Effective September 1, 2020 (the “2020 Amendments”). and January 1, 2021 (the “2021 Amendments”) two sets of amendments to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure affect three key areas of civil cases filed after those dates: (1)...more
9/2/2020
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Litigation Strategies ,
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On Monday, June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision for Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia. By a vote of 6-3, the Court held that an employer who fires an employee for being homosexual or transgender violates...more
6/23/2020
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Civil Rights Act ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
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Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Transgender
(April 9, 2020 Update: Department of Labor publishes 29 CFR 826 to promulgate temporary regulations for implementing certain provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act)
On April 6, 2020, the Department of...more
On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). One of the objectives of the CARES Act is to provide cash flow to assist small businesses in maintaining...more
As an update to our March 19 employment alert on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), the Secretary of Labor has now published its poster for employers to post notifying employees of the paid leave...more
Employers across the country are navigating concerns regarding the effects of COVID-19 in the workplace, including questions related to paid leave requirements (see New Paid Leave Policy Offers Broad Federally Mandated Leave...more
To stop the spread of COVID-19, Harris County and City of Houston officials have issued the “Stay Home, Work Safe” order. This email is intended to provide answers to common questions about the order.
Where does the order...more
Nearly six years after its opinion in FPL Energy, LLC v. TXU Portfolio Mgmt. Co., the Texas Supreme Court once again took up the issue of whether liquidated damages constitute an unenforceable penalty in Atrium Medical...more