Treaty Oak Employers’ Law Blog

Texas Roadhouse, a Kentucky-based steakhouse chain, has been ordered to pay restitution to plaintiffs who filed an age discrimination lawsuit against the chain. The company has also been called to change its hiring practices, hire a diversity director, and comply with a consent decree. The company has also agreed to

A Series LLC, a relatively new business structure, as entities go, and in some regards is merely a limited liability company that owns multiple divisions or sectors. The different entities within the company are all housed under a master LLC, which serves as an umbrella entity. Seventeen different states have legislation

Startups and entrepreneurs face an uphill battle in establishing their businesses. Regardless of how good an idea or service you have to offer, a great deal must go into the design and establishment of a company to ensure its success. According to Forbes, 9 out of every ten startups fail,

President Trump ran on a platform that focused intently on illegal immigration and the deportation of those living and working in the United States illegally. In his first year in office, he has attempted to make good on his promise to crack down on undocumented workers. In the last 12

While the United States was proudly built on the concept of religious freedom, there has been a failure in the business world to accommodate the religious expression needs of employees for decades. As a result, religious discrimination towards current employees and employment applicants is unfortunately not all that uncommon. Whether a

Ethics in the workplace are paramount to the success of any business. A staff that shows good ethics, high integrity, and dedication to remaining fair and unbiased, is a staff that can lead a successful business. Ethics, however, are a complicated topic, especially when you consider the ethical ramifications of

As a workplace investigator, every single case is unique. After all, each case involves a different industry, different players, and, perhaps most importantly, different impacts. While it might be preferable to look at workplace investigations through a clinical lens, that simply isn’t possible. Every probe includes emotional aspects, and dealing

Human resource departments in thousands of companies across the country are a hub of activity. Every day, human resource professionals are tasked with activities that are imperative to the success and well-being of the company they work for and their fellow employees. As an essential cog in the company machine

One of the difficult tasks of employers is to balance their own needs with the expectation of their employees’ privacy in the workplace. This issue may arise when dealing with employee email. Whether an employer decides to review its employees’ email often depends on the reason for doing so and the