Treaty Oak Employers’ Law Blog

With most companies transitioning to a work-from-home (WFH) environment, HR leaders – all people managers for that matter – continue to work through the day-to-day challenges of managing remote workers.  Finding a reasonable balance between productivity, quality, and overall performance in an environment not intended for remote work remains an

Investing in employees can be an expensive proposition for small businesses. Corporate training for skills like leadership and people management benefits both first-time managers and their co-workers. But what if your budget, and your time, is limited as a small business owner. Where can you find training that will help

COVID-19 has changed our business environment seemingly overnight, and we are not out of the woods yet. There is an ever-changing web of new legal requirements, employee health and welfare concerns, employee management, remote workers and productivity worries, and general operational issues. Treaty Oak ELG is an employment law firm

Boutique gyms are not mandated to close in Austin as of March 20, 2020. Although Mayor Steve Adler did mention “gyms” in his oral announcements, his official Order does not explicitly name gyms. Instead, the official Order says you cannot gather ten or more people simultaneously in the same place.

So you want to be an employer? Treaty Oak ELG offers a flat rate First Time Employer package that can jumpstart any employer’s compliance standards. Even with all the right forms, however, there is a lot to learn when you hire your first employee. You can be guaranteed that you

Nonprofits can be Taxed if Corporate Sponsorships are Not Structured Properly Corporate sponsorship for concerts, fairs, conferences, and other venues highly benefit non-profits. Corporations get free advertising and public recognition while non-profits receive tax-exempt revenue. But if done improperly, nonprofits can be subject to an unrelated business income tax. Nonprofits

Recent changes in the tax code have made sexual harassment charges more expensive than ever for businesses. A little-publicized tax change prohibits taking a deduction for sexual harassment settlements that involve nondisclosure agreements. This means that these settlements and related costs are above-the-line expenses and all the more important for

“Yall” should be the lexicological movement of right now. And I mean “yall,” naked of its burdensome apostrophe, because it represents a proper sentiment that needs an inclusive word. We constantly use work-arounds to indicate gender-neutral third-party plural pronouns so why are we so unable to admit we need “yall”

You’re interviewing applicants for a key position. Asking all the expected questions, where do you see yourself in 5 years, what are your strengths, what attracted you to our small business, etc.  Sitting across from you, the potential candidate becomes more relaxed, more confident and self-assured with each answer. It’s