Bauer Business Focus
What Are Employers’ Responsibilities during A Disaster?
Posted on · Do employees have to be paid while a business is shut down? What about vacation or sick time? A Houston employment lawyer provides answers.
Tag: employment law
Bauer Business Focus
Employers’ Active Shooter Prevention Should Start With Application, Go Through Termination, Labor Expert Says
Posted on · There are many things employers can do to prevent workplace violence
Bauer Business Focus
Bauer Business Focus: Supreme Court To Hear Case On Corporate Whistleblower Protections
Posted on · The case involves a provision of the Dodd-Frank Act, designed to shield employees from retaliation when they report wrongdoing by their employers.
Bauer Business Focus
How To Deal With Sexual Harassment At Work
Posted on · Recent high-profile firings have put a spotlight on sexual harassment.
Houston Matters
Understanding New Overtime Rules — And Challenges to Them
Posted on · New rules regarding overtime pay were scheduled to take effect on Dec. 1. But a federal judge in Texas granted a preliminary injunction last month, delaying the implementation of a regulation that would extend overtime eligibility to more than four million workers. To learn more about the rules and what they might mean for employers […]
Politics
Governor Abbott Issues Order Cracking Down On Emergency Leave Abuses
Posted on · The directive follows revelations that at least five state agencies had used the leave policy to pay off employees who had resigned or been terminated.
Houston Mayor
With Or Without HERO, Houston Employers Risk Legal Trouble For Workplace Discrimination
Posted on · Federal civil rights laws protect employees against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is cracking down on violators.
Bauer Business Focus
Jackie Ford On Preventing Workplace Violence
Posted on · What what steps can employers take to identify potentially violent employees before they become a threat?
Houston Matters
What Are Your Rights at Work Regarding Taking Time off For Pregnancies or Medical Issues?
Posted on · Last month the Supreme Court heard a case, Young v. United Parcel Service, where the court ruled in favor of a pregnant delivery woman who’d requested accommodation for her workday. The court ended up agreeing, saying her pregnancy put her in a "protected class," and that as long as other workers who were injured were […]