Georgia

Federal weekly rule only (1.5x over 40 hrs/week)

Federal law is the floor everywhere: 1.5x your regular rate for every hour past 40 in a workweek. Where state law pays more, the state rule wins.

Georgia Department of Labor (wage claims via US DOL)

File a wage claim

1-866-487-9243

Federal option: US DOL Wage and Hour complaint · 1-866-487-9243

Georgia is a right-to-work state. A union still has to represent every worker in the bargaining unit, but no one can be required to pay dues or fees as a condition of employment. Unions here depend on workers choosing to join.

Private-sector organizing is governed by the National Labor Relations Act and enforced by the NLRB. Public employees (state, city, school, transit) are covered by Georgia state law instead, which sets its own bargaining rules.

It is illegal for your employer to fire, cut hours, or threaten you for talking with coworkers about pay or organizing.

• Georgia AFL-CIO
• Start a union at your workplace (AFL-CIO)
• Your NLRB regional office
• File an unfair labor practice charge
• All state labor federations