Harris County, Texas will no longer ask about criminal history on job applications

Excerpted from a Houston Public Media Blog by Andrew Schneider Harris County leaders on January 4 adopted a policy that will ban most county departments from asking about a job […]
New sex harassment laws: Making for strange bedfellows in construction industry

Excerpted from a Jackson Lewis PC blog by Victor N. Corpuz In the construction industry, where multiple companies work closely together and where it is more difficult to monitor employee […]
Texas Legislature revises sexual harassment laws to benefit employees

Excerpted from a Holland & Knight Blog by Barbara-Ellen Gaffney Beginning Sept. 1, 2021, all Texas employers — regardless of headcount — will need to act swiftly when sexual harassment […]
Texas court supports hospital’s decision to require COVID-19 vaccine for employees

In Texas, the race to obtain the COVID-19 vaccine is perhaps akin to a motorized grocery cart rounding the aisle at barely two mph. To date, only 38% of its […]