Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act. Topics include protected employee activities in the context of social media; franchisor liability; and drug testing.
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U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the seventh consecutive year, announced the "Best Law Firms" rankings. Tanner & Associates, P.C. has been ranked in the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list regionally in 3 practice areas.
Texas Federal Judge Enjoins Implementation of Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order10/25/2016 By Matt Pierce
On October 24, 2016, District Judge Marcia A. Crone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction in Associate Builders and Contractors of Southeast Texas v Rung, Case No. 1:16-CV-425, halting implementation of the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order. Rod Tanner was selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Mr. Tanner was selected for the categories of Employment Law – Individuals; Labor Law – Union; and Litigation – Labor and Employment.
Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (DOL's Upcoming Expansion of Overtime Protections and More)6/29/2016 Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act. Topics include the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new overtime rule, which will greatly expand overtime protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), making an estimated 12.5 million American workers newly eligible to receive overtime pay and raising wages by an estimated $12 billion over the next 10 years.
By Matt Pierce
On Monday, June 27, 2016, Judge Sam Cummings, a Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, issued an order that places a temporary hold on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new “Persuader Rule.” In an 86-page order, Judge Cummings granted a preliminary injunction requested by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), prohibiting the DOL from implementing its new rule, which would have expanded the information that companies must report to the DOL when they hire consultants to fight against union organizing campaigns. Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and its regulations, employee eligibility under the FMLA, information an employee is required to provide an employer under the FMLA, and more. Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (NLRA Protections, Defining the Workweek, and More)3/28/2016 Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the employee protections under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including protected activity and social media; when overtime pay is required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the definition of a workweek. Ask the Experts: Employment Law Podcast (Northwestern University, the Joint Employer Test, and More)3/1/2016 Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the Labor Board's decision in the Northwestern University case relating to the unionization of college student-athletes; which companies qualify as employers under the NLRA; and the joint employer test. Rod Tanner discusses new developments in employment law and the National Labor Relations Act.
Topics include the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), when an employer is required to pay overtime, the definition of a workweek, FLSA exemptions, improperly classified employees, and at-will employment. |
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