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Recruiters and lawyers always seem to get tangled out. The Texas Lawyer had an interesting piece about a recently filed Harris County Lawsuit where a recruiter is suing a lawyer at Holland and Knight.  According to the article, the recruiter called the lawyer and told him he had a position to discuss, but he would…

Here are a few thoughts for placement professionals to consider going into 2016:

  1. Be familiar with the Texas Occupations Code and all it requires and its implications.  Here is a link.  There are number of little nuggets there that should be considered.
  2. How do your contracts look?  I’ve written at length over the years

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sd_wsNCPTomorrow, I have the privilege of speaking to the DFW Texas Recruiters Network. Over the years I have had the privilege of representing placement professionals in a number of circumstances. Some tips:

  1. Make sure your engagement agreements/contracts make sense and are enforceable;
  2. Remember that non-competes and non-solicitation agreements in Texas can be enforceable;
  3. Screen

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I will be speaking with the DFW Texas Recruiters Network on June 3, 2015 at Prestonwood Country Club.  Lunch begins at 1130 and I will be addressing the world of non-competes and legal issues impacting recruiters.  Here is a link to the event.

In a case from last week the Fifth Circuit found upheld a district court’s judgment ruling that a recruiting firm was not liable for placement of a medical group’s office manager who embezzeled $60,000.  The case provides an interesting analysis of a recruiter’s responsibility in terms of presenting a candidate who turns out to be…

Here are a few thoughts for placement professionals to consider going into 2015:

  1. Be familiar with the Texas Occupations Code and all it requires and its implications.  Here is a link.  There are number of little nuggets there that should be considered.
  2. How do your contracts look?  I’ve written at length over the

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The more things change…

The old adage goes that the more things change the more they stay the same. For Texas placement professionals there have been no landmark cases or significant changes in the law this year, but the standard issues remain and have become more magnified in the areas of post-employment covenants and the…

                                          

On Wednesday at lunch I will be speaking to the DFW Texas Recruiters Network about legal issues confronting placement professionals.  Please join me if you can.  Here is a link to the details.