On December 8, 2020, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued Executive Order NW-18 regarding efforts to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. NW-18 rescinds all previous Bexar County Executive Orders and any Supplemental Executive...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recently updated its website by including frequently asked questions pertaining to workplace safety and the many challenges confronting employers with the COVID-19...more
7/10/2020
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
On July 1, 2020, San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg issued a Fifth Addendum to the Eighth Declaration of Public Health Emergency Regarding COVID-19 for the City of San Antonio, and Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued...more
In response to Governor Greg Abbott’s recent proclamation and the rise in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in various parts of the state, county judges and mayors continue to issue orders related to restrictions and...more
6/26/2020
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Executive Orders ,
Governor Abbott ,
Health and Safety ,
Judges ,
Masks ,
Mayors ,
Public Gatherings ,
Public Health ,
Public Health Emergency ,
State and Local Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered unprecedented challenges for companies striving to ensure a safe work environment. Scrutinizing the manner in which companies have addressed these challenges has so far been conducted...more
On June 17, 2020, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff issued Executive Order NW-10 to extend the local disaster declaration and public health emergency for Bexar County. The order went into effect at noon on June 17, 2020, and...more
6/18/2020
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Employer Responsibilities ,
Executive Orders ,
Governor Abbott ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Masks ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Social Distancing ,
Workplace Safety
On Friday, November 22, 2019, State District Judge Peter Sakai granted a temporary injunction enjoining the City of San Antonio from enforcing the Sick & Safe Leave Ordinance (SSLO), which was due to take effect on December...more
The long-awaited revision to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations relating to salary and compensation thresholds were announced March 7, 2019, in the Department of Labor’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The...more
3/20/2019
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Comment Period ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Incentive Compensation ,
Minimum Salary ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Public Comment ,
Sales Commissions ,
White-Collar Exemptions
For the past few decades, information provided to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") has been protected from disclosure during the pendency of an investigation and to some degree after the...more
This is the sixth of a seven-part series describing "Hot Employment Topics for 2014." Part VI focuses upon "Use of Marijuana in the Workplace."
Recent publicity about the enactment of laws in several states legalizing...more