Michael Maslanka

June 03, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Exceptions to the COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate

An employer can require documentation from an employee that the employee has been vaccinated prior to returning to work.

By Michael Maslanka

5 minute read

May 05, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Five Rules to Follow on the Road to Persuasion

Self-education is always a viable option for lawyers who want to learn to persuade others, says Michael P. Maslanka, assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.

By Michael Maslanka

6 minute read

March 26, 2021 | Texas Lawyer

Tough Love From the Fifth Circuit

Here's the choice lawyers for employees are presented with: Frame Fifth Circuit decisions as ideologically hostile or reframe those decisions as ones of tough love. In other words, either bemoan or adapt, says Michael P. Maslanka, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.

By Michael Maslanka

6 minute read

September 30, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court Could Lead to Shifts in Employment Law

Amy Coney Barrett will become the next Justice of the United States Supreme Court. In announcing his nomination, President Trump said she would decide…

By Michael Maslanka

6 minute read

September 16, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Five Suggestions For Testimony Prep

Does the dust up over the interviews between Bob Woodward and President Trump trigger any litigation/ trial memories for the reader? The President's…

By Michael Maslanka

6 minute read

April 10, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Three Stories to Ponder During Shelter-in-Place Order

I'm entering week three of sheltering-in-place and thinking about the stories of James Stockdale in a POW camp in North Vietnam; concentration camp survivor Viktor Frankel; and Dante's "The Inferno."

By Michael Maslanka

3 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Employee vs. Independent Contractor

A fierce fight is unfolding in employment law. A fight that goes to a key threshold issue: Is a worker an employee of an employer or an independent…

By Michael Maslanka

5 minute read

December 18, 2019 | Texas Lawyer

Work Matters: Six Rules of Praise

Praise: to give or not to give? That's the daily question faced by many of us, isn't it? Whether lawyer to client, manager to employee,…

By Michael Maslanka

7 minute read