October 2009

 This is how you get sued.  You buy an old motel, start making a lot of changes, such as: 1) telling Hispanic employees to pronounce their Hispanic names in an Anglo sort of way, 2) telling the Hispanic employees to speak English in your presence,  and 3) when they ask why, you tell them because…

 Employer Support of the Guard/Reserve (ESGR) sends out a DVD to help employers mange their Reserve/Guard employees.  Having served some 25 years in the Guard/Reserve, I am very familiar with ESGR.  They did well for a Guard colleague some ten years ago.  The colleague returned to his civilian job from a US Army school, but…

 Fredericksburg, Texas native, SSG Chris Staats was killed in Afghanistan.  Another Texas Guardsman was killed in Afghanistan.  SSG Staats was in the 143rd Inf Detachment our of Austin, Texas.  He was most recently living in Boerne.  May he and all our lost vets rest in peace. 

 Mandatory arbitration holds few benefits for the employee.  In the labor union context, it is helpful.  The union and employer can pick the arbitrator they want.  Both union and employer have knowledge of the different arbitrators and their particular biases.  So, both sides can make an informed selection when they choose arbitrators.  But, that does…

 This is not really related to employment law, but here is a nice post on how to reduce your taxes from someone who knows what she is talking about.  Kelly Erb has a good blog on tax law.  She penned this post with a view toward the average consumer.