As of January 3, 2012, the Department of Transportation adopted a new rule restricting use of hand-held mobile phones and devices by interstate commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers – or truck drivers as we more usually call them. Intrastate hazardous materials drivers are also covered. Specifically, the rule says no reaching for or holding mobile phones, and no pushing more than one button to operate phones while driving a commercial motor vehicle. Continue reading ‘Truckers, Cell Phones, and the Long Highway’
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Truckers, Cell Phones, and the Long Highway
Published February 20, 2012 Employment Leave a CommentTags: Employee Relations, Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, Workforce Solutions
Attention, All Employers
Published January 16, 2012 Employment ClosedTags: collective bargaining, Employee Relations, Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, organized labor, union, unionizing, Workforce Solutions
Get Ready and Set To Post a New Required Notice for Your Employees. It’s official – the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued a mandate that all covered employers must post a new Notice of Employee Rights for their employees, no later than January 31, 2012, notifying them of their rights to unionize. Continue reading ‘Attention, All Employers’
Labor Relations, Unionization and You, the Employer
Published October 24, 2011 Employment ClosedTags: Employee Relations, Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, jobs, Workforce Solutions
Lockouts, mediation, players union vs. owners, no games – are you feeling the gap left by the NBA basketball standoff? I am! All the commotion though, has brought to mind information employers need to know. The National Labor Relations Board has issued a new Final Rule affecting all employers covered by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). What does this have to do with striking basketball players? Everything! Continue reading ‘Labor Relations, Unionization and You, the Employer’
Independent Contractor – Really?
Published October 3, 2011 Employment ClosedTags: Employers, Employment, Employment Law, Houston, Houston jobs, HR Policy, independent contractor, jobs, Unemployment, Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Solutions
What do many of us have in common nowadays? Yeah, empty pockets and a crying need for money, money, money – and that includes your government. In the search for dollars, employers’ misclassification of employees as independent contractors beckons as a legitimate source of lost funds. So, the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Unemployment Tax Division and the IRS both have an interest in worker-classification issues. It may be tempting to assume your workers are independent contractors and blithely pass on the responsibility for Social Security, Medicaid, Unemployment, and other payroll taxes. Best be sure of your classification though, because when one of the agencies comes knocking, they can collect not only back taxes but impose fines for your errors. Witness the $319 million fine the IRS slapped on FedEx! Continue reading ‘Independent Contractor – Really?’
