Dallas Employment Law Attorney Explains Why So Many Employment-Related Lawsuits Settle
/cdklawyers.com// 03/11/2012 Most civil lawsuits, including employment law cases, settle well before trial. Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer, explains some of the reasons why so many employment-related lawsuits settle. First, cost motivates many settlements. Litigation is expensive, and attorney fees add up quickly. For employers, costs also include the time and attention […]
Dallas Employment Lawyer Explains How Employers Can Help Their Employment Lawyers Increase Efficiency
/cdklawyers.com// 03/10/2012 Most businesses need employment law attorneys to litigate disputes with employees and to provide general employment law advice. Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment law counselor, suggests ways an employer can minimize the expenses associated with such services. First, the employer should always contact a lawyer at the first sign of legal […]
Dallas Noncompete Lawyer Discusses Texas Court Ruling on Noncompete Issue
/cdklawyers.com// 03/03/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas noncompete lawyer, comments on a Houston court’s ruling that overrode a choice-of-law provision to apply Texas law to a forfeiture agreement. Drennen v. Exxon Mobil Corp., No. 14-10-01099-CV (Tex. App.—Houston [14th], Feb. 14, 2012), available at http://www.search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=df777ff1-b5da-4eb0-a244-524632f65d04&MediaID=bd9c3101-8b09-48ec-bf68-8ae33937470c&coa=coa14&DT=Opinion. The agreement entitled the employee to receive incentive awards unless the […]
Dallas, Texas Employment Law Lawyer Explains How to Investigate Employee Complaints
/cdklawyers.com// 03/02/2012 Unfortunately, almost every employer will face discrimination or harassment complaints at some point. How an employer investigates these complaints may protect the employer from expensive lawsuits, according to Dallas employment law lawyer Keith Clouse. As an initial matter, an employer should establish a reporting procedure so that employees know how and to whom to […]
EEOC Launches Small Business Task Force to Focus on Improving Outreach to Small Businesses
/cdklawyers.com// 02/25/2012 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency charged with enforcing the federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination, recently announced that it has launched an internal task force that will focus on expanding and improving its outreach efforts and technical assistance to small businesses. The task force will strive to find ways in which […]
Dallas Employment Lawyer Discusses the FLSA
/cdklawyers.com// 02/24/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer, handles all types of employment-related lawsuits, including lawsuits arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Because employers and employees alike profess confusion about just what the FLSA mandates, Mr. Clouse provides the following explanation. The FLSA sets basic minimum wage and overtime pay standards and […]
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules on Arbitration Provision in an Employee Handbook
/cdklawyers.com// 02/19/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on an arbitration provision in an employee handbook. Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, Inc., No. 10-20845 (5th Cir. Jan. 25, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/10/10-20845-CV0.wpd.pdf. The defendant employer issued an employee handbook that contained a provision requiring all employment-related disputes to be resolved through arbitration. […]
Executives Moving to Texas Should Ask a Texas Employment Lawyer to Explain Texas Non-Compete Law
/cdklawyers.com// 02/18/2012 Texas non-compete lawyer Keith Clouse not only negotiates non-compete agreements for executives entering into employment relationships, but he also litigates disputes over these agreements when executives leave employers. In some cases, these disputes involve misunderstandings about Texas non-compete law. Therefore, Mr. Clouse cautions an executive who is asked to sign a non-compete agreement […]
A Texas Employer Can Seek a Temporary Injunction to Prevent a Former Employee from Competing with the Employer Pending Trial
/cdklawyers.com// 02/11/2012 If an employee subject to a non-compete agreement leaves an employer and goes to work for a competing business, the employer can sue the employee for breach of contract. But, as Dallas non-compete attorney Keith Clouse points out, by the time the case could be tried to a jury, any damage to the […]
Texas Supreme Court Rules on Workers’ Compensation Coverage Issue
/cdklawyers.com// 02/10/2012 The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled on a workers’ compensation coverage issue. Port Elevator-Brownsville, L.L.C. v. Casados, No. 10-0523 (Tex. Jan. 27, 2012), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2012/jan/100523.pdf. The plaintiffs’ son suffered a fatal work-related injury while working as a temporary worker for Port Elevator. The plaintiffs did not seek workers’ compensation benefits from Port […]
Texas Courts Reform Overly Broad Noncompete Agreements so that the Terms are Enforceable
/cdklawyers.com// 02/03/2012 Keith Clouse, a Texas labor and employment law attorney, frequently advises employers, senior executives, and physicians regarding the enforceability of existing or proposed noncompete agreements. Because a noncompete agreement can substantially impact an individual’s ability to obtain later work, these agreements must undergo careful scrutiny. Some noncompete agreements contain overly broad terms. […]
Dallas, Texas Labor and Employment Lawyer Discusses the Importance of Documenting Employee Disciplinary Issues
/cdklawyers.com// 01/27/2012 Keith Clouse, a Texas labor and employment law attorney, frequently advises employers about compliance with federal and state employment laws as well as the best practices an employer should use to avoid legal trouble. Often, employers encounter difficulty defending themselves in lawsuits with former employees because they fail to adequately document disciplinary issues. […]