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What laws apply in foreign workplaces?

06/01/2011
Q. Our company has employees stationed outside the United States. A situation recently occurred that raised the question: Do U.S. employment laws apply to employees of American companies working outside the United States?

Does the WARN Act require notifying workers if we sell part of our business?

06/01/2011
Q. My company is selling a portion of our business in which we employ more than 100 workers. Do we have any special obligations to provide notice to these employees?

What are the rules governing employment of minors for summer seasonal work?

06/01/2011
Q. We are considering hiring several high school students to work at our company for the summer. What statutes or regulations do we need to consider?

Houston company faces class-action COBRA lawsuit

06/01/2011
A former employee of Brunel Energy Inc. is suing the company for failing to notify her of her right to maintain her health insurance coverage after she quit in 2010—and she has proposed making the case a class-action lawsuit that could involve hundreds of other former employees.

Cable installers will split $270,000 in back overtime pay

06/01/2011
Integral Devel­opment Solutions LLC, a Plano cable TV installation company, must pay $270,696 in back over­time to 114 workers it incorrectly classified as independent contractors instead of employees.

OSHA accident probe burns China Grove bakery

06/01/2011
A tip-off that prompted OSHA to investigate a South Texas commercial bakery could lead to fines totaling almost $230,000. But it wasn’t employee whistle-blowing that led the federal agency to crack down on Lone Star Bakery.

10 steps to take when responding to an EEOC complaint

06/01/2011

The EEOC and state and local agencies have been filing more administrative charges in recent years and that trend is likely to continue. Because administrative charges can be precursors to discrimination lawsuits, it’s critical for you to handle them properly. These 10 tips will help you prepare to respond.

Interstate truck loaders aren’t entitled to overtime

06/01/2011
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Justices rule ordinance can create contract

06/01/2011
The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that, under some circumstances, an ordinance that governs the work of public employees and specifies benefits may be enforceable as a contract.

Make sure your noncompete agreements comply with all Texas requirements

06/01/2011

The Supreme Court of Texas has ruled that an employer can’t seek dam­ages under a covenant-not-to-­compete if the underlying agreement doesn’t satisfy standards set out in Texas state law. That means all your efforts to protect the company from a former employee are wasted unless the agree­ment is rock solid.