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Each month, the Georgia Employment Law Letter three-part subscription package delivers the practical, hands-on advice you need to manage your Georgia workforce safely and in compliance with Georgia and federal laws. That's because the newsletter's editors are Georgia attorneys who defend and counsel employers statewide.




Each issue also keeps you on top of U.S. Supreme Court and Georgia court decisions that affect your workforce, all reported with Georgia's local laws and policies in mind. You get all the information you need to stay in business — and out of the courtroom.

Your complete subscription package includes:

  1. Georgia Employment Law Letter — 12 monthly issues mailed to you and also available online. Also includes periodic NewsAlerts by e-mail as needed.

  2. Access to HRhero.com Subscribers-Only Area — You'll find a wealth of helpful information, available to subscribers only, at no additional cost:

    • Employment Law Letter articles from all 50 states plus D.C.;
    • Sample policies;
    • Your state's statutes and regulations affecting employers;
    • Federal statutes and regulations on employment and labor law;
    • Results from our Monthly Surveys of HR professionals;
    • HR Executive Special Reports — more than 20 of our in-depth reports;
    • Hot Topics (enhanced version for subscribers)


  3. HR Executive Special Reports — 60-page reports covering topics that are too complex to be fully covered in your monthly newsletter. You'll periodically receive a new Special Report via e-mail, and more than 20 are available online, covering topics like FMLA, ADA, employee privacy, downsizing risks, and background checks.

Written by Employment Law Attorneys in Georgia
Georgia Employment Law Letter is written by Georgia attorneys who advise and represent employers just like you.


Need an employment law attorney in Georgia?
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Ford & Harrison LLP
1275 Peachtree St. N.E., Ste. 600, Atlanta, GA 30309
404/888-3800


David C. Hagaman is a partner with Ford & Harrison LLP. He was admitted to the Bar, 1973. He attended the University of Georgia (A.B., 1969; J.D., 1973).

Dave represents management in labor and employment law matters with a focus on employer-employee relations, union organizing campaigns, NLRB cases, arbitrations, labor negotiations, wage and hour matters, employer/supervisor training, and employment discrimination litigation. He has tried numerous cases before the NLRB and in federal and state court and represented employers before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Dave frequently lectures on labor and equal employment opportunity law and state-related subjects for the Society for Human Resource Management, employer groups, and state and local chambers of commerce.

Dave has served as the American Bar Association’s regional representative to the Committee on Liaison with the EEOC. He is the past chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association; the American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; the Supreme Court of the United States; and Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Dave is also a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Advisors and Economic Development Committee.

Dave was contributing attorney to the treatise "How Arbitration Works" published by the Bureau of National Affairs and is editor of Georgia Employment Law Letter, a monthly newsletter on employment law developments in the state. He is also the author of the book How to Avoid Legal Pitfalls in Hiring and Firing in Georgia. Dave is listed in The Best Lawyers In America for labor and employment law and Who's Who Legal USA, and he was named in "Georgia Super Lawyers" for labor and employment in 2004 and 2005. He also received Martindale Hubbell's highest peer review rating (AV).

Prior to entering the practice of law in Atlanta, Dave was an assistant professor at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia.

E-mail: dhagaman@fordharrison.com


Reneé A. Canody represents management in labor and employment matters with a focus on employment litigation and human resources advice and counseling. Before practicing with Ford & Harrison LLP, Reneé served as Law Clerk for the Honorable Norman K. Moon, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia. Earlier in her career, Reneé served as an International Trade Representative for banking customers. She earned her B.A. and J.D. from Wake Forest University.

E-mail: rcanody@fordharrison.com


Julie S. Elgar focuses her practice on employment litigation representing management. Her practice encompasses all areas relating to the counseling, training, and representation of management clients in federal and state courts, as well as before state and local agencies. She drafts and reviews employment policies, employment contracts, and employee handbooks. Julie also advises clients regarding compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

E-mail: jelgar@fordharrison.com


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