Vicki Hart Wilmarth, Attorney at Law
Wright Wilmarth Byrd, PLLC
Offering Practical Legal Help to Employers in the Texas Panhandle
Vicki Wilmarth, Employment Law Attorney
About the Practice
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Vicki Wilmarth is an Amarillo employment lawyer with more than 30 years' experience in helping businesses. She can advise you on avoiding the legal landmines threatening a company in the discrimination, overtime, unemployment, workers’ compensation, and retaliation laws. She drafts employee handbooks, covenants not to compete and contracts with key employees. She helps employers assess the legal risks of firing an employee. Vicki also provides informative and entertaining training to managers and supervisors all over Texas.
Services for Employers
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Employment Policies
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Employee Training
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Severance Agreements
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Covenants Not to Compete
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Employment Contracts
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Independent Contractor Agreements
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Unemployment Claims
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Hiring, Compensation and Firing Advice
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Protection of Proprietary and Confidential Company Information
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Overtime Compliance Assistance
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Perform Discrimination and Harassment Investigations
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Respond to Audits and Investigations by the EEOC, Department of Labor and Texas Workforce Commission
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Disability, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodation Issues
Contact Vicki for assistance with all of your company's employment questions.
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806-372-3100
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7971 SW 45th, Ste. 200
Amarillo, TX 79119
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Latest Legal Tips for Employers from Vicki's Blog
5-3-24
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For most employers, the Fair Labor Standards Act “simply” requires payment of minimum wage and overtime if an employee works more than 40 hours in any one workweek. But there are many ways for an employer to unintentionally break this law.
Areas of Practice
Vicki Wilmarth devotes her practice to the representation of businesses (for profit and nonprofit) in the area of EMPLOYMENT LAW.
Her law partner, Chris Wright, practices in the areas of
ESTATE PLANNING, PROBATE, AND ELDER LAW.
Her law partner, Wade Byrd, practices in the areas of CIVIL LITIGATION, PERSONAL INJURY, AND FAMILY LAW.​​
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04-23-24
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If you pay any employees on salary instead of hourly, as an employer you need to review new regulations released today by the United States Department of Labor, requiring that the salary you pay to any exempt employee is at least $43,888.00 beginning on July 1, 2024.