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Texas

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.

Excluding women isn’t an acceptable sexual harassment-prevention strategy

06/02/2016
Employers are obligated to provide a work environment free of sexual harassment. They can’t satisfy that responsibility by segregating the workforce by gender, even if doing so would certainly prevent harassment.

Keep careful records of all efforts to accommodate disability under the ADA

06/02/2016
If you have provided a reasonable accommodation for an employee who has a disability, make sure you document any subsequent changes to that accommodation.

Was it forced retirement or just a resignation?

06/02/2016
An employee facing the prospect of being demoted, transferred or having to take on new duties may consider retiring instead.

‘No commission’ ad doesn’t destroy exemption

06/02/2016
A recent court decision is good news for employers of commissioned, exempt salespeople that also imply in their advertising that the salespeople don’t work on commission.

Key to beating bias suits: Consistent discipline

05/03/2016
Make sure you equally and consistently punish all employees who break the same rules.

New procedures signal OSHA crack down on unreported injuries

04/28/2016
The Occu­pational Safety and Health Administration has  issued new procedures for enforcing revised injury and illness reporting requirements.