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Texas

DOL cites Houston contractor for misclassification

07/06/2016
The DOL has recovered back wages for workers that a Houston masonry firm wrongly classified as independent contractors.

Harassment charges can lead to defamation litigation

07/06/2016
Sometimes employers find themselves in impossible situations. Take, for example, what can happen when an employee accuses another of sexual harassment.

No need to offer indefinite leave as disability accommodation

07/06/2016
Sometimes, all a disabled employee needs in order to return to her job is a little bit of additional leave. But there needs to be some sort of estimated return date.

No WARN notice needed for separate oil rigs

07/06/2016
Are separate oil rigs counted under one company bannner?

Federal job training program sends $49 million to Texas

07/06/2016
Federal money to assist Texas workers who have been displaced by global trade hit over $49 million in 2015, the DOL has announced.

Lawler Foods to pay $1M to settle race bias charges

06/03/2016
Houston-based Lawler Foods will pay $1,042,000 to settle charges it discriminated against applicants who aren’t of Hispanic origin. Three black applicants filed discrimination charges after Lawler refused to hire them.

A closer look at Austin’s new ‘ban the box’ ordinance

06/02/2016
On March 24, the Austin City Council passed a “ban-the-box” ordinance—the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance—which took effect April 4. The final version of the ordinance was released on April 12.

EEOC sues Murphy Oil for ADA violations

06/02/2016

Murphy Oil Corp., the San Antonio company that operates Murphy USA gas stations typically located in Walmart parking lots in over 20 states, violated federal law by firing a store manager because of his disability, the EEOC charges in a lawsuit filed in May.

Ensure similar infractions are similarly punished

06/02/2016
Make sure that you punish similar transgressions fairly and equally. That’s especially true for serious rules violations. A pattern of punishing one protected class more severely than another is sure to lead to litigation.

For federal employees, complaint clock starts ticking on date of adverse decision

06/02/2016
Federal employees have just 45 days after a discriminatory act or decision to file an internal complaint.