If you think that only illegal aliens need to be concerned about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”), then as an employer, you...

Just when you thought you’d heard the last of Fired Felicia, you get a call from Felicia’s prospective employer, who is diligently...

The National Labor Relations Board, which is supposed to regulate unionized workplaces, has been telling all employers what their...

As an employer, you have to verify the work eligibility of every employee, and that frustrating process might make you consider hiring...

Summer is coming, and you may be thinking about employing some teenagers. Here’s some lawyerly advice: proceed with caution. Employing...

Do I have to pay unemployment on my employee who just quit/resigned/got fired/was laid off? During most of my thirty years as an...

There is a great article today in the Wall Street Journal about a problem I see all the time as an estate planning and probate lawyer. It...

Another U.S. Court of Appeals recently decided that the prohibition of discriminating "on the basis of sex" protects employees who are...

More than one-third of American employees have dated a coworker, according to Harris Polls’ latest annual survey for Career Builder, so...

It is scary for an employer to deal with an employee who might be under the influence of opioids in the workplace. As with most...

If you are a business owner or manager in a company with at least 15 names on the payroll, you would be wise to expect to face a sexual...

Every investigation into a claim of sexual harassment requires the investigator to determine the credibility of the one making the claim...

Can the company recruiter review an applicant’s personal social media accounts before making a hiring decision? Yes, in Texas, an...

As an employer, can you insist on an employee talking for himself rather than you listening to input from his helicopter spouse or...

Does the First Amendment protect an employee in Texas, allowing him to say whatever he wants on the job–to take a knee in protest, to...

Employee embezzlement allegations made news this week in the Panhandle. Here are six steps to preventing that kind of employee theft in...

Employers along the Texas Gulf Coast are trying to determine how best to help their employees in the emergency that is the aftermath of...

As a business owner or manager, you have the opportunity and the responsibility to combat racism and hatred in your workplace. Despite...

A nursing mother in your workplace has certain employment rights that you as an employer must understand. Until the time that the child...

As an employer, you should be committed to a drug-free and alcohol-free work environment that protects both your employees, your...