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Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group Employment law firm helping employers manage workplace issues, investigations, compliance, and employee discipline. Our Clients Employ Humans.

Serving businesses across TX, CO, NC & WY with practical legal guidance.

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โ€œ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.โ€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜†?When an employee requests remote w...
10/09/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป-๐˜๐—ผ-๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ โ€œ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.โ€ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜†?

When an employee requests remote work as a disability accommodation and the employer says the job requires physical presence, the written policy may not tell the whole story if that decision is later challenged.

What does the employee actually do? Which functions require being onsite? What does the job description say? Has the employee performed the job remotely before? Have the responsibilities of the position changed?

Prior remote work does not automatically mean remote work must continue. But the facts supporting the employerโ€™s decision can matter when that decision is challenged.

๐—œ๐—ณ โ€œ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ปโ€ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ, ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ต๐˜†.

Treaty Oak Employersโ€™ Law Group represents employers from prevention and investigation through litigation and defense.

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๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

Many of the business owners Treaty Oak works with are women, so we wanted to pass along an upcoming opportunity for wome...
10/07/2026

Many of the business owners Treaty Oak works with are women, so we wanted to pass along an upcoming opportunity for women business leaders in the Austin area.

The Women Presidents Organization (WPO), in partnership with vcfo, is hosting A Seat at the Table on October 22.

Our Founder and Managing Attorney, Natalie Lynch, is a WPO member and is helping spread the word to women leaders in our network who may be interested.

Learn more and register: https://info.women-presidents.com/wpo-austin-satt

10/07/2026

Burnout is not a billable matter.

On October 19, the Wyoming State Bar's DEI Section hosts "Resiliency in Uncertain Times," a live webinar with former trial lawyer Mindy Gulati on evidence-based strategies for managing stress and uncertainty in legal work. It is open to judges, court staff, and attorneys.

October 19, 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Mountain. 1.5 CLE credits. $30 for members (log in first) and $50 for non-members. Pre-registration is required.

Register: https://www.wyomingbar.org/event/?event_id=305

An accommodation request does not always sound like an accommodation request.Sometimes an employee mentions a medical is...
10/07/2026

An accommodation request does not always sound like an accommodation request.

Sometimes an employee mentions a medical issue to a manager. Sometimes the request involves leave or remote work. Sometimes performance concerns are already in the picture.

Would the manager know what to do next?

Join Treaty Oak Employersโ€™ Law Group for Octoberโ€™s Monthly Acorns as the panel discusses what happens when accommodation requests get complicated.

๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ, ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿญ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ.๐—บ. ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น

Registrants can also submit an anonymous hypothetical scenario or question for possible discussion during the live session.

This session is legal education, not legal advice.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ?A suspicious pattern or apparent inconsistency can justify a closer loo...
10/06/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ?

A suspicious pattern or apparent inconsistency can justify a closer look. But it should not automatically decide what happens next.

Before taking action, employers should verify the facts, review the relevant documentation, apply policies consistently, and give the employee an appropriate opportunity to explain what appears inconsistent.

Sometimes that process confirms the employer's concern. Sometimes it reveals context that changes the decision.

And if the employment decision is later challenged, the process that led to it may become important, too.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜†. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜.

Treaty Oak Employersโ€™ Law Group helps employers navigate difficult workplace decisions from prevention and investigation through litigation and defense.

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๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

The 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list is out, and weโ€™re proud to see Natalie R. Lynch, Founding Attorney of Treaty Oak Emplo...
10/02/2026

The 2026 Texas Super Lawyers list is out, and weโ€™re proud to see Natalie R. Lynch, Founding Attorney of Treaty Oak Employersโ€™ Law Group, recognized in Employment & Labor, again.

Weโ€™re proud to see her work representing employers and helping organizations navigate complex workplace issues recognized again this year.

Congratulations, Natalie.

โ€œ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜.โ€An employerโ€™s obligation not to discriminate still applies.The EEOC recently sued a Texas tr...
10/02/2026

โ€œ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜.โ€

An employerโ€™s obligation not to discriminate still applies.

The EEOC recently sued a Texas trucking and logistics company, alleging that it refused to hire older driver applicants because its liability insurance did not cover drivers over age 65. The agency also alleges that the policy imposed stricter driving-record requirements on applicants over 60.

The employer may not have created those restrictions. According to the EEOCโ€™s lawsuit, they came from its insurance company.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

That is the takeaway. A requirement from an insurer, customer, vendor, or other third party does not eliminate an employerโ€™s own obligation not to discriminate.

The allegations in this lawsuit have not been proven in court.

This content is for educational purposes and is not legal advice.

Your DEI webpage may not be the document that creates the problem.Your promotion rubric might be.Hiring criteria, interv...
10/01/2026

Your DEI webpage may not be the document that creates the problem.

Your promotion rubric might be.

Hiring criteria, interview notes, succession-planning templates, employee resource group rules, and evaluation forms can all become relevant when an employment decision is challenged.

And simply creating more documentation is not the answer. Documentation needs to be consistent, tied to legitimate job-related criteria, and created as part of the ordinary process.

Our latest blog breaks down six areas employers should review before an agency or plaintiff's lawyer starts asking for the paperwork.

๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ: https://treatyoaklegal.com/blog/dei-employment-compliance-internal-audit/

Not every workplace investigation calls for coaching.And treating coaching as the automatic next step can miss the point...
09/30/2026

Not every workplace investigation calls for coaching.

And treating coaching as the automatic next step can miss the point.

Coaching is best suited to issues where behavior can realistically changeโ€”communication, leadership style, conflict, reactivityโ€”and where the person is capable of and at least somewhat open to making that change.

It is not a substitute for discipline when serious misconduct, intentional harm, or a complete lack of accountability is involved.

In Episode 4 of After the Finding, Dr. Lindsey Lee offers a better question for employers deciding what comes next:

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ?

Sometimes accountability and coaching can work togetherโ€”addressing the past while also focusing on what needs to change going forward.

๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ #๐Ÿฐ: https://youtu.be/6V1maQ7o3rM

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