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.