2023: A Year of Upheaval and Change in Employment Law
/2023 was a year of significant shifts and uncertainties in the landscape of employment law.
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Survey Shows Growing Trend of Employees Demanding Salary Transparency
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A new survey shows a growing trend of employees demanding transparency around salaries within their organizations.
Read MoreWhat Kind of Workplace Retaliation is Actually Illegal?
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In this video, Texas employment lawyer Chris McKinney explains what types of employment retaliation are actually illegal.
Read MoreIs It Illegal for My Boss to Be a Bully?
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Texas Employment Law Attorney Chris McKinney discusses a common question: Is it illegal for my boss to be a bully?
Read MoreWhat is Employment at Will?
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Texas employment law attorney Chris McKinney discusses employment at will and wrongful termination in today's video.
Today’s video topic is what is employment at will and how will it affect my wrongful termination claim?
Read MoreIs my medical leave protected by the FMLA?
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Employment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses the Family and Medical Leave Act, known as the FMLA.
Read MoreCOVID Vaccine Mandates - SCOTUS to Hear Case but Uncertainty Will Likely Continue
/There is a lot of confusion among both employers and employees about the status of Covid vaccine mandates. Here in Texas the problem is especially acute because we have dueling state and federal mandates.
Read MoreFLSA May Require Pay for Time Employees Spend Getting Vaccinated
/If an employer requires that its employees receive the coronavirus vaccine, then the time spent by employees obtaining the vaccine is most likely compensable.
Read MoreCriminal Background Checks and Their Impact on Black Job Applicants
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The HR community in the U.S. appears to be slowing moving to remove the barriers standing in the way of job seekers with criminal histories. But the courts, as is typical for the judicial system, are a lagging indicator of this move.
Read MoreRetaliation Case Involving Amazon Company Illustrates Ways For Employees to Protect Themselves
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Has an employee engaged in protected activity such that he or she is protected from retaliation by applicable employment laws? That is a question that comes up often in employment rights cases and was the question at issue in this case decided recently in Tennessee.
Read More10th Circuit Says Adverse Employment Action Not Required for Failure-To-Accomodate Case
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The Tenth Circuit has published an important en banc decision holding that an adverse employment action is not a required element of a failure-to-accommodate claim under the ADA.
Read MoreEEOC Proposes Updates To Conciliation Process And Right To Sue Language
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The EEOC has recently finalized internal changes to its conciliation process and to its Right to Sue Letter language.
Read MoreOSHA Says Employers Must Report Work-Related COVID Deaths Within 8 Hours→
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OSHA issued updated guidance on September 30th mandating that employer must report any work-related COVID-19 employee death to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration within eight hours of learning about it.
Read MoreNew Lawsuit Takes On Common FMLA Trap
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Deloitte advertises 16 weeks of parental leave for its employees. However, the program "comes with a huge catch," according to the lawsuit. "[A]ny individual who actually takes the 16 weeks of leave offered to them by Deloitte loses the right to actually return to their prior position."
Read MoreIs Flexible Work The New Normal? Survey Says It Is Good For Mental Health
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The Covid-19 pandemic has brought us a new normal. Flexible work has gone "from being a 'nice to have' to an absolute necessity," according to a new survey of 800 employees published August 28th
Read MoreLabor Day!
/As we enjoy another Labor Day weekend, here are some quick facts about a holiday that is near and dear to our hearts here at the firm:
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Study Warns that Employers are Using the Covid Economic Slump to Purge Older Workers
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New research from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that, yes, age discrimination rises hand in hand with the unemployment rate. Older workers tend to be the last hired back and the first fired.
Read MoreTexas Needs Non-Compete Agreement Reform Now
/As states around the country pass non-compete reform and ban non-compete agreements for most employees, Texas remains a hotbed of non-compete abuse.
Read MoreLawsuit Filing: Woman Was Fired Because Her Children Could Be Heard on Business Calls
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Earlier this month, a California woman filed suit against her former employer, saying that she was fired because her young children were making noise during business calls while she was working from home because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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