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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT January 17, 2012Supreme Court Agrees with Grandma: Don’t Sleep in Church! W. Mark Bennett December 19, 2011 Will Granny Go to Court? Allison Reddoch December 02, 2011 Firepower in the Parking Lot Martin Thornthwaite October 31, 2011 Do Churches, Synagogues, and Mosques really have to retain a Narcoleptic Teacher? Katie Anderson and Kim Hodgman October 03, 2011 But what if she had worn a mini-skirt with her hijab? Tiffany G. Hildreth September 01, 2011 Aim to Maim the Cat’s Paw! Jerae Carlson August 03, 2011 What to do when the going gets (even) tougher: Hard and Fast Tips for Employers in a Soft Labor Market Ginny Hawkinson and Kelly D. Herrera June 30, 2011 Wal-Mart Workers Not Common Enough? Francine W. Breckenridge May 27, 2011 FACEBOOK FIRINGS FIZZLE? The Challenges for Employers Monica Velazquez March 25, 2011 Strike Three for Employers--Squeaky Wheels at Work are also Protected from Retaliation Ginny Hawkinson and Kimberly S. Moore March 01, 2011 Illegal Immigration Laws: Let’s Get Ready to Rumba! D. Bradley Kizzia February 03, 2011 “Cocktail Waitress in a Dolly Parton Wig” Need Not Apply Jana Woelfel October 27, 2010 Despite the Trend, Some Texas Noncompetes Remain Unenforceable Kim Moore September 30, 2010 Are Your Background Check Policies Making Your Company a Target for a Class Action Lawsuit? Paul L. Myers August 31, 2010 Financial Reform Legislation Provides new Incentive and Protection for Whistleblowers of Securities Law Information Katie Anderson August 02, 2010 Employers Should Pay Close Attention to Two Retaliation Cases Set for Hearing During the Supreme Court’s Next Term Martin Thornthwaite June 24, 2010 UPDATE – Employee Privacy: When Are Employee Text Messages On Government-Issued Devices Protected Martin Thornthwaite and Allison Reddoch May 25, 2010 Increased Scrutiny of Companies Using Independent Contractors Francine W. Breckenridge April 29, 2010 Smelly in the workplace? Just how expensive is that perfume you are wearing? New Forms of Discrimination under the Expanded ADA Monica Velazquez March 17, 2010 First Appellate Court Decision Involving Lilly Ledbetter Refuses to Apply Act Beyond Claims of Pay Discrimination Tiffany L. Cox March 08, 2010 Independent Contractor Issues - Don't Set Yourself Up As A Target Tiffany G. Hildreth March 03, 2010 Texas Physician Noncompete Agreements: Clarifications or More Questions? Jerae Carlson January 05, 2010 Employee Privacy: When Are Employee Text Messages On Government-Issued Devices Protected? Martin Thornthwaite October 21, 2009 Employee Investigations Can “Fuel” Defamation Lawsuits Ashley S. Wilson October 01, 2009 Anti-Entergy Legislation Loses Energy D. Bradley Kizzia August 27, 2009 Lessons Learned from Wage and Hour Class Actions Against Starbucks, Wal-Mart, FedEx and Domino's Pizza Kim Moore July 28, 2009 What Will Health Care Reform Mean for Employers? Paul L. Myers June 29, 2009 Does Supreme Court Hose Down Standard for Discriminatory Intent in Firefighter Suit? Katie Anderson June 23, 2009 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back – Congress and the Supreme Court Take Turns Leading the Employment Law Dance. Tiffany G. Hildreth April 29, 2009 Supreme Court of Texas Again Shifts Non-Competition Law with Mann Frankfort Decision Kevin Robinowitz March 30, 2009 ARRA Temporary COBRA Premium Subsidy Luke D. Bailey Labor Alert - March 25, 2009 The First Shot Is Fired In The EFCA Battle Francine W. Breckenridge Labor Alert - February 16, 2009 5th Circuit Limits Meaning of Adverse Employment Action Ashley S. Wilson Labor Alert - February 09, 2009 Lilly Ledbetter's Big Day and What it Means For Those You Pay Monica Velazquez Labor Alert - February 02, 2009 A Red Flag for Employers: New Duties and Potential Liabilities Under the FTC's Red Flag Rule on Address Discrepancies Tiffany L. Cox Labor Alert - January 28, 2009 Labor Alert: US Supreme Court Employment Case — Crawford v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville Tiffany G. Hildreth Labor Alert - January 05, 2009 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Notice – Final Rule to Implement Amendments to the FMLA Becomes Effective on January 16, 2009 Martin Thornthwaite Labor Alert - November 12, 2008 Employers Beware: Change Is In the Air Francine W. Breckenridge Labor Alert - October 30, 2008 Does The Economic Crisis Have You Thinking About Downsizing? Paul L. Myers Labor Alert - September 23, 2008 2008 ADA Amendments Act Tiffany Hildreth Labor Alert - September 05, 2008 To Ban Or Not To Ban? Employers Under The Gun D. Bradley Kizzia Labor Alert - July 31, 2008 One Bad Apple Can Ruin a Company Kevin Robinowitz Labor Alert - June 30, 2008 Talk Is Not Cheap: Why Employee Cell Phone Use Is Costing Employers More Than The Price Of The Phone Tiffany L. Cox Labor Alert - June 23, 2008 Texas Judges Reprimanded after Slavery Talk and Buttocks Slap: Need for sensitivity training remains ever present, even among educated Katie Anderson Labor Alert - May 30, 2008 The Heightened Risk of Employing Undocumented Workers Jerae Carlson Labor Alert - May 22, 2008 Employers face new hurdles under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Kevin Robinowitz Labor Alert - May 01, 2008 Round-Up: Tax Cuts, Genetic Testing, and Expanding Retaliation Monica Velazquez Labor Alert - March 31, 2008 The Age of Retaliation Kim Moore Labor Alert - February 19, 2008 New Proposed Regulations for the FMLA Tiffany L. Cox Labor Alert - January 15, 2008 One Size Does Not Fit All: Harassment Policies Must be Tailored to Your Workforce Jana H. Woelfel Labor Alert - December 19, 2007 Supreme Court Defines "Adverse" Personnel Action Under Whistleblower Act Tiffany L. Cox Labor Alert - November 30, 2007 Business Update -- Revised Form I-9 For Employment Eligibility Verification Kelly D. Herrera and Martin Thornthwaite Labor Alert - October 31, 2007 English-Only Policies Tiffany L. Cox Labor Alert - September 28, 2007 Protecting Confidential Information Without a Noncompete – It Can Be Done. Tiffany Hildreth Labor Alert - August 29, 2007 Temporary Workers: Risky Business? D. Bradley Kizzia Labor Alert - July 24, 2007 LABOR ALERT: New Minimum Wage effective July 24, 2007 Jana H. Woelfel Labor Alert - June 29, 2007 The Ledbetter Decision: How It May Ultimately Harm Employers Defending Pay Discrimination Claim Katie Anderson and Tiffany Hildreth Labor Alert - May 31, 2007 What You Don't Know About Your Information Systems Can Hurt You Jana Woelfel Labor Alert - April 30, 2007 Changes in Employer Reporting: Are you ready for the new EEO-1 Form? Monica Velazquez Labor Alert - March 30, 2007 Hey Alex (Sheshunoff) Is There Any Light Left? Six Months After Sheshunoff, the Good, the Challenging and the Practical. Kimberly S. Moore Labor Alert - February 28, 2007 Could "Staying Connected" Mean Staying On The Clock? Jerae Carlson Labor Alert - January 18, 2007 To Blog or not to Blog Francine Breckenridge Labor Alert - December 11, 2006 The Family and Medical Leave Act: Why your supervisors may be individually liable. Monica A. Velazquez October 2006 (Adobe PDF) Texas Supreme Court Clarifies Enforceability of Noncompetes Tiffany Hildreth June 2006 Employee Walkouts – Employer’s Liability Minefield March 2005 April/May 2004
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