Tez Romero

Tez Romero

Human Resources Director America

Mary Tez Romero-Maquipotin

Senior Legal Researcher

3+ years experience71,299 Total views on Human Resources Director America in 2025

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Legal Cases Regulation Compliance

Tez Romero is a Senior Legal Researcher at Key Media and a contributor to Human Resources Director. Since joining the company in 2023, she has covered legal and regulatory developments across multiple industries and jurisdictions. For HRD, she reports on employment law, workplace disputes, court decisions, and legislative developments affecting employers, HR leaders, and organizations.

Her reporting focuses on translating complex legal and policy developments into practical, accessible insights that help HR professionals understand the workplace issues shaping their workforce and business decisions.

How I think about writing for this industry…

“I've found that many of the biggest workplace conversations begin long before they become HR priorities. Court decisions, newly filed claims, and legislative developments often provide an early view of the issues shaping employers and employees, and I enjoy helping readers understand what those changes mean in practice.”

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Featured content from Mary

Former MD sues RBC Capital Markets over maternity leave 'pregnancy tax' Bank of America faces lawsuit over alleged unpaid computer boot-up time Walmart employee claims she was fired hours after emailing HR

Previous experience

  • Key Media — Legal Researcher

Education

  • Juris Doctor, Holy Name University
  • B.S. in Business Administration Major in Marketing Management, Holy Name University

Read the latest stories by Mary

EEOC hits Oklahoma hotel chain with pregnancy harassment lawsuit

Her boss lived at the hotel, making the alleged daily harassment hard to escape

EEOC hits Oklahoma hotel chain with pregnancy harassment lawsuit

Caterpillar dealer faces ADA suit over fitness test it already scrapped

The company lowered its own standard, then tested her on the old one

Caterpillar dealer faces ADA suit over fitness test it already scrapped

Ford ran a ‘soft layoff’ through rigged performance ratings, suit claims

HR allegedly told managers: give everyone at least one bad rating

Ford ran a ‘soft layoff’ through rigged performance ratings, suit claims

Vanguard worker alleges new boss turned strong reviews into a firing

Four years of top reviews, a new manager, then a PIP and a security escort

Vanguard worker alleges new boss turned strong reviews into a firing

Las Vegas call center denied every disability accommodation request for years, EEOC claims

One manager allegedly replied he 'did not do accommodations'

Las Vegas call center denied every disability accommodation request for years, EEOC claims

Blind engineer alleges developer axed him hours into first day

His supervisor had already approved every accommodation he requested

Blind engineer alleges developer axed him hours into first day

eBay whistleblower says company torpedoed his career after fraud report

A top-performer rating, a company investigation, a firing - and then the references kicked in

eBay whistleblower says company torpedoed his career after fraud report

Approved for leave, then fired for taking it: worker sues Disney

She planned the leave months ahead, got the green light, and still lost her job

Approved for leave, then fired for taking it: worker sues Disney

Shipyard yanked veteran's job after he passed the physical, EEOC alleges

A back injury from military service caught the employer's attention during screening

Shipyard yanked veteran's job after he passed the physical, EEOC alleges

Too old to insure, too old to hire? EEOC sues Texas trucking firm

A 64-year-old driver with 20 years' experience was told his age was the problem

Too old to insure, too old to hire? EEOC sues Texas trucking firm