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 …
Georgia Workers & Industry News
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 …
Ex-Mobster Running a Drug Operation out of DeKalb Meat Factory
You have probably seen drug busts happen all the time on the news or in movies, but did you ever expect to see one go down here in DeKalb County? Probably not! According to local authorities, a former member of the Russian Mafia was accused of supplying drugs to dealers in several Atlanta …
Families of Workers Killed in Gainesville Plant Accident File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
On January 28, 2021, there was a nitrogen leak in Foundation Food Group’s cooling system located in Gainesville, Georgia. Eleven people were hospitalized and 6 were tragically killed. Now, the families of those victims are filing a wrongful death lawsuit. They’re filing against the Messer Group, a …
DeKalb Co. Police Officer Killed Downtown Connector Crash
It’s undeniable that working for law enforcement is one of the most dangerous jobs in the U.S. They are trained to prepare for the worst possible scenarios, but even still, sometimes the unthinkable can happen. One such tragedy happened on January 2, 2021 when a veteran DeKalb County police …
