Yesterday, I was on a flight for a business trip and was writing a post about a few Artificial Intelligence applications I’ve been playing around with. But before I could publish my post, I was reminded that you have to
The Robots are Coming
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The Speak Out Act: Eliminating Pre-Dispute Non-Disclosure And Non-Disparagement Agreements For Workplace Sexual Harassment And Assault Matters
President Biden recently signed the Speak Out Act, the latest in a set of bills focusing on workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault. According to the legislative findings of the Act, 81% of women and 43% of men have
Texas Supreme Court Holds Discovery of Cell Phone Data Limited to Time When Cell Phone Use Could be Contributing Cause of Incident
Today, the Supreme Court of Texas established the limits for discovery of cell phone data like text messages, e-mails and other data in a tort case arising from a specific incident. Because cell phone data is often sought in employment
Diversity Initiatives that Grant Advantages to Underrepresented Groups Can Give Rise to Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the future viability of affirmative action plans in the academic sphere and could make significant changes to the legality of race-based admissions policies in colleges and universities. Like academia, over the last twenty
DOL Increasing Focus on Staffing Agencies and Health Care Practices’ Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors
On November 16, 2022, the Department of Labor announced that it had recovered $1.2 million in back wages from four different home health care agencies on behalf of 599 home healthcare workers. One of the responsible employers, Guardian Angels
Texas Employers Can Pay Employees in Bitcoin, But Why Should They? A Sequel
With the spectacular crash of the centralized cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the potential bankruptcy of a second high-profile cryptocurrency exchange called BlockFi, now is a good time to revisit whether an employer would want to pay or employees receives
Fortune 50 Company Recommendations to Improve Anti-Harassment & Non-Discrimination Policies and Practices
Want to evaluate whether you need to improve your company’s sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies or get recommendations for potential improvements to those policies? A company can spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars to engage a large
How to Know the Defense of your Racial Discrimination Claim is Failing? The Jury asks for a Calculator
In a recent case out of a federal court in Houston, a former African American sales representative for FedEx received a jury verdict in the amount of $366M. In that case, Jennifer Harris claimed that she opposed racial discrimination and
Avoid the Holiday Party Human Resources Hangover
Employers are booking venues and planning for the annual company holiday party. As these preparations are made, Human Resources should review these tips to reduce the likelihood of post-holiday party human resources hangovers.
Employee Time Off to Vote on Election Day in Texas
There are important mid-term elections occurring in Texas on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting runs from October 24 though November 4, 2022. There are many statewide, state district and U.S. representative races to