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Disabled employee’s accommodations a hassle?

09/07/2016
Don’t let annoyance over disability accommodations turn into retaliatory harassment.

Ex-employee files race bias complaint against Baylor, Texas, med

09/06/2016
A former employee of Baylor Scott & White Health, which owns hospitals throughout North and Central Texas, is suing the company, alleging that her September 2014 firing was discriminatory.

Fired ‘team’ member gets $20,000 PDA settlement

09/06/2016
A home health care company called Your Health Team, based in Kaufman, Texas, didn’t show much in the way of teamwork when it fired a home health aide after learning she was pregnant.

Statements to licensing board aren’t retaliation

09/06/2016
Public employees who speak out about matters of public importance are protected from retaliation. But retaliation doesn’t include an employer’s complaint about the employee to a licensing board.

Legitimate discipline isn’t retaliation

09/06/2016
Some managers fear disciplining a worker who has complained about discrimination or other allegedly illegal conduct. Quite reasonably, they worry that punishing an employee after he or she complains may precipitate a retaliation claim.

Relax! Your arbitration agreement is likely valid

09/04/2016
As long as you get expert legal help creating a valid arbitration agreement, Texas courts will probably enforce it.

Columbia grad students win right to unionize

09/02/2016
The National Labor Relations Board in late August ruled that Columbia University graduate students who serve as teaching assistants may form a union.

Overtime mistakes your managers must avoid

08/30/2016
Starting Dec. 1, new DOL rules take effect that nearly double the salary threshold at which most salaried workers become exempt from having to be paid overtime.

Accommodating religion: What managers need to know

08/30/2016
An applicant tells you she can’t work nights due to her religion. Or an employee wears a headscarf to the office. How would you respond?

Fed contractors: Review arbitration agreements

08/30/2016
Does your organization have more than $1 million in federal contracts? If so, you may have to change any arbitration agreements you have in place covering certain claims.