“No-Raid” Clauses in Employment Agreements Explained by Dallas, Texas Employment Lawyer

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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 employment agreements for employers and executives. Many of these employment agreements contain non-solicitation clauses (also known as no-raid clauses). He explains […]

Fifth Circuit Rules in Physician’s Employment Discrimination Case

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/11/11-10338-CV0.wpd.pdf. The jury found that the doctor was constructively discharged and retaliated against. The employer appealed.   Constructive discharge claims […]

Regional and State Unemployment in 2011

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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 rates declined in 48 states and rose in 2 states and the District of Columbia. Eight of the nine geographic […]

Texas Supreme Court Addresses Jury Trial Waiver in an Employment Law Matter

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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., No. 10-0687 (Tex. March 9, 2012), available at http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/historical/2012/mar/100687.pdf.   The at-will […]

Dallas Employment Law Attorney Explains Why So Many Employment-Related Lawsuits Settle

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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, cost motivates many settlements. Litigation is expensive, and attorney fees add up quickly. For employers, costs also include the time […]

Dallas Employment Lawyer Explains How Employers Can Help Their Employment Lawyers Increase Efficiency

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com/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 minimize the expenses associated with such services.   First, the employer should always contact a lawyer at the first sign […]

Enbridge Pipeline Crash Sparks Explosion, Fire—2 Dead, 3 Critically Injured

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com03/05/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley New Lenox, IL — Two people are dead and three others are critically injured after two vehicles slammed into an oil pipeline that sparked a fiery explosion, and oil fire that burned for hours on Saturday, March 3, 2012, reports the […]

Workers Fall into Power Lines in Brandon Township Industrial Accident—1 Dead

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com03/05/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Brandon Township, MI — An industrial accident killed a 51-year-old Clio man, after he and a co-worker fell from a ladder and into several electrical wires Thursday, March 1, 2012. The work-related accident occurred on the corner of Mill and Pond […]

CVS Pharmacy Gave Cancer Drug Instead of Children’s Pills

New Source: JusticeNewsFlash.com03/05/2012 // WPB, FL, USA // Injury Lawyers News // Nicole Howley Chatham, NJ — A New Jersey CVS pharmacy mistakenly gave parents a cancer drug instead of fluoride pills for their children’s teeth, reports ABC News. The CVS pharmacy on Main Street accidentally gave parents tamoxifen, a breast cancer-fighting drug, instead of […]