Law Office of Jennifer D. Ward

08/02/2024

I'm flattered to have been selected by my colleagues as an Austin Monthly Top Attorney in Austin! It is truly an honor when clients call me to assist with their legal troubles, and I appreciate nothing more than the compliment I am paid when a colleague referred them to my office. Sending appreciation all around.

03/22/2023

Tomorrow morning I will be giving a presentation on Contract Basics for Business Owners with SCORE. Registration is FREE! You can join us by clicking the link below!

Contracts protect businesses from all types of risks. Jennifer Ward will discuss concepts and vocabulary every business owner should know as they review and enter contracts.

02/13/2023

Tomorrow I will be speaking at a Westlake Chamber of Commerce on HR and employment law topics. You should join us!

Westlake Chamber of Commerce Business Builder Lunch at Vaqueros Cafe & Cantina.

05/26/2022

A number of new laws requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings have popped up in several cities and states across the country over the past few years. New York City joins their ranks in the second half of 2022.

NEW YORK (AP) — Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City. Just four months ago, city lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to require many ads for jobs in the nation’s most populous city to include salary ranges,...

05/25/2022

Performance reviews come in many different shapes and sizes - see how two tech giants are revamping their performance review policies in very different ways.

Google and Adobe decided their performance management processes were due for change, but they differ on the frequency of that feedback.

05/24/2022

Since 2016, the City of Austin's Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance limits employers' ability to screen out candidates based on criminal history. This fact sheet explains what types of questions are allowed at specific points in the hiring process.

05/23/2022

Unlimited PTO policies are gaining popularity as a means of improving work-life balance and attracting and retaining talent, but critics argue that the reality is more complicated.

50% of workers would rather have flexible time off policies than higher pay, a new study shows.

05/18/2022

With inflation on the rise, a hot labor market, and diminishing COVID concerns, over one million retirees are estimated to have re-entered the workforce in the past year.

An estimated 1.5 million retirees have re-entered the U.S. labor market over the past year, making up for most of the excess losses since February 2020, according to an analysis of Labor Department data. Retirees report going back to work due to diminishing covid concerns, more flexible work arrange...

05/17/2022

The federal government recently released an action plan to increase employment prospects for previously incarcerated individuals.

05/12/2022

The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to provide nursing mothers reasonable break time to pump whenever needed. The DOL has published a helpful flyer with more information.

https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WB/media/508_nursing-mothers_05052022.pdf