The days of the lone landman driving around the back roads taking leases and visiting courthouses are becoming a thing of the past. Though there are still a few independent landmen who fit this mold, clients have demanded change and consolidation. Now there are brokerage firms and other combinations of landmen. It is not a bad thing. It is just different. The fly in the ointment is that the government views landmen who work for these companies as employees and not independent contractors.
Continue Reading Landmen as Independent Contractors: Is the government’s voluntary settlement program too good to pass up?
Employment Law 101: National Origin, Citizenship & Immigration Status Discrimination
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: Part of the protection comes from Title VII, which applies to employers with 15 or more employees. An overlapping part of the protection comes from the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), which applies to employers with four or more employees.
What is the
Employment Law 101: Race Discrimination
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The law applies to all employers regardless of size.
What is the issue: The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed to prohibit racial discrimination in contracts of employment and applies to all employers. The Act was later codified under Section 42 USC
Employment Law 101: Voting Rights
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The Texas Election Code rules for employee voting rights and time off apply to all Texas employers.
Can I do it myself: Who is protected: All employees, including temporary or seasonal workers, are protected.
What is protected: Basically there are three protections. First, an
Employment Law 101: Religious Discrimination
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The law applies to all employers with 15 or more employees.
What is the issue: Title VII was passed in the 1960s to protect against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
What am I required to do: Employers are required
Employment Law 101: Jury Duty
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The Jurors Right to Reemployment Act and the Jury System Improvement Act of 1978 applies to all employers in Texas. These laws protect the employment status of those employees serving jury duty in either state or federal court.
Who is protected: All permanent employees
Employment Law 101: Sex Discrimination
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The law applies to all employers with 15 or more employees.
What is the issue: Title VII was passed in the 1960s to protect against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
What am I required to do: Employers are required
Employment Law 101: Americans with Disabilities Act
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The law applies to all employers with 15 or more employees.
What is the issue: It is against the law to discriminate against an employee or a prospective employee based on a disability the person has, or that you view them as having (even
Employment Law 101: Employee Handbooks
This month, our e-notification linked to the blog rather than the PDF of our Employer Handbook article. Sorry. If you are saving copies of the PDFs (hint, hint), please click here.
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: It is up to you. A business with two employees
Employment Law 101: Worksite Lactation Breaks
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: According to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all employers with more than 50 employees nationwide are required to comply. Employers with less than 50 employees may not comply if it would be an undue hardship.
What am I supposed to do: Employers