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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 · Labor & Employment

EBOLA: Employment Law Dilemma

October 30, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Back in 2009 in response to the H1N1 virus, the EEOC issued some guidance on pandemic preparedness in the workplace and…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

Trick or Treat? Halloween celebrations may create employer liability

October 24, 2014

By Kelline R. Linton, Associate.   With Halloween just around the corner, employers should take note of the following potential liabilities associated with celebrations in the workplace:  …

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Houston Mayor to propose city-wide anti-discrimination law

May 5, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Houston is the last major city without its own local anti-discrimination law. But that may soon change. Next week Mayor Anise…

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E-alerts · Government Contract & Compliance

The OFCCP Final Rules now Effective

April 2, 2014

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently issued Final Rules that changed regulations under both the Vietnam Era Veterans…

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E-alerts · Labor & Employment

EEOC Releases Stats for 2013, or EEOC by the Numbers

February 12, 2014

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Each year the EEOC issues its yearly report on enforcement and litigation. The report is always a good way to assess…

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Supreme Court Favors Employers in Discrimination and Retaliation Cases

June 25, 2013

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   In a pair of employment decisions on Monday (June 24) the Court ruled in favor of employers.  In the race discrimination…

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