Federal law allows employers to claim a credit of $5.12 per hour for tipped employees. However, the arrangement must meet the strict guidelines set by the Department of Labor ("DOL"). If the arrangement does not meet all of the DOL's criteria, the tip pool can be...
Before female employees in Texas and elsewhere are ready to bring new babies into the world, many want to continue to work for as long as possible. Although most are able to continue working, reasonable accommodations may be necessary, so the women can do their jobs...
The Texas Roadhouse, which is known for line dancing and great food, is involved in a lawsuit claiming that the restaurant was engaged in unfair employment practices. A 40-year-old woman who applied to work at the roadhouse alleges that she was not given the...
The Department of Labor announced today that Halliburton has agreed to pay $18.29 million to 1,016 workers in unpaid overtime compensation. The Department of Labor's investigation revealed that Halliburton paid twenty-eight (28) different types of workers, including...
Henry's Turkey Service, headquartered in Texas, is being accused of abusing 28 men with intellectual disabilities. The plaintiffs were allegedly being underpaid and resided within inhumane living conditions. Thirty-two men had apparently been subjected to the abuse,...
La Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Medica (FMLA) proporciona a los empleados elegibles con un máximo de doce (12) semanas fuera del trabajo sin sueldo para cuidar de sí mismos, o, cuidar de un familiar con una condicion medica grave. Los empleados...
The Bare Assets and Midnight Lace clubs in Texas as well as another named defendant are being sued by a former employee. She alleges that the defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiff brought the case in a federal district court...
The Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") provides eligible employees with up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave to care for their own, or a family member's, serious medical condition. Employees are also entitled to FMLA leave for the birth or adoption of a child. To be...
To some Texas readers, being a live-in employee sounds like a good deal, especially the thought of not needing to commute. A housing authority in another state is being accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act after it fired one of its in-house employees. The...
Having diversity in the workplace is beneficial to companies in Texas and elsewhere. The problem comes when attempting to achieve this status involves discriminating against other employees who are denied promotions and other benefits because of any protected status....