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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...
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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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Vicki Wilmarth
Jun 15, 2018
"Hire American" Doesn't Justify Discriminating Against Legal Immigrants
As an employer, you have to verify the work eligibility of every employee, and that frustrating process might make you consider hiring...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 14, 2018
Five Tips for Hiring Teenagers
Summer is coming, and you may be thinking about employing some teenagers. Here’s some lawyerly advice: proceed with caution. Employing...
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Vicki Wilmarth
May 4, 2018
10 Facts About Texas Unemployment Compensation
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...
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Chris Wright
Apr 23, 2018
Are You A Helicopter Child?
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...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 5, 2018
Transgender Woman Protected by Sex Discrimination Laws
Another U.S. Court of Appeals recently decided that the prohibition of discriminating "on the basis of sex" protects employees who are...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 8, 2018
Hook Ups and Break Ups in the Workplace
More than one-third of American employees have dated a coworker, according to Harris Polls’ latest annual survey for Career Builder, so...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Feb 5, 2018
Written Policies to Protect Your Business During the Opioids Epidemic
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...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 8, 2018
Six Steps to Address Sexual Harassment Before the Complaint
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...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 1, 2017
"If True": How to Assess Credibility in Sexual Harassment Investigations
Every investigation into a claim of sexual harassment requires the investigator to determine the credibility of the one making the claim...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Nov 14, 2017
No Peeking! Social Media in Hiring
Can the company recruiter review an applicant’s personal social media accounts before making a hiring decision? Yes, in Texas, an...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Oct 23, 2017
Is a Helicopter Spouse or Parent Hovering Over Your Workplace?
As an employer, can you insist on an employee talking for himself rather than you listening to input from his helicopter spouse or...
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Vicki
Sep 27, 2017
Does the First Amendment Apply at Your Company?
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...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Sep 13, 2017
Six Steps to Preventing Employee Embezzlement
Employee embezzlement allegations made news this week in the Panhandle. Here are six steps to preventing that kind of employee theft in...
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Vicki
Aug 31, 2017
Taking Care of Your Employees After a Natural Disaster
Employers along the Texas Gulf Coast are trying to determine how best to help their employees in the emergency that is the aftermath of...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Aug 15, 2017
Preventing Racism and Incivility in Your Workplace
As a business owner or manager, you have the opportunity and the responsibility to combat racism and hatred in your workplace. Despite...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jul 19, 2017
Employers Must Accommodate Nursing Mothers
A nursing mother in your workplace has certain employment rights that you as an employer must understand. Until the time that the child...
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Vicki Wilmarth
Jun 27, 2017
Why Drug Test Your Employees?
As an employer, you should be committed to a drug-free and alcohol-free work environment that protects both your employees, your...
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Vicki
May 18, 2017
The Key to Good Hires--Good Interviews
If you want to hire an employee who performs his/her job well, fits into the culture, contributes new ideas and energy, forms close...
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