On the afternoon of May 11, 2021, there was an explosion in the kitchen of a DeKalb County restaurant. Tragically, a woman who was working died from her injuries. The restaurant where this tragedy occured is Main Moon Chinese, located on Hugh Howell Road in Tucker, Georgia. According to the fire …
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Workplace Safety & Workers’ Comp At UGA Are Areas of Failure, According to Rally
On April 30, 2021, there was a rally at the University of Georgia Administration (UGA) for an end-of-the-year review to draw attention to several failures that UGA employees and local community members believe the administration has fallen short in, including workers’ compensation and workplace …
Georgia Employers Must Provide FMLA Outside of Workers’ Comp
According to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, employers could be determined “guilty” for violating the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) if they fail to provide employees with notice of their rights and protections under the FMLA in regards to workers’ compensation. In April 2021, the …
Bibb County Sheriff Stabbed To Death By Georgia Jail Inmate
On April 6th, a sheriff’s deputy was tragically stabbed to death by a handcuffed inmate in a Bibb County jail. The inmate, Albert Dewitt Booze, was being transferred to a different cell for a “suicide watch” around 2:30 a.m. after he threatened to harm himself. Christopher Wilson Knight, the …
2 Security Guards Injured in Atlanta Lounge After Patron Opened Fire
On April 11, 2021, Atlanta nightclub security guards were taken to the hospital after a patron shot them. The shooter opened fire on the 2 officers at the Members Only Lounge on Ralph McGill Boulevard. Members Only describes itself as “Atlanta’s exclusive VIP lounge for the city’s socialites and …
Georgia Spa Shootings Devastate Families of Individuals Killed at Work
Hyun Jung Grant was a single mother of 2 boys. She worked nearly every day at an Atlanta massage parlor to support them. March 16, 2021 was another typical work day for Grant, until it drastically changed. Grant’s 22-year-old son, Randy Park, was at home when he received word that there had been a …
