If you are an injured worker in Texas and employer carries workers' compensation insurance you have probably noticed how unfair you have been treated by your worker compensation ins...
You are hurt at work; Workers' Compensation won't approve your medical treatment and your employer says they can't keep you job open. What are your options?
Texas Workers' Compensati...
The short answer to both questions is yes, they can, but to do so can be very dangerous. If an employer starts paying a salaried employee more when they work more then that employe...
Did you know that it can be a Felony for an insurance adjuster to fraudulently deny your workers' compensation benefits?
The Texas Labor code states that if anyone makes a false or mi...
The story is always the same -- a worker is injured and is sent to the company doctor who tells them their injury is not so bad and they can return to work. It seems unfair because...
This change in the law will have huge impact on El Paso employers who classify Worker's as salary and not hourly.
Overtime laws will effect many.
CBS news made the following s...
I have written how hard it is for those convicted of felonies to find employment. A recent article sheds light on the plight of these individuals. The article sheds light on the number...
If you have been injured in the workplace, you've probably been told that the only compensation you can receive will come from your employer's workers' compensation insurance. ...
In 2010 it was estimated that 1 in 12 persons residing in America have a felony conviction. For these individuals it becomes extremely difficult to find and keep employment. ...
You probably never heard of the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA),Tex.Civ.Prac.&Rem.Code
Ann.§27.001–27.011. This is a law that sounded good w...
Going to the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) without legal consultation can be dangerous. Recently the Houston Court of Appeals held that because an employee who was wrong...
The Texas Supreme Court in the case of Lippincott v. Whisenhunt, 462 S.W.3d 507 (Tex. 2015) held that The Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA), Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code An...
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