08/10/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse A Dallas court recently considered a racially-based employment discrimination and retaliation matter: Curry v. Telect, Inc., No. 3:08-CV-0933-D (N.D. Tex. June 15, 2009), available at https://ecf.txnd.uscourts.gov/cgi- …
08/17/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse Many supervisors dislike writing discipline reports; some believe these reports are a waste of time. Yet, as Dallas employment law attorney Keith Clouse explains, documenting an employee’s shortcomings serves multiple …
08/31/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse In order to bind an employee to a covenant not to compete, a Texas employer must comply with the state’s Covenant Not to Compete Act. Keith Clouse, a Dallas employment law attorney who regularly advises doctors, notes …
09/08/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse In today’s litigation, “smoking gun” evidence often takes the form of an e-mail. Employees at all levels fire off e-mails without giving much thought to the potential consequences. But, notes employment law attorney …
09/14/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld summary judgment for an employer in a race discrimination matter. Floyd v. Amite County Sch. Dist., No. 08-60799 (5th Cir. Aug. 27, 2009), available at http://www.ca5. …
09/21/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse Not only does autumn bring with it colds and allergens, but this year it brings a resurgence of the swine flu, forcing more employees to miss work for health-related reasons. While all employers are aware of the costs …
10/07/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse Most high-level executives work pursuant to employment contracts. These contracts usually include both a clause allowing the company to terminate the executive’s employment “for cause” and a clause allowing the …
10/19/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse An employer may wish to withhold funds from an employee’s paycheck to cover expenses associated with equipment damaged by the employee or cash shortages in a cash register manned by the employee. But can an employer do …
11/30/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse Now is the time to eat, drink and be merry. But, office holiday parties can create dilemmas for employers. Many states hold “social hosts” accountable if an intoxicated party guest is later involved in a traffic accident …
12/09/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”), signed into law in May 2008 by President George Bush, took effect on November 21, 2009. GINA prohibits employers, employment agencies, and unions from …
12/24/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse While Texans usually enjoy mild winters, each year seems to bring one or two bad storms. How should employers prepare for these inevitable “snow days?” Keith Clouse, a Dallas lawyer who is board certified in employment …
12/24/2009 // Attorney Keith Clouse Many people in Texas mistakenly believe that because Texas is a “right to work state,” employees in Texas cannot be bound by non-compete agreements (agreements designed to prohibit an employee from competing with an …
01/18/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Texas non-compete lawyer, notes that the San Antonio appellate court recently ruled in a non-compete dispute. The Court held that a company’s failure to pay commission payments to an employee could not …
06/16/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse One federal employment law applies to most employers—the Fair Labor Standards Act. Among other things, the FLSA establishes standards for overtime pay. Under the FLSA, an employee is entitled to receive overtime pay at …
07/21/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse Dallas non-compete lawyer Keith Clouse notes that the Dallas Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment for a group of physicians against their employer. Greenville Surgery Center, Ltd. v. Beebe, No. 05-08- …
08/15/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse Employees do not always need to comply with an employer’s heightened notice policy to maintain Family Medical Leave Act protection. Saenz v. Harlingen Med. Center, L.P., No. 09-40887 (5th Cir. Aug. 2, 2010), available …
08/22/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse An employee subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act may wish to “work through lunch” so the employee can leave the workplace earlier. But an employer can require an employee to take an unpaid lunch break, provided the …
08/27/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the new health care reform law, amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to require employers to provide reasonable break times for nursing mothers to express milk. The …
09/07/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse Most employees begin new jobs by acknowledging receipt and understanding of the employer’s policies. Frequently, such policies state that employees have no right to privacy or ownership over the contents placed on …
09/12/2010 // Attorney Keith Clouse If an employee who is subject to a covenant not to compete leaves an employer to work for a competing business, the employer may find itself in an emergency legal situation. Keith Clouse, a Dallas non-compete lawyer, …
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