/cdklawyers.com// 04/21/2012 Dallas non-compete lawyer Keith Clouse litigates disputes over non-compete agreements. He also serves as a mediator in other non-compete cases. He notes that non-compete disputes rarely proceed to trial. Instead, …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/15/2012 Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse drafts employment law agreements for both executives and employers. A key provision in any employment law agreement concerns an employer’s right to terminate an executive because of …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/12/2012 Unfortunately, when an employer fires an employee, not all loose ends can be addressed at the termination meeting. So, can an employer withhold the terminated employee’s final paycheck until the employee addresses the …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/07/2012 According to a recent news article , the unemployment rate for Texas fell for the sixth consecutive month to 7.1% during February. The rate is now the lowest it has been since March 2009 and is a full percentage point …
/cdklawyers.com// 04/06/2012 How an employer handles a termination can significantly impact future dealings with the terminated employee. Therefore, before terminating an employee, an employer must address certain concerns, such as whether all …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/31/2012 A frequent violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act concerns unpaid summer interns. Many business owners want to introduce students to their businesses, but, because of financial concerns, they hire the students as …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/30/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer , advises employers and employees on workplace legal issues and litigates employment-related disputes. In these tough economic times, he has observed that employers must …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/23/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer , advises employers and employees on a variety of workplace legal issues and litigates employment-related disputes for his clients. He also negotiates and drafts …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/22/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a physician’s employment discrimination case. Nassar v. Univ. of Tex. S.W. Medical Center , No. 11-10338 (5th Cir. March 8, 2012), available at http://www.ca5. …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/17/2012 The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics recently issued a news release regarding the 2011 averages for regional and state unemployment statistics. According to the news release, annual average unemployment …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/16/2012 The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a threat to fire an at-will employee for refusing to sign a jury waiver does not amount to coercion that would invalidate the jury waiver agreement. In re Frank Kent Motor Co …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/11/2012 Most civil lawsuits, including employment law cases, settle well before trial. Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer , explains some of the reasons why so many employment-related lawsuits settle. First, …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/10/2012 Most businesses need employment law attorneys to litigate disputes with employees and to provide general employment law advice. Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment law counselor , suggests ways an employer can …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/03/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas noncompete lawyer , comments on a Houston court’s ruling that overrode a choice-of-law provision to apply Texas law to a forfeiture agreement. Drennen v. Exxon Mobil Corp ., No. 14-10-01099-CV ( …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/02/2012 Unfortunately, almost every employer will face discrimination or harassment complaints at some point. How an employer investigates these complaints may protect the employer from expensive lawsuits, according to Dallas …
/cdklawyers.com// 03/02/2012 Unfortunately, almost every employer will face discrimination or harassment complaints at some point. How an employer investigates these complaints may protect the employer from expensive lawsuits, according to Dallas …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/25/2012 The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission , the agency charged with enforcing the federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination, recently announced that it has launched an internal task force that will focus on …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/24/2012 Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer , handles all types of employment-related lawsuits, including lawsuits arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Because employers and employees alike profess confusion …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/19/2012 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on an arbitration provision in an employee handbook. Carey v. 24 Hour Fitness, USA, Inc ., No. 10-20845 (5th Cir. Jan. 25, 2012), available at http://www.ca5.uscourts. …
/cdklawyers.com// 02/18/2012 Texas non-compete lawyer Keith Clouse not only negotiates non-compete agreements for executives entering into employment relationships, but he also litigates disputes over these agreements when executives leave …
