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December 27, 2022
Annual Owner Meeting Requirements The requirements of an organization’s annual owner meeting are outlined by each state’s version of their Business Organization Code. If your company was incorporated in Texas, state law requires you to hold annual meetings of the owners and directors, if any. Texas Business Organizations Code,
What do you do to prevent gossip? In my initial admonishments, we tell people things like, “we’ll ask that you maintain a professional level of confidentiality.” And I’ll often say, “As you can imagine, if gossip starts, it depletes the quality of the investigation that I’m trying to do. And,
What do you do when you’re investigating positive stereotypes? So, things like women are good at nursing, or Asians are good at math. Positive stereotypes are just as detrimental as negative stereotypes. And that analysis is outside the scope of this particular video, but positive stereotypes do damage and are
Natalie Lynch, one of Austin’s foremost labor and employment attorneys and the managing member of the Treaty Oak ELG, recently shared her time and expertise at the Texas Unites for Animals Conference. The annual conference is the heart of Texas Unites’ mission. Every year, over 500 animal welfare professionals from
What do you do if the police are involved in your investigation? First, you let the police do their police thing because your investigation has a lower standard than theirs. And so, you let them go first and foremost, and you let them tell you what to do. There can
How do you define the point of an investigation? This is probably a cross between what the reporting party cares about and what your client cares about. So, it could be the case that your reporting party is wrapped up in something that the employer doesn’t care about. People… The
What do you do when you’re physically afraid of someone? A lot, I hope, because there are probably reasons that you’re so scared of this person, so hopefully, you can have a second investigator in the room. Hopefully, you can get personal protection to attend the meeting. Again, depending on
How Can Employers Protect Themselves from Claims of Retaliation? In a recent labor and employment case heard in federal court, a Houston jury awarded $365,000,000 in punitive damages and more than $1,000,000 in compensatory damages to a woman who accused her employer of retaliation. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant
In Texas, labor laws regarding overtime are outlined by the Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA. The FLSA establishes wage and hour laws at the federal level. FLSA regulations define an “exempt employee” as a worker who is not entitled to be compensated for working more than a 40-hour week and
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