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Individual Liability in the Oil Patch Under the FLSA

You may wonder how a company president might be liable given the fact that we are talking about an entity that was the official “employer,” and corporate law, generally, provides a shield for individuals who work at the company, whether as employees […]

Andrea Johnson

Loss-of-Use Damages in the Event of a Total Loss

On September 22, 2015, the Texas Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case J&D Towing, LLC v. American Alternative Insurance Corporation, and the ruling could potentially have drastic effects upon how insurers handle and value property damage […]

Court Limits Employer's Duty to Conduct Background Checks

Last week, the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston affirmed summary judgment granted by a Brazoria County trial court to a nonsubscribing employer in a lawsuit brought by an employee who was assaulted by a co-employee on the job. In summary, the Court […]

Big Banks Invest Huge Sums in Cybersecurity

No one doubts the critical importance of cybersecurity measures for financial institutions. Customers rely on banks to protect and secure their hard-earned money, finances, and investments. And they expect banks to keep their information and capital […]

Are you using pre-employment tests as part of the interview process?

If your company uses pre-employment tests to screen individuals in an attempt to find the best candidates during the interview process, then Target Corporation's payment of $2,800,000 to the EEOC might catch your attention.  The EEOC announced yesterday […]

Warnings From The CFPB On Private Mortgage Insurance

On August 4, 2015 the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") issued a compliance bulletin containing warnings on the private mortgage insurance ("PMI") cancellation and termination procedures contained in the Homeowners Protection Act ("HPA"). […]

Jeff Novel

INTERMITTENT LEAVE UNDER THE FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE ACT

The Family Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid and job protected leave.[1] During the course of the FMLA leave, employees are entitled to maintain group health benefits in the same condition as if the […]

Marcy Rothman part of 2015 Trial College Faculty

Director Marcy Rothman served on the faculty at the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel's Trial College held June 1 -5, 2015.  The trial college brings together some of the best railroad trial lawyers from across the country to teach […]