The 2006 edition of Especially for Texas Employers is the most widely updated version to date. Although almost every topic in the book has been updated or expanded in some way, the following topics are the ones that either appear in the book for the first time, or else have been so extensively expanded or updated that they are essentially new topics. They are listed in the order and under the sections in which they appear in the book.
I. Hiring: Basic Legal Issues for Employers
Best Practices for Temporary Staffing and Staff Leasing Firms
Co-employment or joint employment; "single employer"
New Hire Reporting Laws
New Hire Reporting Requirements
Duties Test for Exempt Employees
Salary Test for Exempt Employees
Work Schedules
Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave Policies
Holiday Policies
Conflict of Interest, Trade Secrets, Non-Competition Agreements
English-Only Policies
Part-Time / Full-Time Status
Required Posters
I-9 Requirements - Document Lists
Salary Test
Duties Tests
Other Types of White-Collar Exemptions
Focus On The New DOL White-Collar Exemption Regulations
Salary Definition Regulation
Preparatory and Concluding Activities
Pay Agreements
Priority Between Pay Agreements and Statutes
Delivery of Wages
Severance Pay
Accrued Leave Payouts
Court-Ordered Garnishments or Statutorily-Required Wage Attachments
Wage Overpayments
Deductions for Administrative Fees
Deductions for Other Costs to the Employer
Electronic Fund Transfer of Wages
Texas Payday Law Deduction Summary
Things Employers Wish They Had Never Said
An Employee's Right to Representation
HIPAA Privacy Rule - What Employers Need to Know
V. Employment Law-Related Web Sites
Employment Law-Related Web Sites
Contact Information
THE A TO Z OF PERSONNEL POLICIES
Vacation and Sick Leave
Driver Policy
Internet, E-Mail, and Computer Usage Policy
Medical Absence Warnings
Request for Change in Employment Status
Video Surveillance Policy
Volunteer Agreement
Wage Overpayment / Underpayment Policy