Labor & Employment

introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2025

HB 306: Labor and industrial relations; cause of action for workplace harassment and retaliation; provide

A BILL To be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide for a cause of action for workplace harassment and retaliation; to provide for definitions; to provide for certain facts to be determined at trial by a jury; to provide for an affirmative defense; to provide for a statute of limitations; to provide for relief and damages; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentCreates legal cause of action for workplace harassment/retaliation, strengthening worker protections under labor and industrial relations.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Employment Discrimination Labor Standards

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2025

HB 333: Education; require that the state minimum salary schedule shall be updated each year

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 20-2-212 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to salary schedules for professionals in elementary and secondary education, so as to require that the state minimum salary schedule shall be updated each year; to provide that such updates shall correspond to annual inflation and deflation rates; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesMandates annual inflation-adjusted salary increases for educators, directly increasing state budget allocations for education spending.95% confidence ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill mandates annual salary updates for educators tied to inflation, directly supporting teacher compensation and retention in K-12 education.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentMandates annual minimum salary updates tied to inflation, directly protecting educators' purchasing power and advancing wage stability per Labor & Employment standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Teachers Minimum Wage

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2025

HB 321: Vincent Fort Living Wage Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 34-4-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to amount of minimum wage to be paid by employers, so as to increase the state minimum wage to a living wage; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly increases Georgia's minimum wage to a 'living wage,' directly advancing worker compensation standards per summary.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 11, 2025

HB 312: Employee Empowerment and Transparency Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 7 of Chapter 8 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to employment security benefits, so as to allow applicants for benefits to obtain their personnel files when their claims are contested by their former employers; to provide for definitions; to require the Department of Labor to modify the separation notice; to sanction employers who fail to timely deliver personnel files; to prohibit the admissibility of certain separation notices; to require the Commissioner of Labor to enact rules or regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill grants workers access to personnel files during unemployment benefit disputes, sanctions employers for non-delivery, and prohibits improper separation notices, strengthening worker rights in benefit claims.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 12, 2025

HR 209: General Assembly; Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act; urge passage

A RESOLUTION urging the Georgia General Assembly to pass LC 46 0977, the Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act, to ensure critical protections for workers facing extreme heat conditions; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentUrges passage of Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act to ensure critical worker protections against extreme heat, directly strengthening workplace safety standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Workplace Safety

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 12, 2025

HB 343: Georgia Living Wage Act; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 34 and 42 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations and penal institutions, respectively, so as to enact the "Georgia Living Wage Act"; to revise the eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide that no employer shall utilize a certificate issued by the United States Department of Labor pursuant to 29 U.S.C. Section 214(c) to pay individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage; to require the payment of minimum wage for inmate labor; to revise authorized deductions from inmate wages; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentEnacts Georgia Living Wage Act, prohibits paying disabled workers below federal minimum wage, strengthening wage protections and worker rights.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 395: Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage; provide for an increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to provide for an increase in the minimum wage; to provide a credit toward the minimum wage for employers of tipped workers; to eliminate various eligibility exemptions from the minimum wage; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentIncreases minimum wage, eliminates exemptions, and provides tipped worker credit - directly advancing worker compensation standards per bill's explicit language.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 13, 2025

HB 394: Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage for certain state employees; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 4 of Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to minimum wage law, so as to increase the minimum wage for certain employees and eligible full-time state employees; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly increases minimum wage for state employees, directly advancing wage standards under Labor & Employment.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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in committee · Georgia · Senate Feb 21, 2025

SB 227: Labor and Industrial Relations; protections for freelance workers; provide

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the O.C.G.A., relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to provide protections for freelance workers; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill explicitly provides protections for freelance workers under labor and industrial relations, advancing worker rights without restrictions.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Gig Economy Labor Standards

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introduced · Georgia · House Feb 27, 2025

HB 600: Minimum Wage and Second Chance Act of 2025; enact

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 34 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labor and industrial relations, so as to increase the minimum wage for certain employees and to provide for grants to certain employers; to provide for definitions; to increase the minimum wage for agricultural workers and state employees; to provide for the Department of Labor to implement a grant program for certain employers; to provide for criteria; to provide for annual reporting; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Topics ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentIncreases minimum wage for employees, agricultural workers, and state employees; establishes grant program to support employer compliance with new wage standards.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Child Labor Labor Standards Minimum Wage

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