Following up on my recent post on the subject, I had the opportunity to discuss whether or not Uber drivers are employees with Colin O’Keefe of LXBN. In the interview, I explain recent litigation filed against Uber and how a ruling […]
It’s been a long week and you and your friends decide to go out on the town Friday night. Instead of driving, you make the decision to use Uber (the driving service) to get from point A to point […]
I read an interesting article in the Dallas Morning News about folks getting tatoos and bias against tatoos in the workplace. Some of the highlights: a lot more younger people are getting tatoos and piercings; some employers have outright bans […]
I like sports. Some more than others. The great thing about professional sports is that they provide us high profile and in some instances highly scrutinized employment situations. Just look at the NFL this year. We have had: (1) a […]
The end of 2014 is almost here. Next week Thanksgiving and before you know it New Years. Back in 2012 I made the following year end reccomendations: Is the company employee manual up to date – any changes […]
We have been at ground zero here in Dallas the last few weeks as the Ebola scare began with Thomas Eric Duncan and spread to two Presbyterian nurses that treated him. (It was quite surreal to see a news helicopter […]
From the employer’s perspective it’s always nice to have something new to use to prevent an employee from competing or using proprietary/confidential information once the employment relationship ends. Of course we talk all the time here about the standard […]
In late May a Houston jury issued a $3 million dollar plaintiff’s verdict against National Oilwell Varco. The jury awarded Plaintiff Manasseh Simmons $775,000 in back pay and $2.5 million dollars in punitive damages based on violations of various […]
As a follow up to my post last week, here are some things to think about including as part of an arbitration clause: A requirement that the case be disposed of within a certain time period. (i.e. 6 months from […]
We’ve discussed the ins and outs of arbitration at length previously. I’ve spent the last few years in a number of arbitration proceedings so in no particular order here are my recent thoughts on the process: 1. Speed. From start […]
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