New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 03/23/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer, advises employers and employees on a variety of workplace legal issues and litigates employment-related disputes for his clients. He also negotiates and drafts employment agreements for employers and executives. Many of these employment agreements contain non-solicitation clauses (also known as no-raid clauses). He explains […]
New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 03/22/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a physician’s employment discrimination case. Nassar v. Univ. of Tex. S.W. Medical Center, No. 11-10338 (5th Cir. March 8, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-10338-CV0.wpd.pdf. The jury found that the doctor was constructively discharged and retaliated against. The employer appealed. Constructive discharge claims […]
New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 03/17/2012 The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics recently issued a news release regarding the 2011 averages for regional and state unemployment statistics. According to the news release, annual average unemployment rates declined in 48 states and rose in 2 states and the District of Columbia. Eight of the nine geographic […]
New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/cdklawyers.com// 03/16/2012 The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a threat to fire an at-will employee for refusing to sign a jury waiver does not amount to coercion that would invalidate the jury waiver agreement. In re Frank Kent Motor Co., No. 10-0687 (Tex. March 9, 2012), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2012/mar/100687.pdf. The at-will […]
New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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 […]
