Treaty Oak Employers’ Law Blog

First, I am glad Dave Zirin finally took the time to point out the similarities between the most recent Donald Sterling drama and Jay Gatsby in the Great Gatsby. In much the same way the racism, personal reinvention, name changes, and an inconstant back story quietly destroyed the lives of “real” or

What Is a Contractor Liaison? Many Austin companies rely heavily on vendors to piece together the functions of their companies and this can be a really strategic arrangement.  It can also be a lot to manage.  More and more companies are creating a Contractor Liaison position that is held by

In full disclaimer, this article is an extremely superficial overview of this topic. Wage issues are a hot and much investigated topic right now so if you have any questions about docking salaries, you really should speak to an attorney.  You can also prepare yourself for that conversation by doing your

Can Employers Regulate Employees Dating Customers? I recently spoke to an employer who sells services for teenagers and employs fit young adult men.  He has concerns because some of the teenager’s mothers have expressed an interest in dating his employees.  This employer also assumed he cannot control his employer’s off-the-job

 Can You Walk In These Shoes? I walked to work in Ghana and I am white. After earning an undergraduate degree in International Studies from Texas A&M University, I moved to Ghana. Specifically, Ho, Ghana, which is in the Volta Region.  I went with an organization called Cross Cultural Solutions and it changed

Bring-Your-Own-Device policies are great and awful… Allowing employees to bring their own devices can increase efficiency, allow for more accessibility, reduce hardware costs, and allow employees to introduce new methods of efficiency. However, BYOD policies also create wage nightmares, enable data to be more easily stolen, lost, or shared, and

Dealing With a Whistleblower? There is a lot going on with whistleblowers in the news right now but most employers prefer to ensure that their workplaces avoid newsworthiness. People who are fraud or fiscal whistleblowers tend to fall in categories like concerned citizen, tattle tale, or chronic victim. Unfortunately, it

Are You Prepared for Mediation? Your Employee Is! A good employment attorney has worked for both employers and employees. With this experience, an attorney gains perspective about all sorts of legal, logistic, and emotional motivators. Often, the saying “what is good for the goose is good for the gander” aptly

There is so much benefit to engaging in non-litigation dispute resolution. An increasing number of companies agree to engage in non-litigation dispute regulation, either because it makes sense or because they are contractually obligated to do so. One of the benefits of non-litigation dispute resolution is that there are more