May 2022 | Vol. 85, No. 5 Labor and Employment Law. Read the digital edition Read past issues Features OPINION: Making Accommodations The legal profession should do a better job supporting attorneys with disabilities. Written by Hannah Cramer Take Your Best Shot What employers should know about the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Written by Stacey Cho Hernandez Developing Doctrine Enforceability of collective action waivers when parties do not arbitrate. Written by Ben Allen and Dreu Dixson COVID-19’s Impact on the Practice of Employment Law The pandemic’s effects continue to pose difficult business and legal decisions for employers. Written by Christine E. Reinhard and Michael J. Ritter Lien Into Your Rights How the revised Texas Mechanic’s Lien Statute potentially alters oil patch contractor’s rights in a bankruptcy case. Written by Duston McFaul and Michael Fishel Supreme Court of Texas Order Forty-ninth Emergency Order Regarding the COVID-19 State of Disaster. Supreme Court of Texas Order and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order Preliminary approval of amendments to Rule 3A of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 1.2 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Rule 10 of the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration. Supreme Court of Texas Order and Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order Approval of rules governing the procedure for making a record of civil and criminal court proceedings in the 258th and 411th district courts of Trinity County, Texas and San Jacinto County, Texas and the county court of Trinity County, Texas and the county court of San Jacinto County, Texas by electronic recording. Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas Order Order proposing amendment to Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.4. Supreme Court of Texas Order Preliminary approval of amendments to Rules 38.1(A), 52.3(A), 53.2(A), and 55.2(A) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure. Departments Comments Executive Director’s Page: Expanded Legal Research—Free and at Your Fingertips Written by Trey Apffel President’s Page: The State of Our Mandatory Bar Written by Sylvia Borunda Firth Technology: The Metaverse Is the Next Big Thing What is it and should you be investing in it? Written by Peggy Keene Ethics Question of the Month State Bar Director Spotlight: Andrew Tolchin TYLA President’s Page: Civility and Mental Health Work Hand in Hand Written by Jeanine Novosad Rispoli Solo/Small Firm: Delegation Is Key If you want to grow, you have to let go. Written by Ruby L. Powers Disciplinary Actions Movers and Shakers Memorials Classified Advertising Humor: The Judge’s Daughter: Law School Circa 1913 Written by Pamela Buchmeyer News From Around the Bar
