School’s out and thousands of Texas teens are busy working their summer jobs. Think back to your first summer job – how old were you? Were you working in food service? Maybe as a lifeguard? Whatever your job was, you were probably not considering […]
As of that date, if employers are not ready, haven’t revised pay procedures, and put in new accounting processes, well, “TB”—and some might add another letter in there. The “too bad” means that the DOL can, at 12:00 a.m. on 12/01/2016, descend […]
The case involves two competitors that provide solid-control equipment and services to the oil and gas industry, M-I L.L.C. d/b/a M-I Swaco (“M-I”) and National Oilwell Varco, L.P. (“NOV”). NOV hired, Jeff Russo (“Russo”), a former M-I employee […]
The Supreme Court of the United States’ May 18, 2016 ruling in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins has potentially far-reaching impacts on lawsuits brought under federal statutes—in this case, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”)—that may curtail creative […]
After proposing its Final Rule on July 6, 2015 and receiving over 270,000 comments, the Department of Labor has published the Final Rule implementing significant changes to overtime regulations. The changes will go into effect December 1, 2016. Here […]
The most significant exposure an employer faces in employment litigation is a class action lawsuit. Whether it is a class asserting claims for discrimination, harassment, or overtime, the potential damages can quickly escalate when there are multiple […]
AJ Johnson discusses the Dewan decision in her post on the Energy Law Today blog.aj
Many retailers, restaurants, and other places of public accommodation are familiar with their obligations to provide disabled patrons equal access to their brick-and-mortar places of business. A lesser known fact is that "places of business" can also […]
On January 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") announced proposed, controversial changes to the pay data currently required to be submitted by large employers (defined as employers with more than 100 employees) and federal […]
The New Year brought new law to Texas making it the 45th state to allow some form of open carry of handguns. On January 1, 2016, new law went into effect allowing Texans who hold a concealed handgun license (“CHL”) to openly carry their handguns […]
Two meaningful developments have transpired in the Occupational Safety & Health realm. First, the fines for violations have been adjusted for inflation and significantly increased. Second, employers may now report fatalities and other serious […]
Trade secrets come in many forms. They commonly include customer lists, programming data, pricing information, cost matrices and secret recipes. Whatever information a company develops or acquires for the purpose of having a competitive edge that […]