number of important opinions affecting labor and employment law during the survey period of January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. These included a ruling on a question of first impression in the Eleventh Circuit regarding whether harassment claims are cognizable under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) and notable decisions involving the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

The Public Policy Exception To Employment At-Will: Time To Retire A Noble Warrior?, Kenneth R. Swift

Mercer Law Review

I. INTRODUCTION

An armored car driver leaves his truck in violation of company rules to help save a woman from a knife-wielding attacker and is terminated.

A campus security guard is called to a scene where a man is lifting a woman; he mistakenly believes it is an attack, arrests the man, and is terminated.

A nurse is invited on a camping weekend by her supervisor, refuses to take part in a bawdy dance, and is terminated.

A woman, asked by her employer to sign a statement indicating she acted inappropriately at work, requests to meet with a lawyer first …