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It is simply a matter of time before the federal government starts enacting changes that could increase minimum wage, raise the salary threshold for overtime exemption, and change commonly used overtime exemptions that make it more difficult for employers to qualify employees under those exemptions. Is your company prepared? This article examines the landscape and tells you what to expect.
If you don't get a flu shot, you're not just risking your health; you might also be risking your job. Labor and employment law experts explain why.
Two former African American employees are accusing the Dallas personal injury firm of three counts of unlawful employment practices.
FedEx says the TWC is illegally forcing the company to pay $1 million in unemployment taxes for its drivers, which FedEx claims are independent contractors. FedEx also accuses the state of double dipping by attempting to collect unemployment taxes from both the company and the hundreds of independent contractors. The case is being watched by scores of major corporations, including AT&T and TimeWarner Cable, which use contractors in Texas.
U.S. District Judge O’Connor ruled that the statute of limitations expired for lawsuit filed by seven women who previously worked at Wal-Mart in Texas.
Lawyers for Wal-Mart asked U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Dallas to reject a class action employment discrimination lawsuit claiming to represent more than 50,000 women who have worked at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in Texas. The suit by seven women who worked at Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores during the past 14 years, claims that the company demonstrated gender bias by denying them promotions and paying them less than their male counterparts. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief as well as financial damages. Dallas employment and labor lawyer Hal Gillespie represents the plaintiffs, while Gibson Dunn partners Karl Nelson and Veronica Lewis are defending Wal-Mart.
Fired public employees who are replaced by older workers must present additional evidence for case to continue, says Texas Supremes in 6-3 ruling.
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