10/05/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Press Release) // Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer who advises executives on employment agreement matters, discusses automatic renewal clauses. Most employment …
10/05/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer who frequently advises executives on employment agreement matters, notes that most employment agreements contain …
09/25/2011 // Attorney Keith Clouse Employers may ask departing employees to sign separation agreements. In a typical separation agreement, the employer agrees to provide additional compensation to the employee and the employee agrees not to sue the …
09/28/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Dallas, Texas employment lawyer who frequently advises employers about noncompete agreements, believes that an employer should consider conducting an …
09/28/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Dallas employment lawyer who frequently counsels employers on legal issues, knows that employers sometimes make missteps when deciding to terminate …
09/22/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse In employment discrimination cases brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a plaintiff must prove that he was subject to an “adverse employment …
09/21/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled that a racial discrimination lawsuit could not be dismissed. Thompson v. City of Waco, No. 13-50718 (5th Cir. Sept. …
09/14/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Many employment agreements and incentive programs contain “choice of law” provisions. A choice of law provision identifies the state’s law that will apply to any …
09/07/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse // Keith Clouse The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled on a noncompete matter. Exxon Mobil Corp v. Drennen, No. 12-0621 (Tex. Aug. 29, 2014), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state. …
08/31/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Football is a big business in Texas. But, is it bad for business? A recent news article suggests that employers lose an estimated $13 billion a year because of their …
08/31/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have likely noticed the wildly successful ice bucket challenge campaign sponsored by the ALS Association. Challenges have …
08/24/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Dallas employment lawyer Keith Clouse has written before about his belief that an employer can avert many employment law problems by being respectful when …
08/17/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse Most employers know that they must accommodate religious beliefs that are “sincerely held” and that can be accommodated without undue hardship. Many employers wonder …
08/17/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Press Release) // Keith Clouse The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in a religious discrimination case. Nobach v. Woodland Village Nursing Ctr., Inc., No. 13-60378 (5th Cir. …
08/10/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse // Keith Clouse As Dallas noncompete lawyer Keith Clouse explains, small businesses can derive huge benefits from entering into noncompete agreements with key employees. These benefits …
08/10/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse A news article highlighted a recent trend in noncompete law: the expanding use of noncompete agreements. Whereas noncompete agreements once were used primarily in …
08/03/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse // Keith Clouse The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently issued an Enforcement Guidance on pregnancy discrimination and related issues. This Guidance covers important …
08/03/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse // Keith Clouse Keith Clouse, a Dallas employment lawyer, highlights the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Fact Sheet for Small Businesses on pregnancy. This Fact Sheet covers the …
07/27/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse At some point, every person will make a mistake at work. How a person responds to a mistake, however, can dramatically impact the person’s career. Keith Clouse, a …
07/26/2014 // Dallas, Texas, United States // Attorney Keith Clouse (Blog) // Keith Clouse In a recent FLSA case, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals examined whether a franchisor was an employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. In making that …
