Georgia
Employers subject to the Georgia unemployment insurance law must pay unemployment taxes. These taxes provide wage replacement for covered claimants. This guide helps HR professionals understand related compliance obligations.
This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Georgia laws addressing employer recruiting practices. It covers recruiting methods and sources, advertising dos and don'ts, laws regarding job applications, considerations for recruiting minors, avoiding discrimination risk and more.
This guide provides HR and payroll professionals with compliance guidance regarding Georgia wage payment requirements, including those pertaining to the definition of wages, wage payment methods, pay frequency and lag time, pay deductions, pay statements, pay rate notices, final pay, noncompliance penalties, wage theft, deceased employee wages and unclaimed wages.
Updated to reflect amendments to the work permits requirements, effective May 6, 2015.
Employers covered by the Georgia Workers' Compensation Act should consider providing the Georgia Workers' Compensation Fraud Poster.
As mandated by the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation, all employers subject to the Georgia Workers' Compensation Law must post the Georgia Workers' Compensation Panel of Physicians Poster.
In addition to federal posting requirements, a Georgia employer should ensure compliance with individual state and local requirements for workplace posters. This chart contains information regarding Georgia-specific notice posting requirements.
Georgia employers seeking to show their compliance with Georgia's Common Day of Rest Act (CDRA) should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.