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Bar owners in Austin, Texas have recently come under scrutiny for making allegedly hostile, racist, sexist comments. You may be wondering, can employers use racism and sexism as they please, or do employees have rights in such situations? Allowing racist and misogynistic behaviors to enter into the workplace can quickly become a violation of employees’ […]
Read More of This PostIBM recently announced a new policy that reverses decades of practice: no more telecommuters. Telecommuters, also called remote employees, are employees that do their job from home or any other remote location. Companies like IBM instituted these policies in the 1990’s and 2000’s. Work-from-home policies like these were considered a win-win: companies save money on […]
Read More of This PostKaplan Law Firm, PLLC and co-counsel Central Texas attorney Edmond Moreland recently settled a nationwide wage and hour collective action on behalf of 46 plaintiffs located across the country, including a plaintiff in Austin, TX. The total maximum settlement value was $219,500, with $88,000 in attorneys’ fees and expenses, and a maximum amount of $131,500 […]
Read More of This PostYes. On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S. ___, No. 14-556 (June 26, 2015), held that the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment require marriage for same-sex couples be afforded “on the same terms as accorded to couples of the opposite sex.” Id., slip op. […]
Read More of This PostEmployee misclassification costs the state of Texas millions of dollars each year. Employers who knowingly misclassify employees are also likely committing payroll and tax fraud. If you are paid “under the table” by your employer, your employer has also likely violated multiple laws. If you are considered an “Independent Contractor” or a “1099” but are […]
Read More of This PostNon-compete agreements (sometimes called non-competition agreements or covenants not to compete, and often including non-solicitation of employees and non-solicitation of customers) are increasingly common across all levels of employees. Historically, these agreements were reserved for key employees with highly specialized know-how or training, or employees who had “the keys to the castle” for the employer […]
Read More of This PostUnpaid interns across the country are recovering significant settlements. The latest news of a settlement broke today. According to Reuters: Viacom Inc agreed to pay $7.21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by thousands of former interns who said the owner of Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon did not pay them, despite their having done […]
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