With so much focus on the presidential election, there has been little mention of the meaningful changes to state laws approved by voters across the country. As noted below, many of these changes will have a significant...more
11/25/2020
/ Biden Administration ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Lyft ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Sick Leave ,
Uber ,
Wage and Hour
Employees with school-aged children are quickly learning that back to school will not be a return to normalcy. Most schools are implementing modified education plans to provide for student and teacher safety in light of...more
On March 18, 2020, Congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which provided up to two weeks of paid sick leave and an additional 10 weeks of paid family and medical leave to certain eligible...more
The Texas legislative session has come to a close, and the much expected law banning cities from implementing sick leave ordinances and similar employment laws failed to make it to the Governor’s desk. ...more
At the beginning of the Texas Legislature session this year, it seemed like a slam dunk that conservative lawmakers would stop Austin and other cities in their tracks in their efforts to pass employment laws like mandatory...more
4/11/2019
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Local Ordinance ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Sick Leave ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
A new year always brings new headaches for HR professionals. So far, 2019 has been off to a running start with a government shutdown, the early start of the next presidential campaign and talks of major immigration reform....more
1/29/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
FMLA Abuse ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Reform ,
Marijuana ,
Off-The-Clock ,
Over-Time ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Sick Leave ,
Social Media Policy ,
Wage and Hour
San Antonio City Council approved a Paid Sick Leave Ordinance on Thursday, August 16, 2018, which allows workers to accrue up to 64 hours of paid sick leave each year. This law largely tracks the recent Austin sick pay...more
Activist NLRB Created More Problems For All Employers in 2016 - What Happens Under President Trump?
During 2016, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board) maintained its generally pro-union, anti-employer...more
1/12/2017
/ 21st Century Cures Initiative ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Ambush Election Rules ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Arbitration ,
Asset Seizure ,
Ban the Box ,
Blacklist ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Criminal Investigations ,
DACA ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Dream Act ,
E-Verify ,
EB-5 ,
EB-5 Regional Centers ,
Educational Institutions ,
EEO-1 ,
Email Policies ,
Employee Definition ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Employee Restrooms ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Workers ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Graduate Students ,
H-1B ,
Healthcare ,
Hospitals ,
HRA ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Reform ,
Independent Contractors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Joint Employers ,
Management Rights Clauses ,
Marijuana ,
Medical Marijuana ,
Mexico ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Obama Administration ,
OFCCP ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Transparency ,
Persuader Rules ,
Protected Activity ,
Right to Strike ,
Section 7 ,
Sick Leave ,
Small Business ,
Staffing Agencies ,
Teaching Assistants ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions ,
USCIS ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White-Collar Exemptions ,
Witness Statements