Overview:
Partners Jay M. Wallace and Katie Beaird presented “What You Need To Know: Employment Law Trends in 2023″ for the Mid-Tex Human Resource Management Association.
Date/Location:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Event Details:
The presentation covered the following current employment trends happening at the federal and state level and what companies should do to reduce the risks.
- Texas courts requiring payment of commissions and bonuses to employees even after termination.
- The EEOC’s recent focus on how pregnancy, disability and gender role issues intersect.
- The Department of Labor’s increase of audits on wage and hour issues and the risk of liquidated damages rising.
- Use of marijuana may qualify for disability protections in the workplace.
- Rising expectations of contemporaneous documentation of employee behavior in a wrongful termination case.