I like to tell you about areas of deep interest to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), regardless of where the case pops up. Here’s an update from New York that still has much to teach Texas employers...
Employment Law Letter
Remote work has been all the rage in recent years. Initially, employees were working from home because offices were closed by government mandate. While working from home, employees were usually working in the same town...
In 1977, Hollywood actor John Travolta’s breakout role was Tony in the movie Saturday Night Fever, set in an Italian, blue-collar Brooklyn neighborhood. Tony’s life centered on going to the disco every Saturday night. An...
A U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings cover Alabama, Florida, and Georgia employers) recently upheld the firing of a law enforcement officer who intentionally shot himself while intoxicated on duty. The...
Q One of our employees has been in and out with cold and flu symptoms, but he was recently diagnosed with strep throat. The leave originally wasn’t classified as Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, but because the...
Whether an employer is successful in getting an employment discrimination case dismissed often depends on whether it can show it had an “honest belief” in a nondiscriminatory reason for its employment decision. To...
A recent study from Guild, a workplace education provider, explored what keeps employers up at night. Topping the list of worries business leaders named for 2024 was a loss of institutional knowledge as workers retire...
Apr 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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There’s no denying that all the upheaval over the last few years has had an outsized effect on the workforce. Among other things, employees weathered a worldwide health crisis and its resulting economic disruption along...
Apr 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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Q Are we obligated by law to disclose that our company vehicles are geographically tracked? If so, what is the best practice when advising employees their company cars will be trackable at all times? As a general rule...
Nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)—also referred to as confidentiality contracts, noncompete agreements, and restrictive covenants—can protect confidential information that, if used inappropriately, would harm your business...
A recent case from West Texas reminds us yet again that lawyers representing employees fight tooth and nail to keep their clients out of arbitration—and to get their claims to a jury of their peers. Slip and fall Mary...
Employers have seen an enormous number of changes recently to various rules about how they manage their employee base. This includes a notice of proposed rulemaking by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in late 2023...
Over the past few years, collegiate athletes’ rights have continued to expand, with name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals being a hot topic of conversation and a way for student athletes to obtain significant...
Apr 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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It’s that time of year again! No, we’re not referring to spring. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open its portal for filing 2023 EEO-1 data. The deadline for...
Apr 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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On February 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) found that former employees who filed a federal whistleblower retaliation claim under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) must only show the protected...
Apr 01, 2024 · Employment Law Letter
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