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Texas Legislative Round-Up
The 82nd session of the Texas legislature resulted in several new laws affecting employers. We summarize the more noteworthy legislation in this article. All laws are effective September 1, 2011, unless otherwise noted.
New Law Prevents Texas Employers from Prohibiting the Storage of Employees' Legal Firearms in their Locked Vehicles While at Work
Executive Summary: Effective September 1, 2011, Texas employers will no longer be able to prohibit employees from storing legal firearms in their locked vehicles while at work.
While I Am in the Land of Aloha, the Legislature Permits Guns on Employer Parking Lots Premises
I am vacationing on the Garden Island, but taking some time tonite to catch up on what's been going on. When I left Texas the legislature was still in session, although I thought all the economic problems would keep them from doing too much mischief potentially harmful to employers.
The ins and out of tortious interference allegations after employees depart.
Let’s play claim or no claim. Company A has contracts with customers, which provide that the customer can cancel on 30 days’ notice. Employees of Company A leave to go to Company B. Sure enough, two customers invoke the 30 day trigger and, after the expiration of 30 days, give their business to the departing employees.
Texas Driver License Woes.
The Texas Department of Public Safety implemented a new administrative rule on October 1, 2008 requiring proof of legal status for more than six months after the date of application before an original, renewal or duplicate Texas driver license or identification card will be issued. This creates a significant obstacle to renewing a driver license for persons who are neither a U.S. citizen nor a lawful permanent resident (green card holder).
Texas Supreme Court Sides With Employers (pdf).
The Texas Supreme Court recently
issued two employer-friendly rulings.
In a breach of contract case, the state’s
highest court ruled that an employee
policy manual did not modify the parties’
at-will employment relationship.
In a second case, the court held that an
employee who sued her employer for
retaliatory discharge must submit her
claims to arbitration.
Matagorda County Hospital
District v. Burwell, No. 03-0111, Supreme
Court of Texas (February 24,
2006).
