On June 17, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, that employers with at least 15 employees cannot discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation, gender expression, or gender identity. The Ruling in Bostock Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers with 15 orRead more
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Austin, Commercial Real Estate, Community Associations, Condominiums, COVID-19, Employment Law, Houston, San Antonio | 0 comment | 19 May, 2020 | 0
Monday, May 18th, Governor Abbott announced Phase 2 of his plan to open Texas. This announcement included new guidelines for office-based employers, which takes immediate effect. The most notable changes are: Employers can open the office to the greater of 10 people or 25% of the total office workforce (previously the greater of 5 peopleRead more
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), a law which affects most employers with fewer than 500 employees. The new law has two statutes of immediate importance to employers: (i) the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”), which requires employers to provide 80 hours of paidRead more
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