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Headcount Increases Slightly at Big-Tex Firms
The firms on Texas Lawyer's "100 Largest Firms in Texas" poster employed a total of 12,034 attorneys as of April 1, 2004, compared with 11,711 attorneys on April 1, 2003. Fifty-nine of the 100 largest firms increased their attorney counts compared with the same period last year, 31 firms decreased their numbers and 10 stayed the same.Internal Audits Help Employers Avoid Overtime Pay Suits
Sometimes ignorance is not bliss. Many employers are oblivious to the overtime rules in the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but ignorance regarding which employees should receive overtime can lead to serious consequences.Audits Can Help Employers Avoid Overtime Pay Suits
Corporate counsel should perform an overtime audit to examine their classification decisions now -- before a suit is filed.Former Client Who Settled With BP Sues Lawyer Who Is Now Defending BP
The high-stakes battle over whether Houston lawyer Ronald D. Krist should help defend BP from suits filed over a deadly explosion at the company's Texas refinery took another twist last week when a former client who had hired Krist's firm to sue BP over the explosion filed a professional negligence suit against Krist, the firm and others. Ronald Krist had negotiated settlements for Jose L. Elizondo and three other clients. Elizondo's suit could assist efforts to disqualify Krist from representing BP.Trending Stories
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