The latest projections estimate that nearly 300,000 Americans will die from COVID-19 by the end of 2020. Many of those individuals will be employed when they contract the virus, and a significant number will be workers in...more
Texas has largely avoided the wave of marijuana legalization sweeping the country and the accompanying legal complications that have come along for the ride. Those days may be numbered as the Texas Legislature recently passed...more
9/5/2019
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Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Drug Testing ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hemp ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Foods ,
Medical Marijuana ,
New Legislation ,
Plant Based Products ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
President Trump has only been in office a little over a month, but one thing is clear. He intends to do what he said he would do on the campaign trail, especially in regard to immigration. What does that mean for employers?...more
3/2/2017
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E-Verify ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Form I-9 ,
Green Cards ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
Immigration Reform ,
Popular ,
Refugees ,
Terrorist Threats ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Visas
The latest craze is Pokémon Go, an app for smartphones that allows people to “catch” Pokémon creatures by integrating the real world with the virtual world. So what do you do if you see one of your employees wandering around...more
This week ESPN fired pitcher-turned-broadcaster Kurt Schilling for an allegedly offensive tweet about the recently passed law in North Carolina requiring persons to use the restroom associated with the sex of their birth. As...more
Last week, President Obama announced yet another executive order, this one removing questions about an applicant’s criminal history from applications for federal jobs. Similar laws have been passed in cities and states across...more
First, let me say that most shootings (including the recent incident in Virginia) are random acts of violence by crazy people. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict when an employee will snap, or whether an...more
8/31/2015
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Defamation ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Mass Shootings ,
Negligence ,
Popular ,
Reference Checks
In a world where the lines between employees and volunteers/interns are becoming increasingly blurred, it is nice to see at least one court easily dispense with a wage and hour lawsuit. On August 13, 2015, a federal judge...more
8/20/2015
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Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Internships ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Reviews ,
Popular ,
Uber ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Volunteers ,
Wage and Hour ,
Websites ,
Yelp
Perhaps the blurriest line in employment law is the difference between an independent contractor and employee. Companies prefer contractor status because it is cheaper and offers more flexibility. ...more
Before the ink on the Affordable Care Act was dry, prudent employers were analyzing the law to identify ways to save money and avoid many of the punitive aspects of the law....more