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Senator John Albers Passes Legislation to Protect Workers and Businesses in Georgia

ATLANTA (February 23, 2022) | Senator John Albers (R – Roswell) has sponsored Senate Bill 331, the Protecting Georgia Businesses and Workers Act. SB 331, which recently passed the Senate, is a critical piece of legislation that will prevent local governments from passing onerous mandates relating to the regulation of employee work hours, scheduling, or employee output. However, SB 331 allows local governments to dictate hours and scheduling for any business that contracts with local governments.

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Attorney General Chris Carr, Senator John Albers and Rep. Houston Gaines Push Legislation to Crack Down on Organized Retail Crime in Georgia

ATLANTA (February 16, 2022) | On Tuesday, February 15,  Attorney General Chris Carr, State Senator John Albers (R – Roswell), and Rep. Houston Gaines (R – Athens) joined representatives from CVS Health and The Home Depot in a press conference to discuss SB 332, the Georgia Inform Consumers Act. SB 332, which passed the Senate 51-0. SB 332 would continue Georgia’s efforts to crack down on organized retail crime by providing critical protections for consumers who unknowingly purchase stolen and counterfeit products from online marketplaces. Specifically, SB 332 would require online marketplaces to verify high-volume third-party sellers and provide consumers with an email, phone number or direct electronic communication to contact sellers with questions or concerns about the products they are seeking to purchase.

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