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Texas’ seasonally adjusted total nonfarm employment increased to 14,289,900 after 29,200 jobs were added over the month. Texas added 327,400 jobs from Sept. 2023 to Sept. 2024. Texas’ annual nonfarm growth rate currently sits at 2.3 percent, outpacing the U.S. growth rate by 0.7 ...
Texas employment law defines employment as a service performed by a person for wages under an express or implied contract for hire. The exception is if it is shown to the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) that the person’s performance of the service was, and will continue to be, free from...
provides you with the full text of the Texas Labor Code, along with commentary, leading cases, and attorney general opinions. It also includes related provisions fromRichard R. Carlson
A termination is against Texas employment law if it violates the terms of an employment contract between the parties, including collective bargaining agreements. When an employee is let go for any illegal reason, it is called a “wrongful discharge.” ...
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act dated March 27, 2020, individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-time employment, or who otherwise would not qualify for regular Unemployment Compensation (UC) or Extended Benefits (EB) under state or...
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Employment lawyer Rob Wiley explains where employers often go wrong here: “If an employer claims a tip credit and pays its tipped employees $2.13 per hour, they may mistakenly calculate the employee’s overtime rate by multiplying $2.31 by 1.5 to get $3.20 per hour. This is wrong. What ...
Among the most significant new laws that passed and took effect were measures related to sexual harassment, guns in the workplace, and, of course, COVID-19. Below are the five most important labor and employment law bills from this year’s session that all Texas employers need to know ...
Sep 16, 2023 "Nothing had been done like that before": Civil rights icon Dr. Josie Johnson on 60 years since March on Washington Johnson's seven decades of fighting for voting, housing, education, and employment rights in the Land of 10,000 Lakes is legendary. WCCO's Reg Chapman sat...