Austin Enacts “Ban-the-Box” Ordinance March 2016 On March 24, 2016, the Austin City Council passed the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance. This ordinance will prohibit most employers in Austin, Texas from asking questions about or considering an individual’s criminal...
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EEOC Proposes Rule to Add Pay Data to EEO-1
EEOC Proposes Rule to Add Pay Data to EEO-1 February 2016 On January 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced proposed changes to its annual EEO-1 report. Specifically, the EEOC proposes that employers submit pay data as part of their EEO-1...
Allison Bowers Featured as Part of Keynote Panel at the Austin Human Resource Association Law Day
Allison Bowers Featured as Part of Keynote Panel at the Austin Human Resource Association Law Day February 2016 Allison Bowers, along with Judge Robert Pitman and well-known Austin plaintiff’s attorney Phil Durst, were featured as the keynote luncheon panel on...
Allison Bowers to Speak at the Texas Bar’s Advanced Employment Law Course
Allison Bowers to Speak at the Texas Bar’s Advanced Employment Law Course December 2015 Allison Bowers will speak at the Texas State Bar’s 2016 Advanced Employment Course on January 15, 2016. She will present the update on the Genetic Information NonDiscrimination...
Shannon Hutcheson Chosen for UT Law’s Technology Law Conference Planning Committee
Shannon Hutcheson Chosen for UT Law’s Technology Law Conference Planning Committee November 2015 Shannon Hutcheson has been asked to join the planning committee for the University of Texas School of Law’s 29th Annual Technology Law Conference. The conference brings...
Allison Bowers to Speak at the Austin Human Resources Association Annual Law Day
Allison Bowers to Speak at the Austin Human Resources Association Annual Law Day February 2015 Allison has been asked to speak to Austin’s leading group of HR professionals about covenants not to compete on February 26, 2015 at Austin’s Downtown Hilton. A copy of her...
Allison Bowers Appointed to the Texas Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee
Allison Bowers Appointed to the Texas Minority Counsel Program Steering Committee January 2015 Partner Allison Bowers has been appointed to the 2015 Texas Minority Counsel Program (TMCP) Steering Committee. The TMCP is a client development, networking and CLE event...
Hutcheson Bowers Sponsors “We Are Girls” State-Wide Conference
Hutcheson Bowers Sponsors “We Are Girls” State-Wide Conference November 2014 Our law firm is proud to sponsor the We Are Girls annual state-wide conference. GENaustin’s We Are Girls Conference helps girls explore the issues of bullying, body image and being a girl....
Shannon Hutcheson to Speak to Austin Bar’s L&E Section
Shannon Hutcheson to Speak to Austin Bar’s L&E Section September 2014 In September 2014, Shannon Hutcheson will speak to the Austin Bar Association’s Labor and Employment section on NLRB, EEOC, and DOL Investigations. Comments are closed More News « Shannon...
Hutcheson Bowers Sponsors Texas Minority Counsel Program
Hutcheson Bowers Sponsors Texas Minority Counsel Program September 2014 The firm is proud to sponsor the Texas Minority Counsel Program. This State Bar program is a client development, networking, and CLE event for diverse attorneys in Texas. The TMCP was created in...