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Texas

You may be joint employer despite EEOC filing

11/03/2014
When employees file EEOC charges, they are supposed to name all potential defendants and explain what they allegedly did wrong. But sometimes it’s hard to figure out corporate relationships—for example, a joint employer relationship involving a corporate entity and an individually owned franchise.

Frustration about disability won’t cost a lawsuit

11/03/2014
Sometimes, the tension between sympathy for a disabled worker and a need for productivity leads to frustration and perhaps even ill-­chosen words. Luckily, one or two such incidents aren’t likely to end in a big jury award.

What are my federal record-keeping requirements?

10/07/2014
Q. As a private employer, what federal record-keeping regulations must I follow?

When is an employee covered by the FMLA?

10/07/2014
Q. An employee has worked for us for 12 months, but the service has not been consecutive. Does he still qualify for leave under the FMLA?

How do I get workers comp coverage?

10/07/2014
Q. How do I go about obtaining workers’ compensation coverage? Once I have this coverage, what related rights do I have?

What’s not covered by workers’ comp?

10/07/2014
Q. As a Texas employer, what types of workplace injuries are excepted from my workers’ compensation insurance coverage?

Texas employers: Getting bias cases into federal court just got a little easier

10/07/2014

“You have been sued.” When employers first read these words and realize the lawsuit launched against them is in a state court, most Texas employers—indeed, most employers—make it their first order of business to get the case moved to a federal court. Why? Defense attorneys cite various advantages to be gained from such a change, which is known as removal.

Feds sue Keene company over missing retirement funds

10/07/2014
The DOL is suing a Keene-based rehabilitation therapy practice after investigators discovered that the owner had been deducting retirement plan contributions from employees’ paychecks for the past two years without forwarding any money to the plan.

Trouble bubbles at valve plant in San Antonio

10/07/2014
San Antonio-based Taprite Fassco Manufacturing, a company that supplies CO2 regulators to the beer and soda industries, may get a bit of indigestion courtesy of the EEOC. The commission is suing the company, alleging that it demoted a female employee who raised concerns that men were paid more than women in comparable positions.

Miscalculating overtime pay costs San Antonio company almost $150K

10/07/2014
San Antonio-based Costa Solutions has agreed to pay 63 current and former employees $146,459 in back pay and overtime following a DOL investigation. Costa provides logistics and freight-handling services to retail business, including the H-E-B Grocery chain.