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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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"If True": How to Assess Credibility in Sexual Harassment Investigations

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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Is a Helicopter Spouse or Parent Hovering Over Your Workplace?

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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Does the First Amendment Apply at Your Company?

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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Six Steps to Preventing Employee Embezzlement

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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Taking Care of Your Employees After a Natural Disaster

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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Preventing Racism and Incivility in Your Workplace

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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Employers Must Accommodate Nursing Mothers

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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Hiring Older Applicants Protects Employers

Vicki

Apr 24, 2017

Hiring Older Applicants Protects Employers

Older workers have difficulty finding new jobs and some of them are responding with age discrimination lawsuits. You can protect your...

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Vicki

Mar 15, 2017

Simple Firing Form

An employer should always carefully document the reasons for firing an employee. But your termination documentation doesn’t have to be...

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Religious and National Origin Discrimination in Heated Political Times

Vicki

Feb 24, 2017

Religious and National Origin Discrimination in Heated Political Times

It is easy for employers to lose sight of the obligation to protect all employees regardless of national origin or religion with all the...

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Requiring a "Full Release" May Violate Disability Law

Vicki

Jan 18, 2017

Requiring a "Full Release" May Violate Disability Law

Have you ever asked an employee for a doctor’s note confirming that the employee is “fully” recovered from an injury or illness as a...

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Vicki

Dec 30, 2016

Employers Must Use the new I-9 Form

If you are hiring any employees, this is just a quick reminder that you need to start using the new I-9 form to confirm your new worker’s...

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Employees Still Have to Perform Exempt Duties to Avoid Overtime

Vicki

Dec 30, 2016

Employees Still Have to Perform Exempt Duties to Avoid Overtime

While a federal judge in Texas in November set aside the requirement to pay exempt employees at least $47,476 per year, nothing has...

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Vicki

Dec 30, 2016

Simple Hiring Checklist

Hiring in Texas can be done in a very efficient and effective manner that reduces your chances of violating employment laws if you follow...

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