Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group

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—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ซ๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ!We need your vote.Natalie Lynch and Dr. Lindsey Lee have submitted a p...
08/21/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ซ๐—ฆ๐—ช ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿณ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ!

We need your vote.

Natalie Lynch and Dr. Lindsey Lee have submitted a proposal for SXSW 2027, and community voting ends ๐—”๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ.

If you would like to see their conversation about curiosity, leadership, and what AI cannot replace make it to SXSW, we would be grateful for your vote.

๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1784644919354001C6LW

Thank you to everyone who has already voted and helped us spread the word!

Two 2027 recognitions for Natalie Stauffer Lynch  and Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group.Natalie has been recognized in The...
08/20/2026

Two 2027 recognitions for Natalie Stauffer Lynch and Treaty Oak Employers' Law Group.

Natalie has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in Americaยฎ for Employment Law โ€“ Management and Litigation โ€“ Labor and Employment. Treaty Oak has also been recognized in the 2027 edition of Best Law Firmsยฎ for Austin โ€“ Litigation โ€“ Labor and Employment.

Natalie's Best Lawyers recognition is based on peer review, making the acknowledgment from within the legal profession especially meaningful.

These recognitions reflect Treaty Oak's continued commitment to practical, strategic counsel for employers.

AI is moving faster than most workplace policies.If AI is involved in hiring, investigations, performance management, or...
08/19/2026

AI is moving faster than most workplace policies.

If AI is involved in hiring, investigations, performance management, or meeting documentation, now is a good time to understand what records are being created and what oversight employers should maintain.

Join Monthly Acorns tomorrow for practical guidance and discussion from the Treaty Oak team.

Join us live and receive AI in HR: A Plain Language Risk Check, a practical checklist to help employers evaluate AI use across hiring, workplace investigations, documentation, governance, and human oversight.

Registration is open.

This session is legal education, not legal advice.

08/19/2026

A loan from a family member or close friend may feel simple enough to handle without much paperwork. But skipping the documentation may not save as much time as you think.

Sarah Frazier and Natalie Lynch discuss what can happen when informal business financing isnโ€™t clearly documented.

Watch the full Hey Employee: Q&A on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/MRfQALKmA70?si=jd3yXJpp--qjch6k

What if an employee secretly records a meeting with their manager?It could be a performance conversation, disciplinary m...
08/18/2026

What if an employee secretly records a meeting with their manager?

It could be a performance conversation, disciplinary meeting, employee complaint, or termination.

The manager may assume the conversation stays in the room.

But what if it doesn't?

The lesson isn't to assume every employee is recording. It's to train managers to communicate as though their words may be reviewed later.

Be clear. Stick to the facts. Avoid speculation. Don't make unauthorized promises.
And don't say something โ€œoff the recordโ€ that shouldn't be said at all.

A difficult conversation should still make sense when it is heard outside the moment in which it happened.

Speak like it could be replayed.

AI is becoming part of everyday HR operations.โ€ข Recruiting.โ€ข Performance management.โ€ข Meeting notes.โ€ข Investigations.The...
08/17/2026

AI is becoming part of everyday HR operations.

โ€ข Recruiting.
โ€ข Performance management.
โ€ข Meeting notes.
โ€ข Investigations.

The challenge is not simply whether AI can perform these tasks. It is understanding what documentation is created, who owns it, how long it exists, and whether managers continue exercising independent judgment.

Join the Monthly Acorns panel for a practical discussion designed for employers, HR leaders, and operational decision makers.

August 20 at Noon Central.

This session is legal education, not legal advice.

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ!Natalie Lynch and Dr. Lindsey Lee are hoping to bring an important conversation to SXSW 2027:๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†...
08/14/2026

๐—ช๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ!

Natalie Lynch and Dr. Lindsey Lee are hoping to bring an important conversation to SXSW 2027:

๐—–๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Community voting is open now, and your vote can help get this conversation on the SXSW stage.

๐—ช๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐˜€?

Vote here: https://participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sxsw27/community-voting-sxsw/page/community-voting/session/1784644919354001C6LW

Voting closes August 23. Thank you for your support!

Most hiring decisions are made with good intentions.The problem is that good intentions are difficult to prove if the hi...
08/13/2026

Most hiring decisions are made with good intentions.

The problem is that good intentions are difficult to prove if the hiring process isn't documented.

When an EEOC investigation begins, investigators review interview notes, internal emails, hiring criteria, and promotion records to determine whether the employer's stated reason is supported by the evidence.

If your hiring decisions rely on undocumented impressions or informal discussions, defending those decisions becomes much more difficult.

Read the full blog on our website: https://treatyoaklegal.com/blog/hiring-promotion-investigations-defensible-hiring-process/

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