Employees frequently stay connected with work through company issued smart phones. Smart phones, like the iPhone, Blackberry, and Treo, allow employees to have access to their work e-mails, calenders and contacts –in addition to making and receiving calls. In my practice, a smart phone is incredibly useful in staying in touch with my client’s needs when I’m in
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Houston Jury Finds Restaurant Tip Pool was Unlawful
By Russell Cawyer on
Posted in Wage & Hour
Most wage and hour lawsuits in Texas focus on an employer’s alleged misclassification of an employee as exempt from overtime. However, a recent jury verdict from a federal court in Houston teaches that even in a highly unregulated wage and hour state like Texas, there are other wage and hour provisions employers must comply with and that can lead…