On Labor Day President Obama announced that he had issued an executive order that Federal Contractors are now required to provide up to 7 days of paid days of sick time (based on an accr...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today handed down an opinion that changes the question of who is your employer? At issue was the definition of a joint-employer. Employers...
Texas Supreme Court rules that Punitive Damages Available to Truck Driver who refused to drive a company truck that was not in compliance with all Department of Transporta...
Since 1974 Federal Law under the Fail Labor Standards Act Exempted Home Care Workers from wage and overtime requirements. However the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colu...
In Texas it is legal for an employer to discriminate against and employee because he or she is gay. Unlike many states Texas does not protect individuals from discrimination based ...
"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." 19th Amendment Ratified August 18, 1920...
Public Transportation workers are protected from Retaliation for refusing to drive in unsafe conditions or an unsafe vehicle under the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA)
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Public Transportation workers are protected from Retaliation for refusing to drive in unsafe conditions or an unsafe vehicle under the National Transit Systems Security Act (NTSSA)
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Surface Transportation Assistance Act (STAA)
Many truck drivers in El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces New Mexico do not realize that they have protection if they report sa...
Can your employer fire you when you get injured on the job?
If your employer carries Texas Worker's Compensation the Texas Labor Code States:
A person may not discharge or in any...
El Paso, Texas construction workers and the dangers they face in the workplace
There is some level of risk of suffering occupational injuries and illnesses in nearly every profession ...
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