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Labor & Employment Law: Hal K. Gillespie

Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 10, 2012

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Ex-Employee Sued By Litigation Services Company

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 8, 2012

Litigation services company Barnes & Roberts has sued former employee Jonathan Andron and wants to bar him from working for or consulting with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld on anything competitive with the services offered by B&R, whose target market is patent litigation.

Circuits Split on Important CFAA Issue

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 1, 2012

The stars are coming into alignment for a cert grant at the U.S. Supreme Court on a statute of interest to all employers: the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which contains civil and criminal penalties when someone accesses a person's computer "without authorization or exceeds authorized access. . . ."

Milk Man: GC Delivers the Legal Goods For Borden Dairy Co.

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 1, 2012

As senior vice president and chief legal officer of Dallas-based Borden Dairy Co., Dan Blaufus spends much of his workday focused on delivering milk: Many of the legal issues he deals with arise from the company's fleet of about 1,500 delivery trucks.

Litigator of the Week: Fair Labor Victory

Texas Lawyer

Monday, September 10, 2012

Dallas lawyer Allen Vaught, who represents auto-repair technicians in a Fair Labor Standards Act class action, says he had a question for prospective jurors during voir dire: Would they hold it against his clients that they had not kept records of their work hours?

Special Report: Labor & Employment

Texas Lawyer

Thursday, April 5, 2012

With many businesses looking to cut costs and save on overhead and many workers seeking increased flexibility, in-house counsel need to be prepared to handle the legal and practical considerations of implementing a mobile workforce program, writes Jason Boulette. Also in this special report, "How to Prevent Trade-Secret and Employee-Mobility Suits" by Laura M. Merritt and Charles T. Graves and "What to Do When OSHA Is at the Plant Gate" by Charles H. Wilson and Andrew J. Rolfes.