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PPP Loan Tips for Texas Employers
So your Texas Panhandle company has received Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) funds, hopefully, and now you are wondering how to use...
Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 17, 2020
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Vicki speaks with Hey Amarillo! Podcast
Vicki Wilmarth spoke to host Jason Boyett about the obstacles, opportunities and obligations that local businesses are facing during this...
Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 6, 2020
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Webinar: Texas Employers' Guide to Coronavirus Legal Issues
Webinar presented by Vicki Wilmarth and Josh Butler on April 2, 2020 to help Texas businesses understand their obligations and...
Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 2, 2020
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Paid Leave Laws Affect Small Employers
Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a new law that requires small employers to provide paid leave to employees for two...
Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 25, 2020
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Employer's Guide to COVID-19
As COVID-19 dominates the headlines, Texas employers still have businesses to run and employees to supervise. The novel coronavirus,...
Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 13, 2020
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Hiring Focused on Good Character
Character is not generational, racial or gender-specific. I’ve worked with some terrific young employees and some terrible older ones,...
Vicki Wilmarth
Feb 24, 2020
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Docking a Salaried Employee's Pay
Employers ask me all the time about docking the weekly salary of an exempt employee if a salaried worker misses a half-day for a child’s...
Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 22, 2020
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Can I Test My Texas Employees for Marijuana?
As 2020 begins, many Texas employers are wondering if they can still drug test their employees for marijuana use. Several states have...
Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 31, 2019
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DOL Finalizes Salary Minimum Rule
A new federal overtime rule that has been finalized by the U.S. Department of Labor will become effective on January 1, 2020. The final...
Vicki Wilmarth
Sep 24, 2019
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"Go Back" Comments Are Unlawful Discrimination
If you as an employer allow racist or nationalistic statements like "Go back to where you came from" to ever be expressed at your...
Vicki Wilmarth
Aug 2, 2019
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Paid Sick Leave Required in Some Texas Cities
Employers in Dallas and San Antonio have to start providing paid sick leave to their employees as of August 1, 2019. Vicki's employment...
Vicki Wilmarth
Jun 19, 2019
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Firing for Abortion is Discrimination
Since abortion laws are such a hot topic right now, employers should be warned: firing a woman for obtaining an abortion is...
Vicki Wilmarth
May 22, 2019
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When an Employee's Social Security Number is Incorrect (or Fake)
In 2019, the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) is again starting to send “No Match” letters after a seven-year hiatus to employers...
Vicki Wilmarth
Apr 26, 2019
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DOL Proposes New Salary Minimum
A new federal overtime rule that has been proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor may become effective early in 2020, and employers need...
Vicki Wilmarth
Mar 22, 2019
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Legal Guide for New Texas Employers
Sometimes as a new Texas employer, you just need a quick reference guide to what you are supposed to be doing. Here is a brief rundown of...
Vicki Wilmarth
Feb 25, 2019
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"Do As We Say, Not As We Do": Lesson for Employers from the Shutdown
The federal government is working employees without pay.What prevents you as a private employer from taking a play from this shutdown...
Vicki Wilmarth
Jan 9, 2019
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Secret Employee Recordings in Texas
Is it legal for one of your employees to secretly record your conversations with that worker for the employee to use as evidence in a...
Vicki Wilmarth
Dec 12, 2018
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Texas Election Law for Employers
Since Election Day is Tuesday, November 6, here are some quick reminders for employers about the Texas election laws that you must...
Vicki Wilmarth
Nov 5, 2018
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4 Steps to Protect Company Secrets
What can you do to protect your company secrets when Angela, your vice-president of sales, announces she is leaving your company and...
Vicki Wilmarth
Oct 24, 2018
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Five Steps for Responding Well to Harassment
The federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently sided with an employer who promptly took five comprehensive steps in response to...
Vicki Wilmarth
Sep 26, 2018
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