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HR Issues


“Mad Men” Partnership Disputes and HR Decisions
June 20, 2012

                                                       A few weeks ago, the  fifth season of "Mad Men" came to an […]

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The EEOC’s Texas Statistics
May 22, 2012

                                                  The EEOC recently made the breakdown of its individual charge filings available online for each state.  The statistics run from fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2011.  The top Texas discrimination charges are: (1) retaliation (41%);  (2) race […]

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Considering Arrest/Conviction Records in the Hiring Process
May 4, 2012

                                               Last week, the EEOC provided new enforcement guidelines to be used for determining whether the use of […]

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Lack of Jury Trials Isn’t Bad for Employers
May 1, 2012

It should be no surprise that civil trials with juries are on a downward trend.  A recent Dallas Morning News article cites a number of factors from tort reform, the expense of trial, activist judges, binding arbitration, and the Texas […]

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Is your BMI too high to work for this Texas Hospital?
April 6, 2012

                         Bruce Carton of law.com tracked down a great story about a Victoria, Texas hospital (in between San Antonio and Houston) that has implemented a hiring policy that requires potential […]

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Avoiding Employee Theft
March 16, 2012

Employees stealing from their employer is nothing new.  Recently, a lawyer and his wife who were employed by the same firm were convicted of stealing in excess of $100,000 pounds from their firm’s London office.  They did it with bogus […]

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Common Sense Can’t Be Taught
February 28, 2012

                           Sometimes employers are stuck with employees who simply do not exercise common sense or good judgment.  At the end of the day, they are left wondering whether the employee, who appeared to be so strong and qualified on […]

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Upcoming Interview on Employee Departures
February 24, 2012

                                 Next Friday, March 2, I will be appearing on Stephanie Thompson’s Proactive Employer Employer Podcast.   Stephanie’s podcast is top notch and addresses a wide range of HR related issues.  We will be discussing hiring/firing issues as well as […]

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Courtroom Lessons for the Business Owner/Employer
January 31, 2012

             I know it’s been a while since my last post, but a trial always gets in the way of blog posts.  So after the dust has settled on the trial I have a few […]

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IRS Misclassification Amnesty – Good or Bad?
January 12, 2012

                                           Recently the IRS came forward with an amnesty program for workers who improperly classify their employees as contractors. There are […]

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