Employment Law for Employers
Common mistakes when firing an employee
There comes a time when all employment relationships must end. Sometimes the employee chooses to leave, but sometimes, you need to ask them to resign. Firing someone is never an easy conversation, even if it is the right decision for your company. While the employee...
Am I required to give my employees breaks in Texas?
Employee rights have been a prominent topic of interest in Texas and throughout the United States in the past several years. This is due to allegations of mistreatment, harassment, discrimination, abuse and wrongful termination. Workers are being given greater leeway,...
How do I avoid mistakes when I am terminating an employee?
Business owners in the DFW Metroplex, Rio Grande Valley and across Texas need to make difficult decisions when they are trying to operate successfully. This goes beyond creating a product or service; gathering financing; getting investors; creating an infrastructure;...
When can an employer enforce a noncompete agreement?
You may have owned your own business for decades and have seen many employees come and go in the process. Sometimes you may be worried that an employee who has been with you for years will leave your employment to start their own competing business. For this reason,...
How can employers be proactive with employment law issues?
It is quite understandable if there are employers out there in Texas who view state and federal employment laws as “skewed” in favor of employees. There are, after all, many laws and regulations for most employers to comply with, including the ADA, FMLA,...