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Official announcements from Faulkner HR Solutions alongside curated HR compliance, workforce, and leadership news — selected for relevance to small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities across Texas.

Official Announcements

Press Releases


Official news and announcements from Faulkner HR Solutions — new service offerings, media features, speaking engagements, and firm milestones.

Firm Milestone September 9, 2026

Faulkner HR Solutions: Veteran-Owned Business Verification & BBB Accreditation

Company announcement covering Faulkner HR Solutions' veteran-owned business verification and Better Business Bureau accreditation.

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Press Release September 9, 2026

Faulkner HR Solutions Launches Texas Small Government Workforce Survey

A statewide study benchmarking staffing, turnover, and HR capacity in Texas cities, counties, and special districts under 100 employees, with data collection open through mid-October 2026.

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Media Feature September 9, 2026

Faulkner HR Solutions Expands HR Retainer Services to Support Texas Municipalities and Nonprofits Facing Workforce Instability

Dr. Thomas W. Faulkner, SPHR, announces the expansion of structured HR retainer services designed for Texas public sector organizations and nonprofits navigating supervisor accountability gaps, documentation failures, and compliance pressure — without the cost of a full-time HR department.

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Curated for Texas Employers

HR News Worth Reading

Selected for relevance to small businesses, nonprofits, and municipalities across Texas.


Have a story tip, HR update, or contributor pitch? Submit a link for editorial review or pitch an employer-side article on HR compliance, workforce stabilization, supervisor effectiveness, municipal HR, nonprofit workforce issues, or small business people operations.

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Faulkner HR Solutions reviews original, practical articles written for employers, HR professionals, public-sector leaders, nonprofit executives, small business owners, and managers responsible for people decisions.

We are interested in work that helps employers see the system behind recurring workplace problems: unclear authority, weak supervision, poor documentation, broken handoffs, unrealistic workloads, compliance blind spots, or incentives that reward the wrong behavior.

We are not looking for generic HR listicles, vendor spam, employee grievance essays, paid backlink placements, or recycled content. If the article helps an employer understand what is actually breaking and what needs to change, it is a better fit.

Strong Fits

  • Texas HR compliance updates with practical employer impact
  • Municipal and public-sector workforce issues
  • Nonprofit staffing, burnout, and leadership capacity problems
  • Small business HR infrastructure, hiring, onboarding, and documentation lessons
  • Supervisor effectiveness, accountability, and decision-risk analysis
  • Systems-first analysis of recurring workplace problems

Not a Fit

  • Paid guest posts created only for SEO links
  • Generic AI-generated articles with no original analysis
  • Vendor pitches disguised as thought leadership
  • Employee-side legal claims or personal workplace disputes
  • Backlink requests, link swaps, casino content, crypto content, or unrelated marketing copy
Compliance
Compliance Dr. Thomas Faulkner
Employment Law June 2026

Employer Cheat Sheet: Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2026

A practical summary of new employment law requirements taking effect mid-year — including minimum wage changes, leave expansions, and notice obligations affecting Texas employers.

Compliance
Compliance Dr. Thomas Faulkner
Employment Law August 2026

Two I-9 Rule Changes Collided This Summer, and Almost Nobody Connected Them

ICE removed the cure period for certain electronic I-9 system deficiencies before the July 31 form deadline passed, leaving employers exposed to penalties for each affected form.

Wage and Hour
Compliance Dr. Thomas Faulkner
Employment Law August 2026

The Overtime Threshold Dropped Back to $35,568. The Misclassification It Was Hiding Did Not Go Away.

The federal salary threshold has returned to $35,568, but employers still need to determine whether exempt employees actually satisfy the duties test—not merely the salary requirement.

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Don't Let a Compliance Update Become a Liability

Staying current on HR law is one thing. Knowing how it applies to your organization — your supervisors, your documentation, your risk exposure — is another. That's where Faulkner HR Solutions comes in.