Ending a Job
This document discusses the following questions: What happens if you are fired or laid off from your job or if you quit? What happens if you become ill or are injured and cannot work? What is sick leave and how is it covered? What happens when you retire? What is a pension? What is Social Security? The document is an excerpt from An Introduction to Law in Georgia, Fourth Edition, published by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, 1998 (updated 2004).
By: Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
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Get Assistance Concerning a Layoff or Closure
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Explore options and resources available to employers anticipating a business closure or mass layoff, as well as to those trying to avoid a layoff situation.
By: Georgia Department of Labor
Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A A publication by the National Council of La Raza
to help safeguard Latinos in the workplace, Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Latino employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: Georgia Legal Services Program®
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What to Do If You Lose Your Job This brochure explains what to do if you lose your job. Under Georgia law, unless you are discriminated against, a government worker, a union worker or a contract worker, you can be fired “at will”. This means you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. You do have the right to apply for unemployment.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
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The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) was enacted on August 4, 1988 and became effective on February 4, 1989. WARN offers protection to workers, their families and communities by requiring employers to provide notice 60 days in advance of covered plant closings and covered mass layoffs. This notice must be provided to either affected workers or their representatives (e.g., a labor union); to the State dislocated worker unit; and to the appropriate unit of local government.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Workers Guide to Advance Notice of Closings and Layoffs The Worker Adjustment and Retraining and Notification Act of 2003 ("WARN"). This resource provides answers to frequently asked questions
(FAQs) about employer requirements and
employee rights under WARN.
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Continuation of Health Coverage — COBRA
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The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost to the plan.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Health Care and Managing Changes
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Whether you’re changing jobs, having a baby, or helping a parent, you can’t afford to lose your access to good medical care. Here you’ll find articles to help you manage these transitions.
By: National Health Law Program (HealthCareCoach.com)
Whistleblower Fact Sheet
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You may file a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the Department of Labor if your employer discriminates against you because you have "blown the whistle" - reported certain activities against your employer. This fact sheet provides more information about your rights.
By: U.S. Department of Labor - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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Whistleblowers and Corporate Fraud Fact Sheet
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This fact sheet explains the situations in which you have legal protections when you report corporate fraud.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
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