Richard D. Alaniz is senior partner at Alaniz and Schraeder, a national labor and employment firm based in Houston. He has been at the forefront of labor and employment law for over thirty years, including stints with the U.S. Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board. He is a prolific writer on labor and employment law and conducts frequent seminars to client companies and trade associations across the country. For more information, call Alaniz at 281-833-2200.

Are You in Tune with Your Roofing Employees?

How to create more engaged employees that willingly support the company’s values and mission.

Richard Alaniz

August 16, 2019

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How to create more engaged employees that willingly support the company’s values and mission.

Former Roofing Employees – What Can You Say?

To be immune from liability, the employer cannot knowingly or intentionally disclose information that is false or misleading.

Richard Alaniz

July 19, 2019

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Almost all employers on a regular basis receive calls from a prospective employer requesting information about a former employee.

OSHA Inspections - What Roofers Should Expect

Never been the subject of an OSHA inspection? Planning and preparing for such an inspection is critical.

Richard Alaniz

June 14, 2019

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Proper planning for an eventual OSHA inspection can mean the difference between a clean bill of health or multiple citations and their attendant fines.

"Just Cause" Employee Termination in Roofing

Proving just or good cause involves more than whether misconduct occurred.

Richard Alaniz

May 22, 2019

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You're fired! Those are words that no employee ever wants to hear and that employers hope they rarely have to utter.

Social Security Administration's No-Match Letters Making a Comeback

Unfortunately, no-match letters are soon to again be in the mail to many employers.

Richard Alaniz

April 15, 2019

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Many employers still recall opening letters from the Social Security Administration about mismatched Social Security numbers on wage reports.

Job Descriptions - An Essential Tool for Your Roofing Company

Mundane? Maybe, but laying out expectations shouldn't be ignored

Richard Alaniz

March 18, 2019

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There is no federal or state law, rule, or regulation that mandates job descriptions.

Are Your Salaried Employees at Your Roofing Company Truly Exempt?

It might be quite beneficial for employers to carefully review the job functions of all their salaried employees.

Richard Alaniz

February 20, 2019

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There are individuals in every workplace in the United States who are paid a salary and considered exempt from pay for overtime after 40 hours in a work week.

Lewd Language in the Age of #MeToo

Employers must be especially aware of how cultures may clas and cause hostile work environments.

Richard Alaniz

January 14, 2019

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The old axiom that "words can never harm me" may have been true at some point, but that is certainly no longer the case in this age of #MeToo.

ICE Enforcement — Coming Soon to Your Roofing Workplace

Continued and even increased ICE enforcement activity, especially focusing on the workplace, is expected.

Richard Alaniz

December 12, 2018

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In the first seven months of this year, there have been over 5,000 I-9 audits of U.S. workplaces.

Roofing Contactors Need to Meet the Millennial Challenge

Millennials have become the largest age group in today’s workforce.

Richard Alaniz

November 19, 2018

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Millennials, generally acknowledged to be those born between 1981 and 1999, have become the largest age group in today’s workforce.

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2019 August

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