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Texas

Postage and parking fees do not a lawsuit make

04/12/2017
Sometimes, all an employee has to do to bring a federal lawsuit is pay the filing fee. The result is that employers sometimes have to defend against bogus claims.

Warn supervisors they may be personally liable

04/12/2017
Remind bosses that, along with the organization, they can be personally sued for sexual harassment. Plus, sometimes the employer may be found not liable, but the supervisor is.

Your choice: Keep accurate time records … or let jury decide number of hours worked

04/12/2017
Keep good time records, or expect to fight it out in court if some of your employees allege they weren’t paid for all time worked and are due overtime.

Not sure employee is disabled? Accommodate and wait for clarification

04/12/2017
There’s nothing wrong with accommodating and requesting more information at the same time.

Misclassification can result in double penalty

04/12/2017
Employers that erroneously classify an hourly employee as exempt can expect their mistake to be a costly one. Not only will they have to pay two years’ worth of back overtime, but they’ll probably have to pay double that amount as a penalty for not getting the classification right.

Retirement after FMLA isn’t accommodation

04/12/2017
What happens if an employee wants to retire at the end of leave? That makes a request for more leave unreasonable, according to a recent decision.

High school coach’s suit alleges bias in Beaumont, Texas

04/12/2017
A former teacher and multi-sport coach claims a former principal and assistant superintendent discriminated against him and persistently sought his resignation.

Document all details of disciplinary process

04/12/2017
If HR begins receiving multiple complaints about a supervisor, it may be time to demote or even fire him even if he remains convinced that verbal abuse is appropriate.

Performance falling short? Offer second chance with new boss before terminating

03/22/2017
The employee will have a hard time winning any subsequent lawsuit, since he had an additional chance to prove himself.

What should happen if employee uses company credit card for personal purchases?

03/07/2017
Q. Several of our employees have been issued company credit cards, intended to be used for company-related business only. However, one employee has occasionally used his card for personal purchases. Each time he has reimbursed the company for his personal purchases over the course of several months. Naturally, we are uncomfortable with this practice. What should we do?