In July of this year, a Texas federal district court judge denied the state of Texas’ request to vacate the Equal Employment Opportunity...
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As previously reported, in late April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unveiled a final regulatory rule that would invalidate and ban...
On February 27, 2024, U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division blocked enforcement of...
On August 18, 2023, the Fifth Circuit sitting en banc in Hamilton v. Dallas County unwound its long-held limitation that an adverse...
Most Texas employers are likely already familiar with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order GA-39 that prohibits state and local...
The Texas Legislature has been quite busy over the most recent regular and two specially-called legislative sessions. It adjourned its...
On July 6, 2021, we released a blog post on Texas’ new sexual harassment laws, which became effective September 1, 2021. These laws...
On August 11, 2021, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins issued an order requiring masks in Dallas County businesses, schools, and county...
Texas recently enacted the Pandemic Liability Protection Act (PLPA) joining a number of other states that have passed statutory liability...
The effects of the #MeToo movement for employers continue with Governor Abbott recently signing two new bills into law (effective...
The recent decline in COVID-19 infections has led numerous states to begin contemplating a roll‑back of mask mandates and related...
The enforceability of employment non-competes in Texas is governed by the Texas Covenants Not to Compete Act. If a non-compete covenant...
With the spike in reported COVID-19 cases in Texas, counties have started to re-impose previous safety measures. As a result, many of the...
On June 19, 2020, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued an order (the Order) requiring businesses in Harris County, Texas, that provide...
In the first phase of an effort to restart parts of Texas’ economy, on April 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order...
Texas employers who have opted out of workers’ compensation coverage may face significantly increased workplace risks in the weeks and...