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An employment lawyer stays current on the latest judicial decisions and changes in federal and state statutes affecting employment litigation. This page serves as a jumping off point so you can find and read the blog articles that an employment lawyer has written. Scroll down and click on any title listed below to get to a particular article.
Employee Communications – Know Your Rights and Protections
Posted on October 23, 2019 – Are you concerned about the privacy of your personal phone calls, texts, emails and social media posts at work? Texas employees should know the boundaries before they overstep, because employers have the right to monitor employee communications that make use of employer-owned phones, computers and networks. On the other hand, every employee also has the right to expect that personal data will be protected from those who have no right to access it. Learn how you can protect your employee rights… Read Article
U. S. Supreme Court Defines Age Discrimination Law
Posted on January 29, 2019 – Two laid off firefighters brought an age discrimination lawsuit that split the decisions in two courts. The case was brought to the U. S. Supreme Court which ruled in favor of their claim and widened the definition of a federal statute known as the ADEA. So, they are back in court in Arizona trying to win… Read Article
Sex Discrimination in the Workplace Based on Wages
Posted on June 11, 2018 – Sex discrimination claims in the workplace include gender-based wage disparities, which are prohibited by the EPA and Title VII. In a recent case, Rizo v. Yovino, the trial court’s decision was upheld by the Appeals Court, which affirmed the trial court’s decision and sent it back… Read Article
The ADA has a strict definition of a reasonable accommodation
Posted on October 07, 2017 – Under the ADA, a covered employer is required to make a reasonable accommodation for a qualified individual with a known disability. To be a qualified individual with a disability under the ADA, the employee must be able to perform the essential functions of his or her job with or without reasonable accommodation. If an employee cannot show that he or she is a qualified individual as a threshold matter, then any claim in court for disability discrimination will fail… Read Article
Federal Contractors May No Longer Deny Paid Sick Leave
Posted on January 03, 2017 – Employees who work for companies that are federal contractors may be entitled to paid sick leave from their employers. This new benefit comes through an executive order signed by President Obama. It applies to work connected with federal government contracts solicited after January 1, 2017, as well as to replacements of expired federal contracts. The right to paid sick leave for qualified employees of federal contractors comes in addition to the current right to a federal minimum wage… Read Article
Non-compete Clause in Employment Agreements in Texas
Posted on March 29, 2016 – Employment agreements often include non-compete, non-solicitation, and non-disclosure clauses known as restrictive covenants. Typically, the non-compete restriction becomes effective on the date of the employee’s separation from employment and remains in effect for up to three years. A non-compete covenant usually contains a geographical area that is off limits and describes the business activity to be restrained… Read Article
No-Poaching Agreements Between Companies are Illegal and Take Money Out of the Pockets of Employees – by Ted Anderson
Posted on March 5, 2015 – Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe recently agreed to a $400 million settlement to be distributed among more than 64,000 employees who worked at those companies between 2005 and 2009. Each company agreed not to make cold calls to the employees of other companies. The U.S. Department of Justice found that these agreements literally took money out of the pockets of the affected employees by suppressing… Read Article
Retirement Claims – Pension Benefits from Multiple Employers No Longer Sacred
Posted on January 23, 2015 – Until recently, retirees entitled to pension benefits under retirement plans from multiple employers could rest assured that their benefits could not be cut by plan trustees unless plan assets were exhausted, mainly because ERISA, the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act, made it illegal for trustees to do so. But in 2014, all that changed… Read Article
Preventing Sexual Harassment at the Holiday Office Party by Ted Anderson
Posted on December 16, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, on Fox News WILS Dallas… Hear It
Safety and Sensibility at the Holiday Office Party
Posted on December 16, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, on Fox News KOGO Dallas… Hear It
Protecting the Company Hosting the Holiday Office Party
Posted on December 16, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, on Fox News WHAS Dallas… Hear It
Holiday Gifts in the Workplace – Good or Bad Idea?
Posted on December 31, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, from Fox News WILS… Hear It
Holiday Gifts in the Workplace – Good or Bad Idea?
Posted on December 31, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, from Fox News WHBC… Hear It
Holiday Gifts in the Workplace – Good or Bad Idea?
Posted on December 31, 2014 – One-minute interview recording of Ted Anderson, Employment Lawyer, from KTRH News Radio… Hear It
When an Employee is Fired for a Facebook Posting, is a Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Appropriate? Only an Employment Lawyer Can Say
Posted on June 14, 2013 – Imagine making a joke on Facebook weeks before starting a new job, and six months later, being fired by your new employer based upon this pre-employment Facebook post. That is exactly what happened… Read Article
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