• Georgia must pay workers according to federal minimum wage guidelines.Georgia state contour with Capital City against blurred USA flag image by Stasys Eidiejus from Fotolia.com
  
  Georgia employment laws apply equally to part-time and full-time employees. Employers may not interfere with any employee's rights, regardless of how many hours the employee in question works. Part time employees are protected from certain types of discrimination, such as being required to work more than a certain number of hours and not being paid for short breaks just like their full-time peers.
  
  

Minimum Wage and Overtime

• Georgia employers must follow federal laws regarding minimum wage and overtime. The Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) says that all employees in every state must be paid at least $7.25 per hour, except for employees who make at least $5.12 per hour in tips, who may be paid as little as $2.13 per hour. Georgia also must pay employees time and a half for each hour over 40 they work in a week, even if they are hired on a part-time basis.
  
  

Textile Factory Worker Law

• Part-time workers in textile factories may only work 10 hours at a time under Georgia law. This law applies to all part-time textile workers regardless of their job position.
  
  

Breaks

• Georgia law does not give workers the right to break periods. However, if an employer does grant an employee a lunch break, he must pay the employee for breaks of less than 20 minutes.
  
  

Anti-Discrimination Laws

• Part-time and full-time workers both have the right to freedom from discrimination in hiring and promotions if they are members of protected classes. Race, religion, national origin, age and disability are protected classes in Georgia as of 2010. Sexual orientation and gender identity are not protected classes as of 2010.
  
  

At-Will Employment

• Part-time workers in Georgia are considered "at-will" employees unless they have an employment contract guaranteeing them employment. Georgia employers can fire at-will employees with or without cause as long as they do not fire them due to their membership in a protected class.