Underpayment of Wages Bites Amarillo Non-profit
Advo Companies, Inc., a worthy local charity that trains and helps people with developmental disabilities find work, was recently...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 23
New FLSA Minimum Salary Requirements
If you pay any employees on salary instead of hourly, as an employer you need to review new regulations released today by the United...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 11, 2023
New Laws Regarding Pregnant and Nursing Employees
Every employer with 15 or more names on the payroll needs to understand its obligations under two new federal laws relating to pregnant...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 6, 2022
Off-Duty Employee Conduct
In general, Texas employers owe the public no duty to act to control the conduct of an off-duty employee.
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Vicki Wilmarth
Aug 31, 2022
Employer's Background Checking Obligations
As most local employers know, hiring is hard right now. There are very few applicants and some of those who apply disappear during the...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jul 27, 2022
Commission Pay Arrangements in Texas
By Vicki Wilmarth If you as an employer pay any of your employees on commission, a recent Texas Supreme Court case makes it clear that...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 29, 2022
Vicki Wilmarth on Hey Amarillo Podcast
Vicki Wilmarth discusses how she helps Texas employers on the latest episode of the Hey Amarillo Podcast. https://heyamarillo.com/vicki-w...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 3, 2022
Texas Employer’s New Year’s Resolutions for 2022
The time between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a good time for employers to reflect on resolutions for 2022. What can you as an...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 3, 2022
How to Hire and Retain During the “Big Quit”
Almost daily, my employer clients are telling me about their inability to hire workers to fill job openings in the Texas Panhandle. This...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 21, 2021
How Employers Can Do Everything Right
Age discrimination cases are difficult for employers to win because the elderly make very sympathetic plaintiffs and the judges and...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 8, 2021
No "Vaccination Passports". What Does Abbott Mean?
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an Executive Order on April 5, 2021, purporting to ban “vaccination passports” in Texas. But Texas...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 4, 2021
Stimulus Bill Benefits for Employers
Small employers have several reasons to be encouraged by the stimulus bill, including the option of continuing to get a tax credit for...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 17, 2020
Mandatory Vaccination of Employees
Texas employers are asking if they can require their employees to get vaccinated when vaccines become available to more of the public. In...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Oct 30, 2020
COVID-19 Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle
COVID-19 infections in the Texas Panhandle are raging like a wildfire, so what is an employer’s duty to prevent its spread and what...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Aug 17, 2020
Ten Ways to Get Sued by Employees during a Pandemic
Even though the idea has been in the news recently, at the current time there is no absolute liability immunity for Texas employers from...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jun 15, 2020
Supreme Court Outlaws LGBT Employment Discrimination
The United State Supreme Court today outlawed LGBT discrimination in employment based on Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In a...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 29, 2020
PPP Forgiveness Finally Explained
Late last week, the Small Business Administration posted interim rules and the application for employers to complete when seeking...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 15, 2020
Whew! Your PPP Loan was "Necessary"
The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department finally have eased the minds of many Paycheck Protection Program borrowers...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 23, 2020
Texas Employer Requirements for the “Great Reopening”
Texas employers should know that there are many requirements to protect your employees and customers from COVID-19 that you must address...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 17, 2020
PPP Loan Tips for Texas Employers
So your Texas Panhandle company has received Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds, hopefully, and now you are wondering how to use...
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