Employment Law

Dallas Employment Attorney on Employer Dress Codes

Employers are permitted, and often encouraged, to establish a uniform dress code. There can be many reasons why an employer would want to establish a dress code. An employer might be concerned about workplace safety requiring safety gear, like goggles or gloves, clothing to prevent minor injuries, such as work boots or full length pants. […]

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Is Texas an At-Will Employment State? Dallas employment lawyer discusses

Yes, Texas is an at-will state. At-will employment suggests that an employer and employee have equally bargained for the exchange of labor (from the employee) and payment of wages (from the employer) and freely engage in that transaction without the existence of an employment contract. This means that an employer may fire an employee for

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New York state Court of Appeals says Starbucks supervisors can share in tip pool

I don’t want to get in the habit of commenting on other states’ employment law positions but this case carries special weight. It may inadvertently affect the whole country because the case is before the federal Second Circuit Court of Appeals. This case deals with tip pools among tipped employees and non-regularly tipped employees. It

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Texas employment attorney explains what is FMLA

FMLA is the Family and Medical Leave Act, a federal law that provides certain employees leave protections. FMLA provides twelve weeks of leave in a twelve month period. The twelve month period can be a fixed twelve month period, such as the calendar year, or a rolling twelve month period so the beginning of an

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Fort Worth Employment Attorney explains how employment discrimination occurs

Discrimination in the workplace is prohibited when that discrimination is on the basis of oneā€™s sex/gender, race, national origin, religion, age (if over forty), disability, pregnancy, genetic information and military service. Employment law prohibits itĀ against both employees and job applicants. Employment discrimination on one of these classifications generally falls into two forms of conduct. This

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401k Participants Want Employer Help Saving for Retirement. No Kidding?

An article published early this year discussed a survey by State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) proudly boasted that 74% of participants in 401k plans want to better understand how their savings will pay off in retirement. This should come as no surprise. Most workers have little or no formal or informal education in investing. Thanks

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Fair Labor Standards Act & Texas Payday Law and Tipped Employees

Tipping is a form of employee compensation in which employees receive wages from the employer and customers, who have no legal relationship with their the employer or the tipped employee. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Texas Payday Law both recognize tips as wages to the tipped employee. They are subject to minimum wage

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New federal bills seeks to redefine what it means to be a full time employee

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) employers with fifty or more full time employees must provide health insurance to 95% of full time employees or pay a penalty. This “play or pay” provision has a lot of employers in a tizzy. Among the reasons is the ACA defines a full time employee at thirty hours per

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Can my employer use what I say on facebook, twitter, linkedin, or other social media websites against me?

The laws around social media, especially in the employment context, are still evolving to meet the technological and social implications of social media in the workplace. Before delving into particulars, let me say that I think everybody needs to carefully consider what they post on social media websites because the information you put out there

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What is sexual harassment in employment?

Sexual harassment in the workplace is basically three forms of activity: Requests for sexual favors in exchange for receiving positive effects to your job or preventing negative effects to your job; Unwelcome sexual advances; and Verbal and/or physical bullying based upon oneā€™s sex or gender. Sexual harassment perpetrator can beĀ a direct supervisor/manager, some other person

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How does an ESOP work? How does it work with a 401k plan?

An ESOP is an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. It is an ERISA-governed employee benefit plan that allows the employee to purchase shares of the employerā€™s stock on a tax deferred-basis. (You donā€™t pay taxes today but you will pay taxes when you take your money out of the plan.) ESOPs were common before the rise

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Can my employer prohibit workplace relationships in Texas? Sexual harassment lawyer answers

Sure. Employers in Fort Worth and DallasĀ generally can prohibit amorous and sexual relationships between coworkers. It is extremely common for employers to prohibit workplace relationships in some form or another. Most companies establish these policies to deter sexual harassment, maintain professionalism and prevent unfair treatment (either favorable or unfavorable).Ā These policies are also enforced to various

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Cosmopolitan magazine gets it right — how to ask for a raise–or what to do when the answer is no

Ok, let me start this off by saying I’m not normally a Cosmopolitan reader. My wife is a subscriber and there’s usually at least one issue hanging around the house. The other day I saw the most recent issue tossed on the coffee table. Among the articles advertised on the cover was the title of

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How secure are my pension payments?

A common concern posed by pensionĀ participants is how secure those payments will be in the future. Given the economic turmoil in the past few years, it is certainly a worthwhile question. The good news is that the vast majority of retirement benefits are more secure than you might think. As a Dallas employment attorney experienced

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401k Plan Fees ā€“ What Are They and Do They Matter?

Employers operate 401k plans at a cost. Like other labor expenses (hiring process, salary, vacation pay, etc.) employers have to pay for compliance with labor and employment laws. Benefit plans are somewhat unique. Under ERISA employers can shift the cost of plan administration from the plan sponsor to plan beneficiaries. 401k plan fees often are

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What is ERISA and why should employees care?

ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, is aĀ federal regulatory regime that governs private employer retirement, health care benefits and certain other employee benefit plans. It is a massive web of legislation, Department of Labor regulations and IRS regulations. ERISAĀ also borrows from and incorporates securities regulations on investmentsĀ (such as in 401k plans). ERISA

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