The federal government is imposing significant new reporting requirements on businesses throughout the United States. These requirements will take effect on January 1, 2024. It is critical that businesses and their owners and executives carefully evaluate whether they...
Bird Loechl McCants & Holliday Adds Jake Ware to the Firm’s Roster of Legal Talent
ATLANTA, May 9, 2022 – Jake Ware has joined Bird Loechl McCants & Holliday (BLM&H) as an associate in the Corporate and Securities, Commercial Real Estate and Employment practice groups. Ware brings to BLM&H a unique combination of commercial litigation...
Introducing Bird Loechl McCants & Holliday
ATLANTA, December 13, 2021 – We are excited to announce the firm has changed its name to Bird Loechl McCants & Holliday (BLM&H), formerly known as Bird Loechl Brittain & McCants. “With the addition of Hunter Holliday as a partner in our Corporate and...
OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Regarding Large Employer Vaccination/Testing Mandate
On November 4, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the 490-page text of its much anticipated Emergency Temporary Standard requiring employers with 100 or more employees to mandate vaccinations and/or testing (the “Rule”). Many...
Vaccination and the Workplace
Both employers and employees are faced with uncertainties as they continue to deal with COVID-related issues. Included among those issues are whether the employer may require vaccinations for the employees. While this area of the law continues to develop, the...
The Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act and a Summary of Cameron Martin v. Hauser, Inc.
Summary The Georgia State-wide Business Court (the “Business Court”) recently clarified several important issues related to restrictive covenants. These clarifications offer words of caution to employers. History of the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act In 2011,...
COVID-19 Update for Non-Religious and Faith-Based For-Profit and Nonprofit Employers
As employers, businesses and nonprofit organizations have many questions about the impact of the various relief measures enacted by Congress or implemented by the United States Government, including Small Business Administration (SBA) loan programs, tax credits, paid...