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Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Vacates the Department of Labor’s Rule for Tipped Employees – What It Means for Hospitality Businesses

Hospitality business

​​The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned an important law that will significantly impact employees seeking to challenge their tips. In a recent decision in Restaurant Law Center and Texas Restaurant Association v. U.S. Department of Labor, the court overturned the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) rule regarding tipped employees. This means that employers…

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EEOC Updates Its Guidance on Workplace Harassment for the First Time in 25 Years

workplace harassment

​​For the first time in 25 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its guidance on harassment in the workplace. The new information aims to consolidate harassment laws and increase protections for employees. With multiple changes in the last two decades to various laws governing the workplace, the new guidance removes outdated regulations and…

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Updates to the Texas Health and Safety Code Now Require Healthcare Facilities to Adopt Workplace Violence Prevention Plans in 2024

Updates to the Texas Health and Safety Code

​​Senate Bill 240, now established as Texas’s Health and Safety Code Chapter 331, mandates that all healthcare facilities in Texas need to have a written workplace violence prevention plan by September 1, 2024. This means that all healthcare facilities in Texas are obligated to adopt and enforce a plan to prevent workplace violence and respond…

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5th Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses NLRB Decision to Limit a Company’s Ability to Implement and Enforce Dress Code Policy

Company’s Ability to Implement and Enforce Dress Code Policy

​​Employers prevailed in a momentous victory against the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) when the NLRB’s decision to limit a company’s ability to implement and enforce dress code policy was reversed. Federal law is impactful and possesses the potential to provide balance to struggles between commercial corporations and the NLRB. Interpretations of the law resonate…

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Decision By The Fifth Circuit Court Of Appeals To Broaden Definition Of “Adverse Employment Action” Under Title VII Could Have Significant Implications For Texas Employers

Adverse Employment Action

​​Texas employers should be aware that a recent federal court of appeals decision changes the law with regard to acceptable conditions of employment and potentially exposes more employers to discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Title VII requirements had been interpreted…

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