Workplace Drug Testing
Drug testing often can be a confusing area of the law for many employers. The first thing to consider is whether you operate in an industry in which drug testing is required or regulated (i.e. trucking/transportation) or are subject to certification or licensure requirements that include drug testing (i.e. ISO, etc.). If you are not […]
HR Compliance Dallas TX: Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Part of HR compliance Dallas TX is staying on top of state and federal discrimination laws to prevent issues at your company. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was enacted to protect older workers from being fired and demoted or from facing other types of discrimination, such as in hiring and promotion decisions. If […]
HR Compliance Dallas TX: 4 Areas of HR Compliance You Need to Track
HR compliance Dallas TX is more important than some business owners may think. If your human resources department is not up to date on important laws and regulations (or simply not following them), you could be opening up your company to government fines as well as private litigation. To protect the health and welfare of […]
New EEOC Guidance on Retaliation
We posted a few days ago about the EEOC’s new guidance on Position Statements. Well, the EEOC has been busy because they also have proposed new enforcement guidance regarding retaliation claims and charges. From January 21, 2016 through February 24, 2016, the EEOC accepted input regarding its draft proposed enforcement guidance on retaliation claims. The […]
What Justice Scalia’s Death Means for Employers
You likely have seen or read numerous stories and reports about the death of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and what it means for U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election. We will leave that discussion to the experts. If a replacement is not appointed and approved, though, the Supreme Court will be […]
FLSA Lawsuits and Enforcement On the Rise
It doesn’t take much to see that FLSA claims, including lawsuits and Department of Labor audits/enforcement, are on the rise. All you have to do is turn on your TV, open a newspaper or visit the Internet. In fact, if you use Uber to get around or follow the NFL or the NBA, you already […]
A Reminder About the Protected Nature of Alcoholism
You may or may not have seen the sports news in the last few days and weeks but ESPN and other outlets reported that former University of Southern California head football coach, Steve Sarkisian, filed a lawsuit against the school alleging disability discrimination and failure to provide a reasonable accommodation based on the fact the […]
