Yesterday, the Senate passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (S. 2342).
Read MoreEmployment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses the Family and Medical Leave Act, known as the FMLA.
Read MoreEmployers’ misclassification of workers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime is a rampant problem in the U.S.
Read MoreToday, Texas employment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses what happens at the end of the EEOC investigation process? What is a Determination Letter? Chris explains all of this and more in today’s video:
Read MoreToday, Texas employment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses the EEOC mediation process and explains how it works.
Read MoreTexas employment lawyer Chris McKinney explains what happens when you file an EEOC charge?
Read MoreIn today’s video, Texas employment lawyer Chris McKinney discusses the who, why, what, where, when of the EEOC. What's it all about? Do I have to file? What do I put in my filing?
Chris covers all of this and more in this video:
Read MoreThere is a lot of confusion among both employers and employees about the status of Covid vaccine mandates. Here in Texas the problem is especially acute because we have dueling state and federal mandates.
Read MoreA federal appeals court in New Orleans temporarily halted nationwide implementation of the Biden administration’s mandate that all employees at companies with more than 100 workers must get Covid-19 vaccinations by Jan. 4.
Read MoreAccording to a Consent Decree entered September 27th, game company Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $18 million dollars to settle claims brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”).
Read MoreCases against UPS have been filed on behalf of employees whose families allege their loved ones were killed by heat because UPS refused to air condition their trucks or warehouses or take other measures to allow workers to get out of he heat and cool down.
Read MoreEmployees of all Texas companies, regardless of size, are now covered by sexual harassment statutes following amendments to Texas’ state discrimination law, which was implemented this month.
Read MoreLone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio critical care transportation company, violated federal law by subjecting female employees to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed last week.
Read MoreLong COVID can be a disability under the ADA, Section 504, and Section 1557 if it substantially limits one or more major life activities.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Labor plans to rescind a Trump-era regulation on joint employment and an impending regulation on independent contractor use.
Read MoreA Wisconsin jury has ordered Walmart to pay more than $125 million in damages over disability discrimination claims.
Read MoreWalmart will pay $410,000 to settle a sex harassment suit brought on behalf of a plaintiff in New York State.
Read MorePregnancy discrimination continues to be a problem in Texas. Last week, Dallas-based Greenhouse Outpatient Center and its parent company, American Addiction Centers, agreed to pay over $146,000 and provide other relief to settle a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought against the company.
Read MoreA former cashier for a Florida Burger King has been awarded over $2 million by a jury on her claims of disability discrimination against the restaurant franchisee.
Read MoreTwo days before its effective date, the U.S. Department of Labor has withdrawn a rule that was set to implement a so-called "economic reality" test to determine whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor.
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