The Texas Commission on Human Rights Act (TCHRA) protects employees from sexual orientation discrimination, the Texas Court of Appeals in Dallas recently decided in a 2-1 vote. It was the first time the court had taken...
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Arbitration isn’t a no-lose proposition for employers. A very recent case from the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (which covers Texas employers) drives home the point. While the employer prevailed, the court’s opinion...
Acronyms are quick and useful abbreviations that allow us to recall lists, speeches, important facts, or procedures through the use of one word or short phrase. Such shortcuts are common in the world of employment, too...
Yes, our parents were wrong, at least as far as the law is concerned—turns out you can be just a little bit pregnant. The Texas Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi said so in an opinion issued on February 11. To solve and...
Q An employee had to recertify his qualifying condition because of an established pattern of potential Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) misuse, but he failed to cooperate with the recertification process and didn’t...
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In a recent case, employees who agreed to arbitrate certain employment-related claims in a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with their union couldn't be forced into arbitration. In determining whether specific wage...
A well-drafted arbitration agreement is crucial to ensuring claims arising from an employment relationship will be resolved by final and binding arbitration and not in a jury trial. It's also an important protection...
A trial court recently hit a company with $15,000 in economic damages and $500,000 in punitive damages for wrongfully terminating a former employee based on her medical condition. The employer appealed, claiming the...
The 9th Circuit recently ruled that a high-school football coach's after-game, on-field prayer sessions weren't protected by the U.S. Constitution. Facts Joseph Kennedy was a football coach at a public high school in the...
Apr 11, 2021 · Employment Law Letter
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A recurring topic returned for oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in March 2021: Under American antitrust laws, how much control does a league of owners have over providing compensation to athletes? The matter...
Like many of you, to me the most amazing revelation coming out of Oprah's interview with Harry and Meghan was the disclosure that when the duchess of Sussex needed help in dealing with the British royal family, she went...
A business that misclassified its workers as independent contractors dodged classwide liability for most, but not all, of the wage and hour claims asserted against it. With the exception of the claim for failure to...
Senate Bill (SB) 95 is California’s most recent response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s continuing impact on California employees. SB 95 provides for COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave (SPSL), filling what otherwise would...
Signaling the beginning of a likely major policy shift, Peter Ohr, acting General Counsel (GC) of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), recently revoked 12 administrative guidance memoranda issued by his predecessor...
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Former employees alleging age discrimination have the burden to prove the employment decision in question hinged on their age. In a recent case arising in Nebraska, the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals (which has...
Apr 01, 2021 · Employment Law Letter
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