July 18, 2009
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Chronic tardiness should be inexcusable in this economic environment; however, many employees report to work a “few” minutes late almost every day. While some small businesses may be tempted to ignore this problem, chronic tardiness can lead to lowered productivity and reduced morale among on-time workers; an employee […]
April 7, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — The Equal Pay Act (“EPA”) prohibits an employer from paying unequal wages to men and women who perform jobs that require substantially equal skill, effort and responsibility and that are performed under similar working conditions within the same establishment. Jobs do not have to be identical to be considered “equal,” […]
March 30, 2009
Many corporate executives work pursuant to employment agreements. Unfortunately, employers occasionally breach those contracts. For example, an employer may breach an employment contract by failing to pay the executive his salary or other benefits when due or by materially changing the executive’s duties as defined in the employment agreement.
One common situation occurs when an […]
March 13, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — Although most employees do not enter into employment contracts with their employers, many corporate executives do work pursuant to written employment agreements. An employment agreement is an agreement between an employee and an employer that sets forth the terms and conditions of the employment.
Most employment contracts will contain terms related […]
March 2, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.Com) — With the recent economic downturn, some corporate executives are concerned about receiving fair severance packages when separating from a company. While many executives work pursuant to employment contracts that address severance pay, any executive without the benefit of such pre-negotiated terms who is concerned about a possible separation should prepare […]
February 24, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — Although employers are not typically required by law to offer severance pay, many choose to do so. In particular, an employer may elect to offer a separation agreement and a severance package if the employer is concerned that the discharged employee may later sue the employer.
An employer concerned about a […]
February 21, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.Com) — Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination; it violates the federal anti-discrimination law. A victim of sexual harassment should take steps to preserve her complaints.
First, if an employee believes she has been sexual harassed, she should immediately contact a lawyer, prior to speaking to others at her workplace about […]
February 14, 2009
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — Historically, Texas has not been considered a pro-union state, however, with the recent presidential election, this could change. Many commentators believe that President Barack Obama will push to enact the Employee Free Choice Act (“Act”). The Act would amend the National Labor Relations Act to enable employees to more […]
January 20, 2009
Unfortunately, the economic downturn means many employers must now discharge employees. To assist supervisors handling terminations, some employers create termination checklists. These checklists help ensure that proper procedures are followed and that a company acts consistently. Although termination checklists cannot guarantee that an employer will not be sued by a disgruntled former employee, […]
December 4, 2008
Dallas, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) — The Employee Free Choice Act (“Act”) is a proposed federal law that would amend the National Labor Relations Act to enable employees to more easily form labor organizations and negotiate initial collective bargaining agreements with employers.
If signed into law, the Act would require an employer to recognize a union if […]
