Pay Discrimination Liability and Union Rights Expanded

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 2, 2009

Some new and proposed laws on labor and employment represent the release of pent-up frustration with the Bush administration and a promised payback to the labor movement for its assistance in the last election. For lawyers, they portend a dramatic expansion of employment law counseling and litigation.

Special Report: Labor and Employment

Texas Lawyer

Monday, March 2, 2009

Some new and proposed laws on labor and employment represent the release of pent-up frustration with the Bush administration and a promised payback to the labor movement for its assistance in the last election, writesPatrick Maher. Also: "Benefit Plan Oversight During a Recessionary Economy" by Vicki D. Blanton and "ADA Amendments Mean Employers Need to Be More Cautious" by By Robert M. Behrendt.

The Dashboard

Texas Lawyer

Monday, November 24, 2008

"Bypassing the Secret Union Vote," "Extraordinary Women in Texas Law," "Texas' Best-Paid CEOs"

Legal Planning, Tough Choices Key to Surviving a Recession

Texas Lawyer

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Plan Now for the Impact of the Employee Free Choice Act

Texas Lawyer

Monday, October 6, 2008

Americans will elect a new president and Congress next month. A lot is riding on the outcome. Here's one of particular importance for general counsel: the fate of the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). U.S. Sen. Barack Obama supports it; U.S. Sen. John McCain does not.

In Re: American National Insurance Co.

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Texas Lawyer

Monday, December 31, 2007

The arbitration provision in the agreement was not an effective waiver of Inocencia Liano's right to pursue her claim in court. Thus, American National Insurance Co. could not compel Liano to arbitrate her discrimination claim against her employer.