Georgia employers may prohibit possession of firearms on their property so long as the employer owns the property or has legal control of the property.
However, state law prohibits any employer from conditioning employment upon any agreement by a prospective employee that prohibits an employee from entering the parking lot when the employee’s privately owned motor vehicle contains a firearm or ammunition, or both, that is locked out of sight within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or area within such privately owned motor vehicle, provided that any applicable employees possess a Georgia firearms license (GA Code Sec. 16-11-135).
Secured parking lot exception. Employers may continue to conduct searches to ban concealed weapons from vehicles if they provide a secure parking lot that restricts public access through the use of a security gate, security station, and/or security officers. The policy allowing searches must apply to all vehicles and be used on a uniform and frequent basis.
Permitted SearchesThe ban on searches does not apply to:
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Checklists | Workplace Violence Training Checklist for Healthcare Facilities |
Forms | Worksite Risk Assessment |
Handouts | Window of Life |
Policies | Violence in the Workplace |
Posters | Surviving an Active Shooter [Spanish] |
PowerPoints | Violence in the Workplace: How to Prevent and Defuse for Supervisors |
White Papers | Workplace violence: Train healthcare workers to respond more effectively |