Illinois has become the second state to enact a law preventing employers from seeking an employee’s Facebook password. See Texas Employment Law blog post. Illinois follows Maryland in enacting such a law. The Illinois statute does not affect whether an employer can restrict an employee from accessing Facebook during work hours.
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The City of Houston Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security has produced a YouTube video describing what you should do if a shooter enters your work place or some other public space. Always have a plan, says the video. Be aware of your surroundings.
The video, called "Ride, Hide, Fight" says if
Its a fact of life in San Antonio that many restaurants hire illegal immigrants. The illegal immigrants work hard and ask few questions. But, when ICE performs an I-9 audit, these restaurants suddenly lose their workforce. Sushi Zushi has closed its doors after a recent I-9 audit. See San Antonio Express News report. Sushi
When I was a young captain in the Texas National Guard, I had to miss Annual Training, our annual two weeks at Ft. Hood. So, I was temporarily assigned to help the folks at the Texas National Guard Officer candidate School. Their AT came later in the Summer. At state OCS, we trained and commissioned
You just cannot make this stuff up. Dean Ernst, a Canadian software executive worked from home in Alberta. He was from Calgary, so his two year employment contract anticipated he would move to Calgary at some point and work from there. But, he changed that just a bit. The business moved to Vancouver, while he
I do not understand why some service members feel the need to exaggerate their military service. I suppose some of that has long occurred. Once, I was in the Officers Club at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas enjoying a drink with another service member. Some guy we did not know, sitting at the bar started telling
The EEOC released statistics showing the states with the most EEOC complaints on file. Texas was number 1. This is probably because we have a large population and in other states, such as California, employees may prefer to file their complaints with the state version of the EEOC. But, here in Texas, we have a
Memorial Day is a time to recall those who served our country. It is also a time to recall that selfless service is surely one of man’s greatest virtues. The San Antonio Express News ran a story about some veterans who are raising money for a Texas version of the Viet Nam War Memorial wall.
In Texas, an employee does not have a right to a copy of one’s personnel file once the employee leaves a job. It is not that there is a law prohibiting obtaining a copy. There simply is not a law providing one way or the other. Texas is an at-will state. So, if there is
They were household names in the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s. Now, they are suing the National Football League. Walt Garrison, Bob Lilly, Rayfield Wright, LeeRoy Jordan, Randy White, and others have all joined in a lawsuit against the NFL alleging the league failed to warn them about the risks of head injuries they suffered.
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