By Michael Maslanka | March 26, 2021
Here's the choice lawyers for employees are presented with: Frame Fifth Circuit decisions as ideologically hostile or reframe those decisions as ones of tough love. In other words, either bemoan or adapt, says Michael P. Maslanka, an assistant professor of law at the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
By Kisshia Simmons | March 22, 2021
The risk of an audit for companies in certain industries is very high and if their I-9 records are found to be in noncompliance, they can experience a range of penalties, including fines and criminal prosecution, says Kisshia Simmons, a Senior Associate in the Houston office of Chamberlain Hrdlicka.
By Taylor E. White | March 15, 2021
With states individually rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to residents, employers are, and should be, beginning to consider their options with respect to employee vaccinations, says Taylor White, shareholder at Winstead PC.
By Alaina Lancaster | February 24, 2021
Citing the Apple Store employee bag search case, a group of Walmart employees say the retailer owes them wages for the time it takes to screen them for coronavirus symptoms.
By Pamela Williams and Lariza Hebert | February 9, 2021
Employers must certainly be mindful as to potential claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, or religious discrimination claims under Title VII when it comes to requiring a COVID-19 vaccination, say Pamela Williams and Lariza Hebert, attorneys at Fisher Phillips' Houston office.
By Mike Muskat and Corey Devine | February 8, 2021
Given President Joe Biden's razor-thin margin in the Senate and the likely continued operation of the Senate cloture rule, Washington insiders predict the administration will focus, at least legislatively, on relatively moderate objectives that avoid significant risk of filibuster.
Corporate Counsel | Conversation
By Steve Kardell and Harry Jones | January 28, 2021
Employment law may be the practice area most affected by COVID-19. In this fifth part of a multi-part series, Corporate Counsel is publishing a frank conversation between Steve Kardell, a leader on the plaintiff's side of COVID-19 employment law, and, on the management side, Harry Jones, one of Littler' Mendelson's designated COVID-19 experts.
Texas Lawyer | Best Practices|Commentary
By Michael H. Bernick | January 25, 2021
Businesses can reduce their FLSA risk by properly evaluating workers, documenting their compensation structures, and modifying contracting practices.
By Angela Morris | January 12, 2021
Lawyers for the whistleblowers say Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office is shameful to argue they can't sue an elected official under the Texas Whistleblower's Act.
By Angela Morris | January 11, 2021
Although a federal court dismissed law professor Linda Mullenix's retaliation claim against the University of Texas at Austin once already, she has tried again in an amended sex discrimination complaint---which the school now argues should face dismissal.
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