In Texas, cities are attempting to enact legislation that mandates paid time off/sick leave. In February, the City of Austin passed a paid-time-off ordinance. It does not go into effect until October. In the meantime lawsuits have been filed […]
Towards the end of the Obama administration, the Department of Labor announced standards that would expand overtime coverage. Here is a run down from what was proposed from a post way back in 2016: The new “White Collar Rule” for […]
At the outset of most employment relationships, the employer will have an employee sign a litany of documents ranging from a IRS form W4 to a non-compete agreement. Buried within those documents is usually some form of a confidentiality agreement. […]
As the New Year begins a couple of things to consider: Is the company employee manual up to date – any changes necessary? – The beginning of the year is always a good time to review those policies and […]
I remember when I was a younger lawyer the difficulty I had with clients settling lawsuits that factually and legally had little merit. I remember the partner I worked for telling me that was the cost of doing business. While […]
As we creep up on the end of the year employers should be considering/doing a number of things: Is the company employee manual up to date – any changes necessary? – The end of the year is always a good […]
Yesterday’s Dallas Morning News homepage had not 1 but 2 employment related cases. Texas icon Whataburger has been sued for alleged discriminatory hiring practices and CBS 11 has been sued for violating the ADEA when it chose to hire a younger […]
The purpose of the performance improvement plan or “PIP” is to give an employee the opportunity to make certain changes in their work performance so as to merit ongoing employment. Put another way satisfy the PIP and you keep your […]
Caught this story here in Dallas where a now defunct medical lab had “gropening day” every other Friday. Here is a link to the story. Basically employees were free to grope one another every other Friday – no joke. […]
Over the years we’ve been building a list to consider when putting together an arbitration provision. A requirement that the case be disposed of within a certain time period. (i.e. 6 months from filing); A limitation on the number of […]
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