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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Discrimination & Tip Pools: When Companies and the DOL Get It Wrong

August 17, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   The Customer May Not Always Be Right!   A Lowe’s store in Virginia recently received a request from a customer: No…

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E-alerts · Government Contract & Compliance · Labor & Employment

Keeping an Eye on the NLRB and Executive Orders

August 7, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Keeping an eye on the NLRB   As August winds down, some NLRB watchers are expecting to see a flurry of…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Investigating Complaints & Conducting Interviews: Cautionary Tales for Companies

July 29, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   EEOC FILES SUIT   Hillshire Brands Company in Paris, Texas, was sued this week by the EEOC. The EEOC claims the…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

DOL says most independent contractors actually employees

July 15, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   The Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued guidance today that clarified the independent contractor versus employee issue. The 15-page memorandum advised that most…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment · WHDI Blog

Breaking News from the Department of Labor (DOL)

July 9, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   It was announced last week that the Obama administration plans to raise the wage requirement used by companies that exempts millions…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Staffing Agencies and Per Diems

June 30, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Six staffing agencies have been investigated and are working on an agreement with the Department of Labor (“DOL”) to pay $3.5…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Recent Court Rulings Offer Protective Measures for Companies

June 17, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   Texas businesses reporting employee crime are protected from defamation suits   The Texas Supreme Court recently issued a long-anticipated opinion that protects…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Hot Topics Call for Updates to Employee Handbooks & Policies

June 4, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   Both the NLRB and OSHA recently published guidelines for employer policies that tackle two hot topics in the workplace.   Social Media…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

When The TWC Calls, Pick Up The Phone!

May 15, 2015

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Last summer, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), in conjunction with the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, adopted a new rule that it…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Big News for Employers: Courts review EEOC’s duties to conciliate and investigate

May 7, 2015

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   EEOC’s Duty to Conciliate Last week, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court held that courts have the authority to review whether the EEOC…

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