This week ESPN fired pitcher-turned-broadcaster Curt Schilling for an allegedly offensive tweet about the recently passed law in North Carolina requiring persons to use the restroom associated with the sex of their birth. As an example, transgender men in North…
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Schilling Firing: Can You Fire An Employee for What They Say on Social Media?
Tagged with: HR, human resources, social media
Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Uncategorized
Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment, Uncategorized
Virginia Shooting Raises Questions About Background Checks
First, let me say that most shootings (including the recent incident in Virginia) are random acts of violence by crazy people. It is difficult, if not impossible, to predict when an employee will snap, or whether an ex-employee is likely…
Brace Yourselves: Major Overtime Regulations Coming Soon
The Department of Labor has been promising an overhaul of the white collar exemption regulations for over a year. The regulations were originally planned to be released in the Fall of 2014, but were pushed back to February 2015. We…
Tagged with: Department of Labor, DOL, exempt, human resources, non-exempt, overtime, salary exemption
Posted in Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
Posted in Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
New FMLA Regulations Will Affect Texas Employers
Texas does not recognize same sex marriage, so the natural thought would be to deny a request for an employee to take FMLA leave to care for his or her same sex “spouse” from a marriage in another state. According…
Tagged with: Department of Labor, DOL, human resources
Posted in Discrimination, Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
Posted in Discrimination, Federal Government, Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
If You Are Planning Layoffs – Here Are Five Things You Need to Know
Unfortunately, when the price of oil goes down, the employment numbers also move downward in Houston. Many clients in the oil and gas industry are either planning or considering downsizing measures, which means that it is a good time to…
Halloween Parties Could Mean HR Issues
I was recently interviewed for an article in Inside Counsel Magazine on the HR issues associated with office Halloween parties. The article is a fun read and can be found here. About The Author
Tagged with: holiday parties, human resources, social media
Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment
Posted in Discrimination, Labor & Employment
Hurricane Season Brings HR Issues
Working on the Gulf Coast means the annual preparation for the possibility of a hurricane hitting your home or business. For employers, this means preparing a contingency plan for a disaster, and taking proactive measures to address not only the…
Tagged with: exempt, human resources, hurricane, non-exempt
Posted in Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
Posted in Labor & Employment, Wage and Hour
