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Court challenge looms, but employers urged to prepare for new overtime rule

by Tammy Binford

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5th Circuit to public employees: Qualified immunity isn’t free pass

You might have heard of “qualified immunity,” which is a controversial defense afforded to public employees alleged to have violated a person’s constitutional rights. The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (whose rulings...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Sleepwalking employee unable to rouse 5th Circuit

On July 18, 2022, the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, whose rulings apply to all Texas employers, reasoned that an employee whose sleepwalking condition—known medically as “somnambulism” and afflicts 4,000,000...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Terminating coverage for employee out on disability who hasn’t paid premium

Q An employee has been permanently disabled since 2012 and has been allowed by union contract to remain on the group insurance, provided the employee pays their share of the premium. The employee has become delinquent...

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Tips for small, private companies conducting layoffs

Q We’re a privately owned company with fewer than 100 employees. Do we have to follow the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act regulations in the event we decide to conduct a temporary layoff in the...

Aug 31, 2022 · Employment Law Letter · Texas

Nominee for EEOC commissioner still pending

Kalpana Kotagal, the nominee to be the third Democratic commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is being opposed by conservatives, who seem to be targeting nominees they consider to be “left...