08/01/2011
				
Q. We have a staff member with body odor so bad that other staff members  have complained and even threatened to leave the company. The employee  has been disciplined several times and required to go home without pay  until she agrees to comply with our grooming code. At what point can we  legally terminate her?				
			 
			
07/29/2011
				
Texas public employees who work under a contract don’t have a property  interest in that job once the contract expires. That means they can’t  sue for deprivation of property.