Employment Law 101: Payroll Deductions
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: Every employer without exception. Under the Texas Payday Act and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, there are requirements and limitations about what can...
View ArticleEmployment Law 101: Explaining the Equal Pay Act
Who, What, Why . . . Who does it apply to: Virtually all employers with employees of the opposite sex are subject to the Equal Pay Act (EPA). What is the rule: Employers cannot pay one sex higher wages...
View ArticleEmployment Law 101: Child and Spousal Support
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...
View ArticleEmployment 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,...
View ArticleFederal Changes to Overtime Exemptions
For the last year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has been working on proposed rule changes related to overtime exemptions. These changes are designed to substantially decrease the number of...
View ArticleNew Overtime Regulations Frozen – to Death? What You Need to Know About the...
On March 13, 2014, President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to “modernize and streamline the existing overtime regulations”. The Department of Labor...
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