Tag: employment lawyer

Texas Supreme Courts Addresses Workers’ Compensation Issue

/cdklawyers.com// 12/21/2010 The Texas Supreme Court recently addressed an issue arising under the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.  Leordeanu v. Am. Protection Ins. Co., No. 09-0330 (Tex. Dec. 3, 2010), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2010/dec/090330.htm. The Court answered the question, “Is traveling from one workplace to another while on the way home in the ‘course and scope of […]

EEOC Issues Final Regulations Regarding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

/cdklawyers.com// 11/28/2010 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued final regulations regarding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (“GINA”).  GINA prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because of the employee’s genetic information.  Specifically, GINA prohibits an employer from using genetic information when making employment decisions, restricts an employer from acquiring certain […]

Terminating an Employee Who Belongs to a Protected Class

/cdklawyers.com// 11/18/2010 An employer’s reason for discharging an employee cannot be based on the employee’s membership in a class protected by law.  For example, an employer cannot fire an employee because the employee is of a certain race or religion or because the employee is pregnant.  But, of course, an employer may fire an employee […]

Employment news: Wal-Mart gender discrimination lawsuit could cost them billions

Legal news for employment attorneys. Wal-Mart discrimination lawsuit given the OK to continue as a class-action status case. Employment lawyer alert- Wal-Mart is facing a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit. San Francisco, CA—A lawsuit hailed by many as the largest sex-discrimination class-action case in U.S. history, may proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The major lawsuit is […]

Pennsylvania employment law alert: Easton, PA Walmart sued for videotaping inside a bathroom

Legal news for Pennsylvania employment attorneys. A lawsuit was filed against Walmart after the discovery of a camcorder in the bathroom. Employment lawyer alert- Walmart Supercenter slapped with a lawsuit for having a surveillance camera in a unisex bathroom. Easton, PA—Several former and current Walmart Supercenter employees filed a lawsuit which claimed the retailer videotaped […]

Dallas Employment Lawyer Keith Clouse Explains How an Employment-Related Lawsuit Unfolds

/cdklawyers.com/Keith Clouse – Dallas Employment Lawyer Unfortunately, not all employment relationships end well; some end up at the courthouse.  Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse explains what happens next. A lawsuit is typically filed by a former employee, and the defendant company must then answer it within the required timeframe. At that point, the parties will […]