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Texas

Abandoned pay stub leads to EPA suit

04/28/2016
A forgotten pay stub wound up costing an Irving trucking company $45,000.

Intra- or interstate? It matters for OT suit

04/28/2016
Drivers who deliver merchandise via interstate commerce aren’t covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, but by the Motor Carrier Act.

Can we require employees to provide advance notice that they will need FMLA leave?

04/01/2016
Q. One of our employees notified us that he will need to take leave under the FMLA. Can we require employees to give us more advance notice?

OSHA update: Hazard alerts, silica rule and other priorities

04/01/2016
Here are some of the highlights from the OSHA head’s chat with the oil and gas servicing industry.

City asks judge to toss out discrimination suit

04/01/2016
A city in Texas has asked a federal judge to dismiss a race discrimination suit filed by a black police lieutenant who heads a group of minority police officers.

Police chief faces harassment charges

04/01/2016
A former Police SWAT team member has leveled sexual harassment charges against the chief of police.

Eating behind the wheel? That’s no lunch break

04/01/2016
Telling workers to eat lunch while driving doesn’t convert that travel time into an unpaid lunch break.

OT claim requires some proof of hours worked

04/01/2016
Suing for unpaid overtime? You have to present at least some evidence that you worked the hours you claim.

Beware the discrimination perils of hiring and firing by committee

04/01/2016
Using a group to make hiring or firing decisions can increase the probability that some illegal, discriminatory factor will influence the process.

Equal pay lawsuit? Explain the real reasons why you pay some employees more

04/01/2016
Employers facing Equal Pay Act claims have a basic defense: That pay differentials an employee says are based on sex are actually the result of other factors.