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40 bills for “Labor and industrial relations”.
Labor and industrial relations; prohibit certain employers that do not provide affordable health insurance benefits from requiring certain employees to provide a doctor's note when absent from work
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would stop employers who don't offer affordable health insurance from requiring a doctor's note when certain employees miss work.
Labor and industrial relations; applicability of workers' compensation to employers and employees; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would exempt employers already covered by the federal Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act from having to also carry Georgia workers' compensation coverage for those same employees.
Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage for certain state employees; increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise the state's minimum wage from $5.15 to $15.00 an hour and set the same $15.00 hourly floor for full-time state employees starting January 1, 2026.
Labor and industrial relations; minimum wage; provide for an increase
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise the state minimum wage from $5.15 to $15.00 an hour, let employers count tips toward part of that wage, and remove several groups' exemptions from minimum wage coverage.
Labor and industrial relations; definition of employment for certain services performed by certain healthcare technology platform contractors; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: HB 991 would let healthcare staffing apps classify workers who pick up shifts at hospitals and other facilities as independent contractors rather than employees, if the company follows specific hands-off rules.
Labor and industrial relations; preemption of wage and employment benefit mandates adopted by a local government entity; repeal certain provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1157 would repeal a Georgia law that currently bars counties, cities, and other local governments from setting their own minimum wage or employment benefit requirements for private employers.
Labor and Industrial Relations; retaliatory actions by certain employers against certain employees for disclosing potentially unlawful activities; prohibit
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would bar employers from retaliating against employees who report suspected illegal activity, health or safety dangers to authorities, supervisors, or in legal proceedings.
Labor and industrial relations; employment security; benefits and appeals; revise certain notice provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would change how deadlines are counted in unemployment insurance appeals, switching from the date a notice was mailed to a printed 'issue date' on the decision itself.
Labor and Industrial Relations, Revenue and Taxation, and Social Services; certain protections of caregivers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 588 would expand caregiver protections in Georgia by tripling the sick leave employees can use for family caregiving, expanding a caregiving tax credit, and letting spousal caregivers keep other program benefits.
Labor and industrial relations; actuarial study on state based paid family and medical leave insurance program; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1318 would direct Georgia's Department of Labor to hire an outside actuary to study the cost and design of a possible state paid family and medical leave insurance program, with results due by early 2027.
Minimum Wage and Second Chance Act of 2025; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would raise the minimum wage for agricultural workers at large farms and for state employees, and create a grant program rewarding employers who hire people with criminal records.
Labor and industrial relations; cause of action for workplace harassment and retaliation; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 306 would let workers in Georgia sue supervisors, coworkers, and employers directly for workplace harassment and retaliation, expanding a law that currently only covers government employees.
Labor and Industrial Relations; protections for freelance workers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create new legal protections for freelance workers, requiring written contracts, timely payment, and a state complaint process through the Department of Labor, under a new law called the Freelance Isn't Free Act.
Labor and industrial relations; protections for warehouse distribution center workers; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 16 would create a new Georgia law protecting warehouse and distribution center workers from unsafe production quotas, giving them rights to paid breaks, safety training, and information about how their work speed is tracked.
Labor and industrial relations; pharmacy care guidelines and pharmacy management networks under workers' compensation; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would set new rules for how injured workers get prescription medications under workers' compensation, limiting off-label and compounded drug prescriptions and letting employers require care through approved pharmacy networks.
Georgia Guest Worker Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 82 would create a state run guest worker program inside Georgia's Department of Labor, letting employers hire foreign workers when the state finds a labor shortage, subject to wage, housing, and insurance rules.
"Dignity and Pay Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 55, the "Dignity and Pay Act," would phase out subminimum wages for Georgia workers with disabilities, ending the practice by July 1, 2027 for employers currently using federal subminimum wage certificates.
Worker Tariff Relief Program Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1425 would create a new Georgia program to give temporary cash aid, job placement help, and training to workers who lose jobs, hours, or wages because of federal tariffs or trade disruptions.
General Assembly; Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act; urge passage
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the General Assembly to pass a separate bill, LC 46 0977, the Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act, to create heat safety rules for workers in high-heat jobs.
Education; students shall not be counted absent from school due to performing in certain productions; provisions
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 442 would let Georgia students who perform in stage, screen, or other productions avoid being marked absent for up to 25 school days, as long as a studio teacher provides aligned instruction.
Georgia Living Wage Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 343 would raise Georgia's minimum wage to $20.00 per hour, tie future increases to inflation, remove most current exemptions, and require inmates working outside prison to be paid market wages.
Georgia Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1071 would require Georgia employers to adopt heat illness prevention programs for workers in extreme heat, with the Department of Labor enforcing rules through inspections, fines, and a grant program.
DeAndre Thompson Parental Bereavement Protection Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create paid and unpaid bereavement leave for private employees, teachers and school staff, and state employees, plus extra unpaid leave when a family member dies by homicide, suicide, or in military action.
Georgia Child Performer Empowerment and Protection Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 418 would require Georgia parents of child performers, including minors who work as online content creators, to set up blocked trust accounts and would set strict work-hour limits and inspections to protect those minors.
Georgia Worker Empowerment Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1493, the Georgia Worker Empowerment Act, would give private-sector workers not covered by federal labor law the right to unionize and bargain collectively, end at-will firing in favor of a just cause standard, and create industry boards to recommend wage and safety standards.
Better Small Business Employee Benefits Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 250 would create a new state registration system for professional employer organizations, the companies that handle payroll, benefits, and HR duties for small businesses, moving oversight from the Department of Labor to the Department of Insurance.
Employment Security; certain notice provisions relating to benefits and appeals; revise
Summary by Georgia Commons: Senate Bill 191 changes how Georgia counts the deadline to appeal unemployment benefit decisions, switching from the date a notice was mailed to a new 'issue date' printed on the document, effective January 1, 2026.
Longstanding partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Georgia; commend
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the long economic and trade partnership between the Province of Québec and the State of Georgia, citing decades of investment, aerospace, aluminum, and forestry trade ties.
"Georgia Restaurant Franchise Relations Act"; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia Senate bill would create the "Georgia Restaurant Franchise Relations Act," setting new rules for how restaurant franchisors can terminate, renew, or otherwise deal with franchise owners in Georgia.
Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a state commission to review and check whether employers correctly file IRS 1099 tax forms for workers, and to help employees who were wrongly classified.
Labor, Department of; review and validate employment status of 1099 tax returns filed by employers on behalf of employees; establish a commission
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would create a state commission inside the Department of Labor to randomly audit at least 50,000 IRS 1099 tax forms filed by employers each year and help employees harmed by wrongly filed forms.
Commissioner of Labor; ensure certain employees receive comparable pay for comparable work in jobs which require comparable skill, effort, and responsibility; authorize
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would give the Commissioner of Labor stronger authority to enforce the state's equal pay law, including the power to investigate employers, issue administrative orders, and fine violators up to $1,000 per violation.
Sexual offenses; modify penalty for offenders previously convicted of the offense of trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia bill would make a fourth misdemeanor conviction for certain sex offenses or crimes against persons within a ten-year period a felony, with a mandatory one to ten year prison sentence.
Criminal procedure; imposition of death penalty; include offense of trafficking of persons for labor and sexual servitude
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 1154 would add trafficking of persons for labor or sexual servitude to the list of crimes that can trigger Georgia's death penalty aggravating circumstances, applying to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2026.
Georgia Minimum Wage Law; minimum wage pay to workers whose compensation consists wholly or partially of gratuities; provide
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House bill would repeal a specific provision of the Georgia Minimum Wage Law that addresses pay for workers whose income comes wholly or partly from tips.
Vincent Fort Living Wage Act; enact
Summary by Georgia Commons: House Bill 321 would raise Georgia's state minimum wage from $5.15 to $15.00 per hour, affecting employers and workers covered by state minimum wage law.
Ending Slavery in Georgia Amendment; propose - CA
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state Constitution to remove language that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime or for contempt of court.
Thompson, Bruce; recipient of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce 2024 Chairman's Award; honor life and legacy
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the late Bruce Thompson, a former state senator and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner, for his posthumous 2024 Chairman's Award from the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce.
Knight, Tasso; honoring the life and memory; condolences
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution honors the life of Tasso Knight, a longtime labor lobbyist who worked at the state capitol on behalf of union members, and offers condolences to his family.
General Assembly; enact Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act; urge
Summary by Georgia Commons: A Georgia House resolution urges the General Assembly to pass a future Workplace Safety and Heat Protection Act that would set enforceable heat safety standards for workers exposed to extreme heat on the job.