I’ve previously written about the new NLRB requirement that most employers post notice of employee’s NLRB rights (post here). The posting requirement is effective November 14, 2011, for both union and non-union employers. Yesterday, the NLRB made available an appropriate posting for download. The NLRB’s site also has answers to some commonly asked
Fifth Circuit Recognizes Hostile Work Environment Claim Under Age Discrimination in Employment Act
This week the Fifth Circuit held that a cause of action exists for hostile work environment under the ADEA –the first such express holding in the Circuit. In Dediol v. Best Chevrolet, the plaintiff filed a hostile work environment and constructive discharge claim against the employer.
During the brief two months of employment, Dediol
Employment Cases Scheduled for the 2011-12 Supreme Court Term
Pre-game preparations are underway for the first Monday in October when the U.S. Supreme Court will commence its 2011-12 Term. Here are the employment-related cases that are expected to be decided this Term.
Hosanna-Tabor Church v. EEOC (10-553) To decide whether the ministerial exception, which prohibits most employment-related lawsuits against religious organizations by
Should I Buy (or do I need) Workers’ Compensation Insurance?
Texas employers have the option of purchasing workers’ compensation insurance or going as a nonsubscriber. Deciding whether to be a nonsubscriber or purchase workers’ compensation insurance requires an idea of what your anticipated workers’ compensation premium will be (usually obtained through your insurance broker) as well as understanding what legal protection a Texas employer gets by becoming
Texas Employment Law Blogs Worth a Look
When I started the Texas Employment Law Update almost three years ago, there were only three employment law blogs I was familiar with written by Texas attorneys: Work Matters -Texas Employers Blog, Jottings by an Employer’s Lawyer and the Texas Employment Law Blog. Today there are a number of other good blogs focused primarily on developments
Labor Day and Its Meaning
Next week we celebrate Labor Day; the first Monday in September (although my Labor Day celebration starts a little later today). Labor Day is and has been one of my favorite holidays. As a child, we didn’t start school until after Labor Day and it marked the end of summer vacation. Now, my children start school much
Federal Guidelines Informative for Private Employers Considering Telework Arrangements
In 2010 Congress passed the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010. The law requires federal agencies to assess and implement telework (aka telecommuting or work-from-home) arrangments for its workforce to the maximum extent practicable without sacrificing operations of the agency or employee performance. The US Office of Personnel Managment recently published a Guide to Telework in
Could FLSA Reform Create Job Growth?
I almost never read the letters to the editor in my local newspaper because, well . . . opinion are like . . . noses; everyone has one. However, last week I “stumbled” on a letter that was thought provoking in this period of high unemployment and borderline recession.
NLRB Says Non-Union Employers Must Post Notice of Employees’ Labor Rights
Yesterday, the NLRB issued its final rule requiring all employer subject to the National Labor Relations Act to post notices to employees of their NLRA rights such as the right to form and join a union, bargain collectively over wages and to file unfair labor practice charges with the Board as well as instructing employees on how to file
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