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...
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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,...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Feb 24, 2020
Hiring Focused on Good Character
Character is not generational, racial or gender-specific. I’ve worked with some terrific young employees and some terrible older ones,...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Jan 22, 2020
Docking a Salaried Employee's Pay
Employers ask me all the time about docking the weekly salary of an exempt employee if a salaried worker misses a half-day for a child’s...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Dec 31, 2019
Can I Test My Texas Employees for Marijuana?
As 2020 begins, many Texas employers are wondering if they can still drug test their employees for marijuana use. Several states have...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Sep 24, 2019
DOL Finalizes Salary Minimum Rule
A new federal overtime rule that has been finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor will become effective on January 1, 2020. The final...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Aug 2, 2019
"Go Back" Comments Are Unlawful Discrimination
If you as an employer allow racist or nationalistic statements like "Go back to where you came from" to ever be expressed at your...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Jun 19, 2019
Paid Sick Leave Required in Some Texas Cities
Employers in Dallas and San Antonio have to start providing paid sick leave to their employees as of August 1, 2019. Vicki's employment...
Vicki Wilmarth
- May 22, 2019
Firing for Abortion is Discrimination
Since abortion laws are such a hot topic right now, employers should be warned: firing a woman for obtaining an abortion is...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Apr 26, 2019
When an Employee's Social Security Number is Incorrect (or Fake)
In 2019, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) is again starting to send “No Match” letters after a seven-year hiatus to employers...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Mar 22, 2019
DOL Proposes New Salary Minimum
A new federal overtime rule that has been proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor may become effective early in 2020, and employers need...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Feb 25, 2019
Legal Guide for New Texas Employers
Sometimes as a new Texas employer, you just need a quick reference guide to what you are supposed to be doing. Here is a brief rundown of...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Jan 9, 2019
"Do As We Say, Not As We Do": Lesson for Employers from the Shutdown
The federal government is working employees without pay.What prevents you as a private employer from taking a play from this shutdown...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Dec 12, 2018
Secret Employee Recordings in Texas
Is it legal for one of your employees to secretly record your conversations with that worker for the employee to use as evidence in a...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Nov 5, 2018
Texas Election Law for Employers
Since Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, here are some quick reminders for employers about the Texas election laws that you must...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Oct 24, 2018
4 Steps to Protect Company Secrets
What can you do to protect your company secrets when Angela, your vice-president of sales, announces she is leaving your company and...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Sep 26, 2018
Five Steps for Responding Well to Harassment
The federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently sided with an employer who promptly took five comprehensive steps in response to...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Sep 6, 2018
Employers Targeted in ICE Raids and Audits
If you think that only illegal aliens need to be concerned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), then as an employer, you...
Vicki
- Aug 6, 2018
What Can I Say? Giving References in Texas
Just when you thought you’d heard the last of Fired Felicia, you get a call from Felicia’s prospective employer, who is diligently...
Vicki Wilmarth
- Jul 10, 2018
Employee Policies You Can (and Cannot) Include in the Handbook
The National Labor Relations Board, which is supposed to regulate unionized workplaces, has been telling all employers what their...
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