Intro to Georgia Labor Laws
Get an overview of the Georgia labor laws small businesses should know when hiring, and updates on employment laws that could impact your business.
Minimum Wage
Georgia’s minimum wage is $5.15 per hour. However, because it’s lower than the federal minimum wage, the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour prevails.
References: Georgia State Minimum Wage
Minimum Exempt Salary Requirements
Georgia follows the federal minimum exempt salary requirement of $884 per week or $43,888 per year for most exemptions from minimum wage and overtime.
References: Federal Minimum Exemption Threshold
Meal & Rest Laws
Georgia follows the federal precedent and doesn’t have regulations requiring employers to provide meal and rest break periods.
Lactation Accommodation Laws
Georgia law requires that employees receive paid breaks to pump breast milk during the work day. Employers can’t require salaried employees to use their paid leave for lactation breaks.
References: Lactation Rights of Employees
Updates to Georgia Labor Laws
Keep up to date with important changes to state and local employment laws in Georgia.
Georgia's new voting leave law will expand to allow employees, regardless of work schedule, to use voting leave for early voting and to take up to two hours of unpaid time off on election day or any designated in-person early voting day. Previously, leave was only required if an employee didn't have a two-hour voting window before or after work while the polls were open.
Last month, Georgia passed a new lactation break law requiring that all Georgia employers must provide reasonable, paid break time to employees to express milk while at work. Employers must also provide a private location, other than a restroom, for these purposes.
This material has been prepared for informational purposes only, and is not intended to provide, and should not be relied on for, legal or tax advice. If you have any legal or tax questions regarding this content or related issues, then you should consult with your professional legal or tax advisor.
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