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"Keep Texas Beautiful" and Safe from Workplace Violence

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Texas recently enacted a new Workplace Violence Prevention law to protect healthcare employees from violence in Texas healthcare facilities. Texas also implemented a complementary notice requirement applicable to all Texas...more

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Texas Hold ‘Em: Lone Star State Enacts New Notice Law Regarding Workplace Violence

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Workplace violence is an issue that impacts employees and employers alike. While OSHA uses the General Duty Clause to address such issues, some states are enacting their own laws about it. As we reported a few weeks ago,...more

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[Webinar] The Changing Face (and Hair!) of Discrimination and Harassment Claims in Texas - September 20th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT

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The state of Texas is experiencing some Texas-size changes in discrimination and harassment law, including changes to where claims can be filed, who can sue whom, and what standards are used. Join Houston office managing...more

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Texas Takes the Lead in Addressing Workplace Violence in Healthcare Facilities

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Workplace violence costs employers billions of dollars per year. More importantly, these incidents can cause immense physical and psychological harms to employees. The consequences of these harms impact...more

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Legislative Update: Texas Limits Local Governments’ Authority to Regulate and Passes the CROWN Act

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The State of Texas infrequently regulates the workplace. This summer, however, Texas enacted two notable workplace laws about which employers should be aware....more

Adams and Reese LLP

Texas Becomes 22nd State to Pass CROWN Act – What Employers Need to Know

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Texas has become the 22nd state to pass the CROWN Act – Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act – which essentially prohibits employers, labor unions, and employment agencies, from discriminating against any...more

Smith Gambrell Russell

Texas Expands Protections Against Sexual Harassment

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On September 1, 2021, two new Texas laws, Senate Bill 45 and House Bill 21, went into effect expanding sexual harassment protections for employees under Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code. These two laws change the...more

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Texas Bill Protects Franchisors From Joint Employment Liability

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Texas legislators recently passed S.B. 652, which seeks to protect franchisors from employment liability for the actions of franchisees. Enacted in June 2015, S.B. 652 amends the Texas Labor Code to specify that a franchisor...more

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New Texas Law: Is it Enough to Ease Concern Over Franchise Liability for Employment-Related Claims?

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In response to concerns of franchisors that recent National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) actions threaten to undermine the common understanding of a franchisor-franchisee relationship, the Texas Labor Code was amended by the...more

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