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Vicki Wilmarth
- Jul 27
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...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 29
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...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 3
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...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 3
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Apr 6, 2020
Vicki speaks with Hey Amarillo! Podcast
Vicki Wilmarth spoke to host Jason Boyett about the obstacles, opportunities and obligations that local businesses are facing during this...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Apr 2, 2020
Webinar: Texas Employers' Guide to Coronavirus Legal Issues
Webinar presented by Vicki Wilmarth and Josh Butler on April 2, 2020 to help Texas businesses understand their obligations and...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 25, 2020
Paid Leave Laws Affect Small Employers
Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a new law that requires small employers to provide paid leave to employees for two...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 13, 2020
Employer's Guide to COVID-19
As COVID-19 dominates the headlines, Texas employers still have businesses to run and employees to supervise. The novel coronavirus,...