Paul Simon

In episode 106, Coffey talks with Paul Simon and Dustin Paschal about HR news topics including the possible impact of Supreme Court's decision on race-conscious admissions programs; SCOTUS’ revised standard for evaluation religious accommodation requests; and the possible causes of the Hot Strike Summer. They discuss when an employer can consider race or sex in making an employment decision; disparate impact and reverse discrimination; the difference between "affirmative action" and "equal employment opportunity"; removing bias in the interviewing process; moving beyond the de minimis standard for religious accommodations, including how closely to scrutinize an employee’s religious claims; and the recent movement of everyone going on strike. Links to stuff they talked about are on our website at https://goodmorninghr.com/EP106 and include the following topics: - Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action programs in college admissions: - U.S. Supreme Court buoys religious employees who seek accommodations at work - Supreme Court ruling deals another blow to organized labor - Summer of strikes heats up Good Morning, HR is brought to you by Imperative—premium background checks with fast and friendly service . For more information about our commitment to quality and excellent customer service, visit us at https://imperativeinfo.com . If you are an HRCI or SHRM-certified professional, this episode of Good Morning, HR has been pre-approved for three-quarters of a recertification credit. To obtain the recertification information for this episode, visit https://goodmorninghr.com . About our Guests: Dustin Paschal, JD. As a founding member of Simon | Paschal PLLC, a boutique employment law firm in Frisco, Texas, Dustin maintains an active employment law practice. If it’s an HR related issue, Dustin likely handles it for his clients. Dustin is a former President of DallasHR and currently serves on DallasHR’s Board of Trustees, which he previously chaired for two years. Dustin also serves as the Texas SHRM State Director-Elect. He previously served as a District 1 Director and as a Legal & Legislative Director. Dustin is also active in his community, where he has served on various city, school district, and nonprofit committees and boards. Dustin likes HR so much, he married an HR professional! When Dustin isn’t working, he is trying to keep up with an active five-year-old son or trying to forget that he’s a lawyer! Paul Simon, JD As a founding member of Simon | Paschal PLLC, an employment and business law boutique law firm in Dallas, Texas, Paul maintains an active employment and business law practice. Paul has a wide array of experience in employment matters. Paul also has a broad business-based practice including, business entity formation and dissolution, operating agreements, and contract drafting and review. Paul currently serves on the DallasHR Board of Directors as the Director of the Collin CountyHR Committee. Paul was a six-term member of the DAYL Executive Committee, where he ultimately served as its President. Paul also has been selected as a Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star and has been selected more than 5 times as a Texas Super Lawyer. Paul also was selected as a Best Lawyer Under 40 and a Best Lawyer in Dallas by D Magazine in 2018 and 2019. Paul Simon and Dustin Paschal can be reached at: www.simonpaschal.com https://www.facebook.com/simonpaschallaw https://twitter.com/SimonPaschalLaw https://www

On this weeks podcast we have special guests Paul Simon and Dustin Paschal of Frisco, TX based Employment Law Firm Simon I Paschal, PLLC. We talk about the legal side of leadership, while sharing a glass of Buddy Hoppy IPA from Two Docs Brewing Co in Lubbock, TX. About Paul: Paul is a founding member of Simon | Paschal PLLC. Before forming and managing his own law firm, Paul practiced employment, business and immigration law at another law firm in Dallas. Paul has a wide array of experience in employment matters, including Title VII, state discrimination laws, the ADA, the ADEA, the FLSA, the FMLA, employment contracts, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and numerous other employment laws and regulations. Paul also has a broad businesses-based practice including, business entity formation and dissolution, operating agreements, and contract drafting and review. Paul is both an active transactional attorney and a litigator. Paul regularly appears before state and federal courts on behalf of his clients. In addition to his work as a litigator, Paul serves as an outside General Counsel for many of his clients, a role in which he regularly represents employers before the TWC, EEOC and various other government agencies, creates and implements employee and management training, reviews and drafts employment handbooks and policies and procedures, reviews and drafts various employment-related contracts, and provides regular advice and counseling on a myriad of Human Resources issues. In that role, he also assists clients with their business formation and contractual needs. Paul is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Paul was a five-term member of the DAYL Executive Committee, where he ultimately served as President. Paul has been selected both as a Texas Super Lawyer and a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star. In addition, Paul has been selected by his peers as both a Best Lawyer and a Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine. About Dustin: Dustin has always had a passion for employment law Dallas TX. He attended Baylor University where he graduated in 2002 with a B.B.A. in Human Resource Management. While at Baylor, Dustin interned with the Vice President of Human Resources at a national manufacturing company where he experienced first-hand the employment issues facing companies and individuals today. After graduating from Baylor, Dustin attended Baylor School of Law and graduated with a J.D. in 2005. Since graduating, Dustin has practiced exclusively in the area of Employment Law and Business Law. Dustin represents corporations, small businesses, and individual employees and executives. He handles a variety of employment matters, including discrimination and harassment cases, lawsuits involving non-compete agreements, and multi-state collective actions involving wage and hour issues. In addition to his litigation practice, Dustin also reviews individual employment contracts, drafts employee handbooks, and assists companies on a variety of general contractual issues. Dustin takes great pride in helping his clients avoid litigation through proper planning but when his clients need it, Dustin provides aggressive and principled litigation counsel. Dustin is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association. As a former active member of the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Dustin served five terms on the Board of Directors and served as a Co-Chair for numerous committees. Dustin also is a Sustaining Life Fellow of the DAYL Foundation, a Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation and a former Associate Member of the Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court. Dustin also formerly served as the President of DallasHR, the Dallas chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management. He currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees. DallasHR is the p