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
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Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: It is up to you. A business with two employees
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: All employers who are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is virtually every employer.
What is the issue: Employers are required to count certain time spent traveling toward an employee’s hours worked each week unless the employee is exempt from overtime. (For
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: All Texas employers are required to respond to garnishment requests. There is no minimum employee exception for child and spousal support.
What are my obligations before receiving an order to garnish: All employers are required to report hire date, name, address, and Social Security
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: You guessed it . . . any employer who chooses to pay a bonus to employees.
What counts as a bonus: There are a lot of ways to describe a bonus. For our purposes, a bonus includes any discretionary or non-discretionary payment or “compensation”
Who, What, Why . . .
Who does it apply to: The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”) applies to virtually all employers with 20 or more employees in 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year. Be careful how you count, though. Businesses under 20 employees may be covered if they
Many of my clients put new-hires on a 90 day probationary period. They do this either for their own convenience or because they mistakenly believe the law requires it. The idea that it is “required” by a law is a myth.
Now that we have that out of the way, is there a reason