Those smartphones and BlackBerrys that enable work anytime, anywhere are increasingly blurring the lines between work life and personal life introducing the sticky issue of when overtime is owed to employees. The always-connected worker and the pressures of the...
Before starting work, employees usually must sign employment contracts. These contracts signify a mutual understanding of salary or wages, job expectations, job titles, and other important issues between employers and employees. Both parties are expected to uphold the...
Under a Texas Supreme Court ruling delivered last Friday, a trucker fired for refusing to drive an unsafe vehicle — saying he feared for himself and other drivers — may have fared better in the courts had he followed his employer’s demand, driven the...
The Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Igal v. Brightstar Information Technology Group, Inc. may hinder employees’ rights to be paid under the Texas Payday Act. The Court’s holding strongly favors employers. The Igal case states that a final decision...
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