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Business Liability

Immigration Headaches? We’re Your Legal Ice Pack

Visas, I-9s, enforcement crackdowns, raids. If it feels like you’re constantly engaged in business immigration triage these days, know that you’re not alone. Everything even tangentially related to immigrant workers feels like it’s on life support. It’s enough to make you long for the good old days, when payroll was

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Workplace Investigations

Harassment Complaint Investigations: The Treaty Oak Version

In honor of someone who has been through her share of both romantic turmoil and actual harassment, below is our Swift-ified version of a tale that’s as old as time: the work relationship that ends up in a complaint to HR. Last “August,” a “Mad Woman” and “The Man” (also

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Employment Law

Separation of Powers Shenanigans and Employer Panic

Feeling a little queasy over the ongoing separation of powers drama? A little like you’re trying to build a business on quicksand? You’re not alone. These days, the ever-shifting landscape of legal authority is enough to give anyone a severe case of the “what-ifs.” But fear not, Treaty Oak Legal

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Employee Protections

Takeaways from TWC’s 2025 Employers’ Conference: Business Policies

Hello again! This is our fourth post in a series covering the 2025 TWC Conference for Employers. These seminars will take place across Texas over the next several months, offering valuable information on the types of compliance issues the Texas Workforce Commission plans to focus on. We’ve said this before,

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