Treaty Oak Employers’ Law Blog

Feeling like employee smartphones are ticking time bombs of workplace drama? The workforce is glued to devices, and those devices hold texts, photos, app messages, and location data that can shape the outcome of a dispute. From sneaky texts to cloud-stored shenanigans, digital evidence can be a goldmine, but only

If you have ever handled a harassment complaint, retaliation allegation, or “this manager is a walking liability” situation, you already know the drill. You move fast. You document. You keep it as calm and confidential as possible. You either investigate internally or bring in an outside investigator so it is

You probably did not expect a deep dive into how megachurches handle their scandals. But stick with this. What happens when Pastor Bob is accused of misconduct has more in common with what happens when a senior executive faces allegations than most employers realize. Different structure. Different language. Same leadership

Employers: if you employ humans, you employ chaos. This issue is built for the week when someone says something wild, does something worse, and then acts shocked there is an investigation file. This will stay practical, slightly snarky, and focused on the only thing that matters during employee drama: what

If your employees clam up every time you ask a basic question, that’s not a mystery to unravel – it’s money leaking out of your business in real time. Clammed-up workplaces don’t send invoices for the damage they cause; they just quietly tax you through turnover, productivity drag, and regulator

Running a business or managing HR in this town is tough enough without the threat of a courtroom showdown. When an employee sues, the jury selection process can feel like a high-stakes poker game where the deck’s stacked against you. But don’t sweat it – we’re here to simplify the

You’re sitting in your office on a Tuesday morning, coffee still warm, when HR walks in with that look. You know the one. An employee has filed a discrimination complaint, and their smoking gun evidence is essentially: “I feel treated badly, and I’m in a protected class, so… what else

In the world of employment law, we often encounter some truly bizarre ideas. Recently, a peculiar notion was presented suggesting that investigators should avoid making conclusions of fact beyond direct evidence and should refrain from credibility assessments altogether. While these ideas might seem tempting in their simplicity, they unfortunately miss

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