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U.S. Supreme Court Rules that Closely Held Corporations have Religious Rights

The U.S. Supreme Court in Burwell v Hobby Lobby, ruled that closely held corporations have religious freedom. The opinions indicates that to get those freedoms ...
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Workers Compensation is unfair to injured workers

The Texas Tribune had a recent article on the current status of Workers’ Compensation laws in Texas. Among the findings was that Insurance companies dispute ...
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50 years of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

This last week marked 60 years of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 now known as Title VII that protects employees from discrimination on the ...
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Will Title VII be amended to protect gay and lesbians from work discrimination?

The article below from the Associated Press’ Nedra Pickler about Obama signing an executive order protecting Federal workers and Federal Contractors makes me believe that eventually ...
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How the Texas Governor’s race effects El Paso workers regarding work injuries and workers’ compensation

Candidates for governor differ on the need for reform A number of recent articles in the media are putting the spotlight on Texas’ unique workers’ compensation ...
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Gay, Transgender Workers Gain US Bias Protection

Below is a recent newspaper article regarding the new protections that will protect Gay, transgender workers from work discrimination in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, ...
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